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Fast Facts
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There are 54 million students daily in over 118,000 facilities costing over $8.2 billion in energy annually and climbing.
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The International Energy Agency has concluded that about $16 trillion will be needed to finance energy investment from 2001 to 2030.
10 Steps
Energy Program Planning and Management
Develop a district wide program for saving energy. Here’s a Ten Step Process that you can employ:
- Be a "Student of the Game"
- Build an Energy Team
- Define Goals & Expectations
- Develop a Plan to achieve these Goals
- Define & Measure the types of energy used and how used
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HVAC Energy Tips
- Use a life-cycle cost analysis whenever comparing HVAC system choices.
- Make sure that the discharge and return air openings of HVAC systems are free of obstructions which can starve the affected space of ventilation air.
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Special Issue: Energy Management and Emerging Trends
After being in the energy industry for close to 10 years, it is with great excitement that I bring you this week's special issue on Energy Management and Emerging Trends. Read from top energy experts on what energy management really means and what its future is for educational facilities.
Please welcome our guest columnist Jack Mc Gowan, who brings us an award winning school project which blends renewable energy and energy efficiency. Make sure not to miss what top energy organizations have to say on energy and their impact on schools. There is a great wealth of informative articles on controls, commissioning, HVAC, renewables, LEED ratings, developing district wide energy policy, benchmarking, the new energy policy act and energy modeling included in this week's newsletter to help you and your facility save energy and become more energy efficient.
MONTHLY COLUMNIST
 Energy Management and Emerging Trends
By Nick Stecky, C.E.M., LEED, President, NJS Associates, LLC
Emerging trend such as Commissioning can be nothing more than good old fashioned Operations and Maintenance Management. Districts have demonstrated saving 10% to 30% by simply managing their operations better and turning things off with little to no capital investment. Two LEED Rating Systems applicable to schools are for New Construction and Existing Buildings. This article will focus on the first “E” in LEED, the Energy E with a focus on existing facilities’ operations.
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Energy Management – A necessity not a luxury in the 21st Century
By Lorenz (Larry) Schoff, P.E., Energy Efficient Solutions
The following is the first in a series of articles outlining what is energy management, development of a district wide energy policy, development and implementation of an energy management plan, samples of documents and technologies and strategy’s that can help in reducing your energy consumption and costs.
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 HVAC Maintenance Recovery & Preventive Maintenance Lesson #21
By Tom Olson, Climate Makers, Inc
Okay, you've now got your equipment cleaner than it's been since it was new, now it's time to make the equipment rooms themselves a pleasant place to work. Get inspired by this month's HVAC Maintenance Recovery Lesson.
Go to Lesson #21
Guest Columnist
 Back to School on Direct Digital Control of Renewable Energy
By Jack Mc Gowan, C.E.M., President, Energy Control, Inc.
This article includes an award winning school project that blends renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as creative financing. It is a great example of how schools can get projects completed even when funding is limited. Read how Alamogordo Public Schools has taken a strategic approach to energy and environmental management with impressive results. The initial phase implemented $2.4 million in technology and generated dramatic savings. Annual savings are 1,245,472 kWh of electricity in a service territory with a blended cost per kilowatt-hour of $0.14. By eliminating evaporative cooling in parts of the high school they will also save over 4 million gallons of water per year. Read more about this project.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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Book- Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation
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TOP ENERGY ORGANIZATIONS REPORT
Alliance to Save Energy
What Does EPAct 2005 Have to Do With Schools?
By Swarupa Ganguli, Sr. Program Manager
Read this very timely article on the commercial buildings tax incentives and its implications for school facilities. Alliance to Save Energy's (ASE) research on this issue revealed that the building designers usually get credit for any government owned buildings such as schools.
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Association of Energy Engineers
State of the Energy Industry
By Al Thumann, P.E., C.E.M., Executive Director
Read a brief article from the executive director of the Association of Energy Engineers on some forces that have created new opportunities in energy efficiency, and the impact on schools.
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California Energy Commission
Energy Benchmarking: Does Your School Get a Passing Grade?
One of the best ways to determine whether a school is using energy efficiently is to compare its performance to that of similar buildings—a process known as benchmarking. This easy benchmarking process created through PIER research can be applied to any school district facility. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created the system in cooperation with the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E).
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ENERGY STAR®
The National School Board Association (NSBA) Joins EPA
By Katy Hatcher, National Manager, U.S. EPA
ENERGY STAR® can help a school district improve its energy efficiency and lower its energy bill by up to 30 percent each year. In addition to saving on energy bills each year, energy efficiency prevents greenhouse gas emissions and helps improve the students’ learning environment.
