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Maintenance and Operations of Schools for Energy Efficiency
Abstract
Maintenance and operations of schools with
energy efficiency as a priority can reduce annual
utility costs 3 to 30 percent. Most school
districts do not have an organized plan for
tracking energy usage or cost. Energy performance (e.g. Btu/ft^2-yr, $/ft^2-yr) is not monitored or
understood by many school administrators and board
members. This paper discusses the authors 1985-86
experience and observations in accomplishing specific on-site maintenance and operations
evaluations of school buildings in more than 100
Texas public school districts. The most commonly
observed problems in maintaining and operating
public schools for energy efficiency are presented
along with successful basic methods of inspecting schools for energy efficient maintenance and
operating techniques.
Citation
McClure, J. D.; Estes, J. M. (1986). Maintenance and Operations of Schools for Energy Efficiency. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6873.