1. Energy &
Education Nexus
Henry Reitwiesner, AIA / LEED AP
Academy District 20
Thursday January 17, 2013

2. Reduce Energy Usage
Reduction of Fossil-Fuel
Based Energy
How Students are Engaged
in Energy Education

3. Reduce Energy Usage
BOE Policies
Track Energy Usage
Electrical Usage Reduction Incentive Program
EPA Energy Star
Parking Lot Lights
SPP Sustainability Program Plan
Kitchen / Food Service
Competition of Prototypical Designed Schools

4. Reduce Energy Usage
Board of Ed Policies Track Energy Usage
establish priorities & input data monthly &
budget for sustainability distribute quarterly
$4.1M utilities budget
Energy Conservation & offset reduction measures
Management Policy $200K annual savings
Mechanical Set Points Electrical Usage Reduction
68*-72* heating Incentive Program
75*-78* cooling $100/month if lower
electrical usage than same
month the year before

5. Reduce Energy Usage
EPA Energy Star- Kitchen / Food Service
Schools Energy Star appliances,
Began in 1997, 2 schools when replace
1999, currently 19 school Biodegradable plates in
High Schools
Parking Lot Lights Reduce carbon footprint
turned off over breaks, & waste through Kitchen
if OK w Security Dept Eco Efficiencies
SPP Sustainability Energy use competition
Program Plan between prototypical
designed schools
from 2009 needs update
simplify for easier use,
maybe a User Guide?

6. Reduction of Fossil-Fuel
Based Energy
Awareness from Facilities & the District
5-year Energy related Capital Project List
Investigating Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal
(pool heaters), Wind & Geothermal
ROI too low (currently)

7. How Students are Engaged
in Energy Education
Limitations to get to students
Green Teams encouraged at each school
Green Grants
Community Gardens
Audits by Students for Sustainability
US Air Force Academy
Green Day Activities
Single Stream Recycling

8. Student Engagement
Limitations to students Gardens
five schools & communities
Green Teams EMS, ATES, FHES, RRES, WRES
encouraged at each school Pikes Peak Urban Gardens
Green Team district level
Energy Audits by Students
Green Grants
Student ideas, written by “planet patrol”
teachers & parents Students are powerful
Cycle for summer projects messengers for energy
$5K per each, 2 per school Lights on/off, unoccupied
spaces, appliances, thermal
comfort & recycling use
Distribute energy usage &
costs to schools, quarterly

9. Student Engagement
USAFA Cadets to review Single Stream Recycling
green grant submittals
gaining popularity,
Sustainability & Green
Engineering, spring 2013 especially at contract
cleaning schools
Green Day / Green Week /
Green Month activities
activities at each school
district-wide
pledge & art programs

10. For More Information
Questions?
Henry Reitwiesner, AIA / LEED AP
Supervisor for Construction and
Environmental Services
henry.reitwiesner@asd20.org
(719) 234-1521

11. Other
Green Ribbon Schools CDE submittal for recognition
USGBC Colorado – Green Schools
CASDEM / CSPMA / CASBO
Best Practices
Green Print (blueprint) Messaging