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United States Energy Association
Five Major Global Energy Trends Over the Next Couple Decades
By Barry Worthington, Executive Director
This article examines global energy trends that are likely to dramatically impact us for the next two decades. Read about these five energy mega-trends; energy demands, climate change, financing and public acceptance.
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FEATURED ARTICLES
Energy Efficient Schools – Energy Modeling as a Design Tool
By Eric Oliver, P.E., C.E.M. LEED, President, EMO Energy Solutions, LLC
Incorporating energy efficiency into school design may be the strategy that provides the best return on investment in the entire process. The best way to take full advantage of integrated system design is by using energy simulation modeling during the design process. During design development, the energy model can be used to quantify savings from strategies like daylighting control, window characteristics, shading devices, and air supply strategies such as demand controlled ventilation.
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Retro-Commissioning: A Solution for Today’s Modern Facilities
By Mark F. Miller, P.E., C.E.M., C.C.P., Strategic Building Solutions, LLC
In a climate of escalating utility costs, increasing operating budget pressures, and recent additions of new modern school buildings, the energy and operational savings present in the nation’s inventory of existing schools can be likened to “gold waiting to be mined”. Increasingly, Retro-Commissioning is being employed to realize this un-tapped savings potential, create a high return-on- investment (ROI), and improve school building performance.
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A Facility Manager's Introduction to Weather Correction For Utility Bill Tracking
By John Avina, C.E.M., Abraxas Energy Consulting
Utility bill tracking is at the heart of an effective energy management program. Merely comparing utility bills can yield inaccurate indications of the amount of savings from energy management programs due to the unaccounted influence of weather or other factors.
Read this in-depth article that was presented at the 29th World Energy Engineering Congress.
Universities Reporting Energy Efficiency:
Clemson University’s Energy Systems Laboratory: A Hands-on Learning Experience for Students and Faculty
By Charlie Gooding, Prof. Chemical Engineering, Jeff Hinson, Dir. of University Utilities, Dave Stubblefield, Former ESL Program Dir.
The Clemson University Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) now provides access to operating data from three gas turbines—a Solar Mercury 50, a Solar Taurus 60, and a Capstone 30 kW micro turbine. Read this article from the Association of Energy Engineers, Energy Engineering Journal on how using a real-life, hands-on learning experience helps students understand use of data from a plant-distributed control system.
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Emory Commits to Energy Conservation
As the cost of natural gas reaches an all-time high and gas and electricity prices increase dramatically, Emory University has committed to taking a leading role in the efficient use of energy. Read key individual behavioral changes and practices to help reduce energy consumption that the University is doing.
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NEWS CLIPS
$36 Million Energy Efficient Programs to Create $2.7 Million in Utility Savings Yearly
Canada - With 10 million square feet of space in 197 buildings and 229 portables, Thames Valley school district energy management program focuses on lighting, HVAC, water, building envelopes and controls. The $36 million energy efficient program is estimated to create $2.7 million in utility savings each year.
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School District Saves Over $43 Million with Energy Management
Florida - Polk Count public schools has saved the district more than $43 million since 1992. The States Department of Education shows Polk schools below the state's average for energy costs.
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FEATURED EVENT
24th West Coast Energy Management Congress
June 7 - 8, 2006, Seattle, Washington
The West Coast Energy Management Congress (EMC) is the largest energy conference and technology expo held in the West Coast specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users. It brings together the top experts in all areas of the field to help you set a clear, optimum path to both energy cost control and energy supply security.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Energy Trade Mission to China and South East Asia
Join the Association of Energy Engineers to Hong Kong, where they will meet with Electrical & Mechanical Service Department (EMDS) Building. Visit Beijing's District Heating System and view the progress of a significant retrofit of many of the systems boilers from coal as well the central monitoring and control system being installed to minimize operations. Next will be Shanghai Energy Conservation Supervision Center and Venture Lighting. In Singapore a meeting is being arranged by the Economic Development Board (EDB) with the National Environmental Agency and the Industry Committee for Energy Efficiency. Click here for more details.
FEATURED RESOURCES
U.S Department of Education
Executive Summary, Effects of Energy Needs and Expenditures on U.S. Public Schools
This FRSS report examines the effects of increased energy costs on the country's public school systems in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. (Feb 17, 2006)
U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
School Buildings and Buses
Resources for helping schools—including K-12, and colleges and universities—reduce energy consumption in buildings and buses.
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