The New Guide to Operating and Maintaining EnergySmart Schools
The new Guide to Operating and Maintaining EnergySmart Schools (PDF 2.9 MB, download Adobe Reader) is a primary resource for implementing a district or school-wide operations and maintenance (O&M) program that focuses on energy efficiency. The objective of this guide is to provide organizational and technical information for integrating energy and high-performance facility management into existing O&M practices. Written for school district management, facility managers, business officials, and administrators, the Guide helps users identify energy savings, develop an energy management plan, and address technical considerations.
Accompanying the Guide are Action Plan Templates that provide a snapshot of customizable checklists used for planning and implementing energy-focused operations and maintenance. The Action Plans, which are organized by building system component, are valuable tools as senior facilities managers and custodial staff schedule preventative maintenance and training. The following Action Plans are available in a downloadable Microsoft Excel format or Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
- Benchmarking (Excel 50 KB) (PDF 495 KB)
- Lighting (Excel 55 KB) (PDF 559 KB)
- HVAC (Excel 95 KB) (PDF 1.39 MB)
- Water Heating (Excel 50 KB) (PDF 513 KB)
- Building Envelope (Excel 51 KB) (PDF 516 KB)
- Transformers (Excel 60 KB) (PDF 64 KB)
- Plug Loads (Excel 52 KB) (PDF 525 KB)
- Kitchen Equipment (Excel 49 KB) (PDF 478 KB)
- Swimming Pools (Excel 49 KB) (PDF 475 KB)
- Building Automation Systems (Excel 49 KB) (PDF 484 KB)
- Other (Excel 56 KB) (PDF 476 KB)
- All Action Plans (Excel 271 KB) (PDF 603 KB)