Alhambra USD | 3000 | AR 3511 Business and Noninstructional Operations
Energy And Water Conservation
The following guidelines shall be incorporated into the district's Energy Conservation program:
1. Every person is expected to be an "energy saver" as well as an "energy consumer"
2. Teachers are responsible for implementing the guidelines during the time that they are present in their classroom
3. Custodians are responsible for control of common areas, i.e. halls, cafeteria, etc.
4. Since the custodian is typically the last person to leave a building in the evening, he/she is responsible for verification of the nighttime shutdown
5. Principals are responsible for the total energy usage of their buildings
6. The Energy Conservation Specialist performs routine audits of all facilities and communicates the audit results to the appropriate personnel
7. The Energy Conservation Specialist shall provide regular reports to the Governing Board, Superintendent, Cabinet, principals and district staff indicating performance with regards to energy conservation
General
1. Classroom doors should remain closed when HVAC is operating; doors between conditioned space and non-conditioned space shall remain closed as much as possible.
2. All office machines (copy machines, laminating equipment, etc.) shall be switched off every night as well as other unoccupied times; fax machines should remain on.
3. All computers should be turned off every night as well as other unoccupied times; including the monitor, local printer, and speakers. Network equipment is excluded and should remain on.
4. All capable PC's shall be programmed for the "energy saver" mode using the power management feature; if network constraints restrict this for the PC, the monitor should be programmed for "sleep" after 10-minutes of inactivity.
Air Conditioning Equipment
1. Occupied temperature settings shall not be set below 74¬?F, unless significant or unusual room conditions dictate a lower setting.
2. During unoccupied times, the air conditioning equipment shall be turned off. The unoccupied period begins when the students leave the area at the end of the school day. It is anticipated that the temperature of the classroom will be maintained long enough to afford comfort for the period the teacher remains in the classroom after the students have left.
3. Air conditioning should not be utilized in classrooms during the summer months unless the classrooms are being used for summer school. Air conditioning may be used by exception only or in those schools that are involved in team-cleaning.
4. In all areas which have evaporative coolers such as shops, kitchens and gymnasiums, the doors leading to halls which have air conditioned classrooms or dining areas should be kept closed as much as possible.
5. Where cross-ventilation is available during periods of mild weather, shut down HVAC equipment and adjust the temperature with windows and doors. Cross-ventilation is defined as having windows and/or doors to the outside on each side of a room.
Heating Equipment
1. Occupied temperature settings shall not be set above 70 F.
2. During unoccupied times the heating equipment shall be turned off. The unoccupied period begins when the students leave the area at the end of the school day. It is anticipated that the temperature of the classroom will be maintained long enough to afford comfort for the period the teacher remains in the classroom after the students have left.
3. All domestic hot water re-circulating pumps shall be switched off during unoccupied times, as possible.
Lighting
1. All unnecessary lighting in unoccupied areas will be turned off. Teachers should make certain that lights are turned off when leaving classrooms. Utilize natural lighting whenever appropriate.
2. All outside lighting shall be off during daylight hours. All unnecessary outside lighting shall be off on week nights between 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and all hours on weekends.
3. Gym lights should be turned off when the gym is not being utilized.
4. All lights will be turned off when students and teachers leave school. Custodians shall turn on lights only in the areas in which they are working.
Water
1. Custodians and groundskeepers shall ensure all plumbing and/or intrusion (i.e. roof) leaks are reported and repaired immediately.
2. Grounds watering should only be done between 4 a.m. - 10 a.m. Do not water during the heat of the day; typically between 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
3. Spray irrigation should be set up so that water does not hit the buildings.
Regulation ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: October 28, 2008 Alhambra, California