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Dave Cone, Assistant Facilities [email protected]
Gresham-Barlow School DistrictGresham, Oregon
503-667-6497
Gresham-Barlow School District Energy Management Gresham-Barlow School District Energy Management ProgramProgram
The Power of Resource Conservation ManagementThe Power of Resource Conservation Management
April 25, 2007April 25, 2007
Through effective RCM, the Gresham-Barlow School
District avoided $1.2 million in utility costs for both the
2004/2005 and 2005/2006 school years. This equates
to approximately 22 teaching positions each year. This
money has been diverted from paying utility companies
so we can spend it on our primary mission: Educating
students.
Resource Conservation Management (RCM) for Gresham-Barlow School District
"If every school district in this country were to do what the Gresham-Barlow School District has done, and will continue to do, energy costs would go down and student achievement would go up because every penny saved goes directly to the classroom to help students learn. We leave a legacy by providing wise stewardship of our limited and precious natural resources through a commitment from top to bottom, based on a vision with systems and practices in place, that includes benchmarking and measurable results .”
Ken Noah, Superintendent, Gresham-Barlow School District
HistoryHistory•Started in 1998/99
•Utility Bills Not Being Managed
•Common Denominators For Success…data tracking, incentives, student involvement
•Data Entry and Collection
•Data Evaluation
•Action Taken…reactive, proactive
•Funding Assistance
•Training and Indoctrination
•Institutionalized
Puzzle Pieces of a Comprehensive RCM Program
Puzzle Pieces of a Comprehensive RCM Program
Rod Maynard, Head Custodian at Hollydale Elementary School works with students to save energy.
Communication & Coordination• School Scheduling
• Temperature Set-Points• Mechanical System Operations• Building Weatherization• Building Cleaning• Seasonal Initiatives• Preventative Maintenance
Optimum Start (morning): 260 week-days a year (including Holidays) = 148/kWh/dayAfter School Shutdown: 190 school days a year = 227/kWh/day
Projected Savings = $6,500/yr
Funding Sources•Senate Bill 1149• Oregon Dept. of Energy (BETC)• Performance Contracting
LabelLabel
PerformancePerformance
•Many building designs are based on a number of integrated systems, all working together to create a facility that functions based on the interaction of those systems. Be careful in the consideration of the elimination of any of those constituent pieces.
•Make sure that someone in your organization understands how building systems work and the value of the individual systems working in concert with others.
•Don’t assume that all building designers, project managers, contractors, sub-contractors, as well as your own facilities staff know exactly what it is you want.
•Don’t allow each of the above entities to speak in jargon. Be sure you understand precisely what you are getting, and, maybe more importantly, what you are not.
•Consider retaining a commissioning agent at the beginning of the design of a process. Often a project manager will simply make sure you’re getting what is designed. A commissioning agent will help make sure you’re getting what you intend.
Design and Construction Considerations
Design and Construction Considerations
ConsiderationsConsiderations
•Establish design standards. “Low bid” can be devastating to the future intended function of the facility.
•Be cautious with “value engineering.” Understand that, in some cases, value engineering can bring about results that may be favorable at the moment but can be extremely detrimental to the general fund over the long run.
•Recognize that designers are not the “experts” when it come to your needs and wants…you are! Make sure they understand that!
•Do not mistake a label as a guaranteed indicator of performance.
https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=guidelines.guidelines_index
Dave Cone, Assistant Facilities [email protected]
Gresham-Barlow School DistrictGresham, Oregon
503-667-6497
Thank You