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Peterson, Irving M., Ed.; Colavita, Leon J., Ed. – 1980
Updating a similar booklet published in 1975, this guide is written to assist local school districts in organizing their energy conservation efforts to maintain vital services and programs and to provide the healthful, safe, and comfortable physical environment necessary for schools. Topics covered include the composition of the district energy…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Evaluation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. – 1978
The first in a series of reports consolidates data about energy sources and extrapolates that information to the problems and expenses that New York has and will experience in heating public schools. A presentation of national energy consumption is followed by an examination of the availability of potential alternatives to petroleum and natural…
Descriptors: Costs, Depleted Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
Peterson, Irving M., Ed. – 1980
Third in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet discusses the role of an energy conservation curriculum. The pamphlet outlines developing a curriculum, making goal statements, instilling an energy ethic in the minds of students, and effecting an interdisciplinary approach to energy conservation instruction. The…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Giesguth, John, Ed.; Scheingold, Edward, Ed. – 1980
Fourth in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet offers basic guidelines for sound fuel reduction in school transportation. The pamphlet suggests ways to implement energy-saving practices, guidelines for preventive maintenance of school vehicles, a definition of the drivers' and superintendents' roles, school policies…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bus Transportation, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Peterson, Irving M., Ed.; Gates, Richard M., Ed. – 1980
The second in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet suggests energy-saving strategies that can be developed and implemented at the program and operational levels or that involve changes to the physical plant and its operating system. The strategies include variations in scheduling, techniques for cutting waste in…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Download full textBrown, Evelyn; And Others – 1979
This unit is intended to give students an understanding of the influence that various sources of energy have had on culture and on understanding of the effects of energy change. Physical properties of wood, coal, and oil are examined, and the ability of these substances to give heat is considered. Students practice the mathematics necessary to…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education, Fuel Consumption
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. – 1978
This study, the third in a series of reports, is limited to an analysis of the energy use and cost implications of nine school calendars proposed by the New York State Department of Education. These calendars are characterized as (1) traditional; (2) ten-month school year; (3) mid-August start, two semesters; (4) four-day week; (5) four-day, 7.5…
Descriptors: Climate, Computer Programs, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation
Morrell, L. R. – Business Officer, 1981
Factors affecting financial decisions for energy conservation projects at independent colleges and universities and methods that may be used when making a financial investment decision are examined, along with sources of funding for the projects. Projects that result in the conservation of energy resources might, in a time of extreme shortages,…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Climate Control, College Buildings, College Planning
