U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Program – EnergySmart Schools

Publications

The publications below provide additional information that is relevant to EnergySmart Schools.  Some of the documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

• Guide to Operating and Maintaining EnergySmart Schools
• Guide to Financing EnergySmart Schools (PDF 1.4 MB)
  • EnergySmart Schools National Financing Roundtable - Key Outcomes (PDF 128 KB)
• Financing an EnergySmart School Fact Sheet (PDF 313 KB)
• NSBA Endorses EnergySmart Schools (PDF 443 KB)
• EnergySmart Schools Tips: Retrofitting, Operating, and Maintaining Existing Buildings (PDF 346 KB)
• Reduce Operating Costs with an EnergySmart School Project (PDF 214 KB)
• ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings (Visit the ASHRAE website)
• Wind for Schools Project Power System Brief (PDF 530 KB)
• The Center for Ecoliteracy's new publication, Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability
• Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits, Gregory Kats, October 2006 (PDF 711 KB)