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.

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.
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.
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.
A boiler upgrade project is being recognized by the British Columbia government as a Climate Action Success Story.
Energy efficiency has the potential to save Northland School Division $700,000 on their $1.2 million annual utility bill
School District 27 in British Columbia saved over $4,500 by adjusting the scheduling for its school facilities for the 2018 spring break. In 15 elementary schools and eight secondary schools, the schedules were set to accommodate reduced occupancy from March 19 to 22.
School District 27 in the Central Interior of British Columbia upgraded gymnasium and exterior lighting to LEDs in elementary and secondary school facilities—a change that is expected to save the district $30,000 every year.
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The Sunshine Coast School District is living up to its name. British Columbia School District 46 (Sunshine Coast) is in the process of installing significant amounts of photovoltaic solar on the roofs at three facilities.
A British Columbia school district took the extra steps to build a LEED Gold Certified building – a process that had its challenges. In the end, the extra steps have been worth the challenge for School District 46 (Sunshine Coast), according to the district’s facilities and transportation manager, Rob Collison.
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