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BAS strategy for days when schools have low occupancy
Most BAS schedules are not programmed for skeleton occupancy – they tend to be set for schools full of students or completely empty. A BAS strategy for low occupancy can result in significant cost savings.
Conferences for Canadian school facilities staff (Updated for 2020)
Conferences on K-12 facilities management, energy efficiency and more in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There are 12 events that are on Rede’s radar for 2020.
In the News: Remote B.C. school gets most of its power from $450K solar energy system
A school in SD27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) in British Columbia is expecting to save $50k a year from a new solar energy system
The first step for schools to save energy and money
Compare the energy performance of your school facilities by compiling your utility data with Rede’s 3-Year Utility Snapshot.
In-house design for a school heating system “pushed the envelope on design”
By integrating sensors and controls to continuously monitor and regulate the firing and flow rates, a custom heating plant in an Alberta school is saving energy and reducing utility costs.
Five steps to recommissioning your schools
The first steps to recommissioning facilities to find opportunities to save money and energy in your own schools – with advice from Marco Bieri, Energy Efficiency Engineer.
10-year review of all efficiency investments at BC school district
Over the past 10 years, a British Columba school district has been implementing energy efficiency projects to reduce energy costs and consumptions in every school. Now School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin (SD27) is a leader in carbon offset reductions among British Columbia school districts.
Fix to BAS scheduling saves an Alberta school over $40,000 per year
A middle school in northwestern Alberta is expected to save $40,000 a year after a scheduling error was identified and resolved. With only adjustments to the building automation system, the costs to find and fix the problem were paid off in a few months from electricity and fuel savings.
Grants and funding available to sustainable Canadian schools – 2019
This list of green grants, funds and awards for Canadian K-12 schools is updated every year. Grants, awards and funding available for sustainable schools.
SD27 and Rede: A BC Climate Action Success Story
A boiler upgrade project is being recognized by the British Columbia government as a Climate Action Success Story.
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