Challenged to prove the effectiveness of high pressure sodium lamps for an elementary school, lighting experts demonstrated the system and won the school board's unaminous approval. (Author)

A computer system at Kent State University that controls the temperature in nine campus buildings saves the university thousands of dollars. (Author/MLF)

Attention to roofing systems and windows is an important factor in more efficient energy management. (Author/MLF)

A cost analysis shows an all-electric Illinois middle school actually operating at less than the original estimate. (Author)

Started in late 1972, "Operation Conserve" has led to a central control system and reduced lighting methods that have cut the University of Western Ontario's energy use by 15 percent. (Author)

Illumination in school facilities is more than just a standard, commonplace practice. Auditorium lighting at the new Walter Johnson High School of Bethesda, Maryland, and new lighting in the gymnasium at the Valley View Elementary School in Wadsworth, Ohio, have resulted in energy savings. (Author/MLF)

Open plan interiors in school design provide excellent opportunities for cutting costs by optimizing in construction and electric comfort conditioning. Important considerations to keep in mind when planning for the open concept. (Author)

A business firm specializes in remodeling obsolete classrooms and uses an electric power monitor to program reductions in nonessential power use. (Author/MLF)

Two new schools, Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. and the Old West End Junior High School in Toledo, Ohio, are described, along with a light fixture that converts an incandescent fixture to fluorescent light. (Author/MLF)

Energy reduction measures that achieve significant energy savings at little cost and negligible disruption of the academic environment concentrate on utilities and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. (Author/MLF)

When completed, the planned Greeley Elementary School will be able to accommodate any future changes in enrollment and technological developments, while maintaining a constant energy efficient heating and cooling operation. (Author/MLF)

The first article in a series on energy conservation focuses on the importance of conscientious planning for energy conservation within the existing school system, in attempts to modernize, and in approaches to new construction. (See EA 005 433 for related information.) (Author)

Confronted with old, inadequate, and overcrowded schools, Randolph County, West Virginia, turned a problem into a challenge and constructed five new elementary schools (and renovated nine other schools) in just one and one-half year's construction time. (Author)

Energy conserving hints that can mean significant savings for the school budget. (Author/MLF)

Two new high schools and an addition to a school for the trainable mentally retarded are designed to meet or exceed federal energy conservation guidelines. (MLF)