Maryland Energy Administration

Resources for Facility Directors

Rebuild America Schools Program: Energy Management Resources for Facility Directors

MEA Materials

• MEA Sample School District Energy Policy
• MEA Sample School District Energy Management Plan
• MEA Financial Incentives Program
• Plugload Survey Form

Energy Programs

• ENERGY STAR for K-12 School Districts
• Rebuild America’s EnergySmart Schools Program
• Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools Program
• Igniting Creative Energy Challenge

Operations and Maintenance Best Practices

• School Operations and Maintenance: Best Practices for Controlling Energy Costs
• ENERGY STAR’s Energy Management Guidelines
• Alliance to Save Energy School Operations and Maintenance Best Practices

High Performance School Design

• National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools
• High Performance School Design Training Resources

Energy Performance Benchmarking

• ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager Benchmarking Tool
• ENERGY STAR Target Finder
• Rebuild America Savings Potential Calculators

Case Studies

• Rebuild America EnergySmart Schools Case Studies
• Green Schools “Students Leading the Way” 2002-2003
• ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profiles
• CEE Energy Efficient Schools Database
• Wisconsin Focus on Energy

Energy Service Companies

• ENERGY STAR Service & Product Provider Directory
• National Association of Energy Service Companies

Energy Managers Meeting: MEA Presentations

• Energy Management Training for School Staff
• Energy Management for School Staff Handout

Workshop I (April 26, 2005)

• An Overview of High Performance Schools
• A Guide to Energy Management
• Opportunities in School Lighting & Control Systems
• Energy Management Tools & Resources
• Opportunities in School HVAC Systems
• Energy Performance Rating with the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager

Workshop II (October 4, 2005)

• Finding and Eliminating Phantom Plugloads
• Advanced Energy Management Planning/Selling the Concept of Energy Performance Investment
• Energy Efficient Transformers – Impact on Energy Management
• Financing Energy Performance Upgrades and Energy Performance Contracting
• Meeting Minutes & Discussion Summary

Workshop III (December 5, 2006)

• Invitation
• Registered Attendee List
• Photo Gallery
• What are the Benefits of Having a Dark Campus?
  The World Institute of Lighting and Development Corporation
• Utility Programs
  Baltimore Gas & Electric
• Overview of Greening America's Schools - Costs and Benefits
  Gregory Kats
• PowerLogic ION EEM Discussion of Energy Control Strategies
  D Square D
• Unseen and Overlooked Energy Waste - Potential Savings
  Lorenz V. Schoff
• Trends in Energy Pricing
  CQI Associates
• Energy Program for Baltimore City Public Schools
  Hatim Jabaji - Energy Office, Baltimore
• Energy Conservation: Save Five (5%)
  Alem Zewoldai - Frederick County Public Schools

Workshop IV (May 10, 2007)

• Energy Saving Opportunities and Strategies - Things to Consider
  Lorenz V. Schoff
• Energy Auditing for Schools
  Eric Oliver, EMO Energy Solutions, LLC
• Energy Performance Rating with the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
  Tyron Foster, SENTCH, Inc. and Larry Schoff, Energy Efficient Solutions
• LEED Criteria and Maryland Green Building Case Studies
  Sandra Leibowitz Earley, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
• Schools2Green.org
  Anja S. Caldwell, Green Building Program Manager