Dr. Darin Nutter, PhD. P.E. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering HOME RESUME RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ... CONTACT ARKANSAS K-12 SCHOOLS Research HOME Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Arkansas State Industrial Assessment Project Arkansas K-12 Schools ... NVLAP DID YOU KNOW the following Arkansas K-12 school facts?
- Arkansas has nearly 500,000 K-12 students, 250+ school districts, 82+ million square feet of building space, 57% of buildings built before 1980, $72 million in energy expenditures in FY 2006, and spending 13% for water, 58% for electricity, and 29% on natural gas.
As utility costs for Arkansas school buildings increase, school districts look for ways to improve operations and reduce costs. The greatest opportunity lies with existing school buildings. As noted above, over half of Arkansas' K-12 school buildings were constructed before 1980 (25+ years ago). Potential savings ranging from 5% to 30%. Improving the energy efficiency of existing school buildings , resulting in reduced utility costs, can be achieved by, first, better understanding the each school's energy consumption. This can be done by understanding your utility rates, benchmarking, followed by tracking or trending usage over time, and finally making appropriate changes in building energy systems, operation, and maintenance. Below is information on these two subjects: BENCHMARKING SCHOOL ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES | |
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