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.
Energy Management
How much energy do school facilities use?
What’s the energy consumption of a K-12 school in Canada? Compare your school’s energy consumption with the average.
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.
Five principles for building automation systems
Defining a set of principles for control systems improves communication and understanding between all stakeholders – from contractors to administration. The five principles for building automation systems were created by engineer David Sellers.
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.
Minimizing the risks of performance contracting
Although performance contracts have the potential to create long-term reductions in energy consumption through minimal capital investments, they also come with risk for all parties involved. Applying a risk management approach to all performance contracts can ensure the common risks are overcome or at least minimized.
Why every K-12 facilities manager should care about analytics
Analytics is a powerful problem-solving tool that can help school maintenance staff quickly analyze and identify routine problems that affect comfort and energy use. See how analytics can benefit your K-12 school in a real-life example.
Five benefits of a dedicated energy manager
A dedicated energy manager focuses on individual facilities to optimize energy consumption through building optimization and engagement with all occupants. While the job description is the same for most energy managers, everyday projects and duties differ between organizations. Here are the five main benefits of a dedicated energy manager for all types of facilities.
Take the energy management quiz
How advanced is your district’s energy management program? There is no single correct approach to energy management. Many factors – including your facilities, administration, climate and energy availability – all contribute to how your district purchases, consumes and...
Facility managers are vital in the future of rural schools
Rural schools face challenges that can put their existence into question, but facility managers can contribute to the ongoing vitality and future of the schools they work in. Declining enrolment and aging facilities has placed pressure on rural school districts, and...
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