The scope of provided services includes, but not be limited to: • Provide on-site staff dedicated to serve as Energy Manager (or comparable title) • Utility data collection, maintenance, analysis and reporting • Provide operational and capital improvement recommendations based on utility analysis to include the development of equipment replacement prioritization, facility setpoints and operations schedules, etc. • Provide education to district staff on utility management and reductions strategies, reduce the consumption of energy and consumable materials whenever possible, including limiting bus idling; including participation in sustainability curriculum development for students at all school levels • Integrate the concept of resource conservation, including waste reduction and recycling, into the curriculum. • Track utility interventions to calculate, document and report data. • Create an energy-behavior standards document and district sustainability plan, which includes estimating fiscal and human resources necessary to effectively execute an energy management program. • Review new construction projects to standards set for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at a minimum, and where possible, help plan renovations and upgrade projects to meet the LEED-certified criteria. • Include sustainability measures and targets in planning for all construction projects which may include sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, material selection, waste reduction, indoor environmental quality, innovative strategies, and priority regional issues. • An energy/resource analysis shall be performed by the at appropriate intervals after completion of new buildings and major renovations to compare actual consumption to consumption estimates projected by design consultants. This data shall be used to further improve designs for future projects.
