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There's a Good Chance You're Overpaying for Utilities
Maynard, Theodore E. – American School and University, 1975
A utility rate consulting firm explains its services and claims that, armed with complete and up-to-date rate information, it can effect savings in utilities costs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Consultants, Costs, Operating Expenses, Utilities
Brace Yourself, Electric Rates May Really Soar
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
The Public Service Commission in New York is studying methods of repricing utility services. The study will try to determine who pays how much of the revenues required to operate a utility efficiently. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Costs, Electricity, Operating Expenses, School Maintenance
How Much Does It Cost to Operate Your Pool?
American School and University, 1977
An analysis of what it costs to operate a three-pool complex with automated controls at Kansas State University. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Automation, Higher Education, Operating Expenses, Swimming Pools
Estimating the Amount of Housekeeping Work: Plant Maintenance
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1972
Explains how to develop a cost comparison that shows housekeeping costs for each type of area. (Author)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Cost Effectiveness, Labor Utilization, Operating Expenses
Tupelo Says Goodbye to Cheap Power.
American School and University, 1981
Increasing hydroelectric costs jolted the Tupelo (Mississippi) School District into an energy conservation program. Corrective measures have kept operating cost increases within 10 percent. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Gas Prices: Can You Cope?
Robison, Rita – American School and University, 1979
Measures public school transportation directors are taking to solve their current budget problems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Fuels
Energy: Let's Watch Our Language
Stephan, Ed – American School and University, 1977
It is important for school administrators to impress on their tax-paying publics the differences between "savings," which implies budget reductions, and "cost avoidance," which implies what they might be paying if energy reduction measures had not been taken. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
AS&U's Maintenance and Operations Cost Study: Property Protection. Fourth Installment
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1972
Examines cost figures for property insurance, vandalism contingency, and security. (Author)
Descriptors: Costs, Fire Insurance, Insurance, Operating Expenses
Memo on a Drive-In Clinic
American School and University, 1976
Notes from a meeting of physical plant planners and administrators on planning and operating colleges and universities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Operation, College Planning, Educational Technology
AS&U's Second Annual Maintenance and Operations Cost Study
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1973
Compiled from a survey of approximately 500 school districts. Data are reported by median district spending per pupil for maintenance and operations labor, equipment, and supplies; utilities; property insurance; vandalism contingency; and security. Comparisons with the previous year are made. (DN)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Expenditure per Student, National Surveys, Operating Expenses
AS&U's Second Annual Maintenance and Operations Cost Study. Part II -- The Size and Value of Your Plant
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1973
The editors examine district expenditures for maintenance and operations based on the size and value of the school plant. (Author)
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Costs, Equipment Maintenance, Operating Expenses
Sensible Ways to Cut Your Phone Bills.
Milling, Bryan E. – American School and University, 1981
Telephone bills can be reduced by 30 percent or more without any reduction in service by practicing equipment, billing, and internal cost control.
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Utilization
How to Analyze Your Physical Plant Budget.
Selby, Stephen E. – American School and University, 1979
Outlines techniques to determine expenditures by type of service and maintenance area. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness
American School and University's Fifth Annual Maintenance and Operations Cost Study
American School and University, 1976
The study shows the regional cost per pupil and the percentage of net current expenditure figures for maintenance and operations for ten regions of the United States and six district size groupings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Expenditure per Student, Heating
Seventh Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1978
Despite continually rising costs of fuel and other utilities, the cost of maintenance and operations in public school districts is not rising as quickly as the general cost of education. A state-by-state cost comparison is included. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Heating, National Surveys, Operating Expenses
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