Discusses the steps educational facilities can use to bring energy costs under control through submetering. Tips are provided for establishing a submetering process, and the importance it has for school-management decision making is explained. (GR)

Examines the development of a campus energy-monitoring system and three energy strategies to help control energy costs in a deregulated environment. Strategies discussed involve purchasing off-campus electric energy, modifying power-plant technology, and considering third-party ownership of the power plant. (GR)

How the University of Connecticut could have saved $1.5 million on electricity in ten years by changing a library design dating from 1971. (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)

A discussion of savings of water and hot water heating fuel and an appropriate means of choosing the right products. (Author/MLF)

Describes the online energy management control system at San Diego State University, California. Tips for the smooth operation of systems already installed or those under consideration are presented. Following these tips can save campuses time, money, and energy. (RE)

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)

This volume provides a guide to management of utilities metering in educational facilities, especially colleges and universities. Chapter 1 gives an overview of why utility measurement, specifically the metering of energy consumption, is important in facilities management. Chapter 2 defines the basic units of measurement for both electric and…

This article argues that nearly all college and university business and facilities officers can find utility efficiency projects on campus that have at least a 20 percent rate of return on investment, and successfully incorporate them into budgets. These projects are generally more successful when plant operations can retain some or all of the…

An energy analysis model is provided for college administrators in which information from their utility bills is used to measure the amount of energy saved and to determine the fuel costs avoided when they undertake an energy conservation program. Because the model explicitly takes into account variations in weather, it provides an essential tool…

Colleges and universities will need to maintain economic stability in the face of decreasing energy supplies, periodic fuel shortages, increasing prices, and tighter budgets. The necessary physical plant measures and the commitment required of the entire campus community are discussed. (MLW)

Based upon an engineering and statistical analysis of energy use on community and two-year college campuses, a simple model for describing energy use is introduced and applied to data from 80 campuses to determine average values for the parameters of the model. These values indicate that the use of energy does not depend on the type of heating…

The University of Illinois' program of "Quick Fix, Refit, and Systems Convert" is described. Lists are given showing conservation measures already taken, under way, or under active consideration. (LBH)

Summarized in this compendium are approximately 500 ideas being used by colleges and universities in the United States to deal with the problem of energy conservation. These ideas range from suggestions that cost pennies to implement to sophisticated computer controls or the construction of new buildings which incorporate alternative energy…

Energy conservation methods taken at four colleges and one elementary school. (MLF)