Energy Cost Savings

Five steps to recommissioning your schools

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.

Fix to BAS scheduling saves an Alberta school over $40,000 per year

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.  

How much energy can continuous optimization save?

How much energy can continuous optimization save?

Small improvements add up. Ongoing refinements of a facility from a continuous optimization program lead to tangible reductions in utility costs and energy consumption, all while ensuring occupants are comfortable. Here is how much continuous optimization can save.

Keeping schools cool in hot weather 

Keeping schools cool in hot weather 

Canadian K-12 schools are typically occupied in the cooler months, but the start and finish of school years can bring warm and humid weather. As the heat of summer extends into the first few months of the school year, optimize your facilities to create a cool environment without a large spike in energy consumption.

Save energy. Save money.

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