Green Schools

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Green Schools

• How to Save Money and Improve the Learning
  Environment
• Power Point at www.rockcreekschools.org

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Learning Objectives

• Understand how the Facility Conservation
  Improvement Program (FCIP) works
• Assess whether the FCIP is relevant to your
  school districts needs
• Acquire helpful hints about making a potential
  FCIP implementation more effective for your
  school district
• Discover how the FCIP can cut utility costs,
  create convenience, and improve learning
  conditions

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A Little Info about Rock Creek USD 323

• Between Manhattan and Wamego
• About 900 Students
• Two K-6 schools (St. George and Westmoreland) and
  one 7-12 school
• 26/26 Standards of Excellence last year
• Two National Blue Ribbon Schools in the past two
  years

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St. George Elementary
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RCJSHS
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Westmoreland Elementary
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Overview of State Program

• KS Statute 75-37, 125 Facility Conservation
  Improvement Program (FCIP)
• Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) must be
  approved by KDHE (we used Trane)
• Process, profit margins, fees, and energy savings
  measurement options are set by statute
• Financing is a lease-purchase loan, paid out of
  Capital Outlay, and not counted as debt
• No change orders by the ESCO are allowed

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Step I Preliminary Energy Audit--No Cost

Initial Conceptual Discussion
ESCO Team the Facility Team Identify
Facility Opportunities
Preliminary Technical and Financial Analysis
Preliminary Technical and Financial Summary

• Step 2 Investment Grade Audit--Cost Will Vary
• Step 3 Installation

Negotiate Scope Contract
Authorize Investment Grade Audit
Detailed Technical Financial Investment Grade
Audit
Project Approval Contract Execution
Installation
Commissioning
Acceptance
Warranty/ Performance Guarantees
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Other Important Info

• Energy savings are measured and guaranteed but
  maintenance savings are not
• Project costs will be mostly but perhaps not
  completely paid for with savings.
• Projects are determined by the BOE and costs are
  negotiable

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Our Projects SGES

• Two year-old New Building
• Added CO2 sensors
• Re-balanced a few HVAC items
• Re-set temperature and light schedules
• Integrated lighting with HVAC controls
• Web-based controls Other buildings were routed
  through SGES controls
• Total Cost 190,000

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Our Projects RCJSHS

• Had already replaced metal halide gym lights with
  T5 lights
• Replaced T12 lights with T8
• Added occupancy sensors
• Replaced chiller
• Replaced water fixtures
• Web-based controls and schedules
• Total Cost 900,000

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WES Projects

• All new Mitsubishi HVAC system
• Upgraded electrical system
• New doors and windows
• New light fixtures and added sensors
• New water fixtures
• Gym ventilation system
• Removed window A/C units, boiler, and radiators
  (huge learning environment improvement)
• Web-based controls and schedules
• Total Cost 1.1 million

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WES Before
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WES After
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WES Before
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WES After
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WES Gym Before
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WES Gym After
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Results

• Utility Bills Large drop in electricity costs.
  Expect to save about 150,000 per year in utility
  and maintenance costs
• More light with fewer bulbs (lamps)
• No noisy window A/C units or hot radiators at WES
• Convenient and efficient controls
• Reduced carbon footprint

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Carbon FootprintReduction

• 521 metric tons CO2 / year
• Annual Equivalent Savings
• 111 acres of forest
• 2.7 railcars of coal
• 99 passenger vehicles

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SGES Electricity Costs
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RCJSHS Electricity Savings
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A Few Final Thoughts

• Prepare faculty, staff, and students for stricter
  temperature controls
• Trane handles many of these projects in Kansas
  and did an excellent job for us
• Keep your dishwashing nozzles
• If you just want to replace your lights then you
  probably dont need this program