“Buying Into Change” Billings Public Schools

1. People Solutions “Buying Into Change” Billings Public Schools

2. Billings Public SchoolsFacts about our District • 15,500 Students • 2,100 Employees • 9 School Board Trustees • BPS facilities = 2.5 million square feet

3. Billings Public SchoolsFacts about our District • 22 Elementary Schools • 4 Middle Schools • 3 High Schools • 1 Career Center • Adult Education • Community Education

4. Billings Public SchoolsEnergy History

5. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education

6. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • Appear Heavy-handed • Difficult to Implement and Follow Through • Difficult to Change Behavior and Create Willing Behavior • Leads to Frustration and Antagonism • Not Sustainable as a Top Priority

7. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • When Mandates Fail • School Culture Not Open to Any Conservation Efforts • Sub-standard savings Can’t Justify Cost/Time to Maintain

8. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • Sharing in the Savings • Commitment to employees to share in conservation savings, possibly through: • Instruction • Further energy efficiencies • Salaries

9. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • Outcomes • It is the perfect moment • Teachers pick up on it, students pick up on it • TIME AND OPPORTUNITY MEET

10. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • Educating Staff about Conservation Efforts translates to classroom knowledge for students through: • Examples (Teachers, staff, and school) • Instruction • Projects

11. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Mandates • Rewards • Education • Outcomes • Conversations happen at home • Competition between schools • Middle and High School clubs form or get involved • Creates learning environment for students

12. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Myth: Turning Your Computer On/Off Causes Damage • Run 8 hours/day = 13¢ plus cost of AC • Run 24 hours/day = 39¢ plus cost of AC • SD2 has 6,500 computers • Save 26¢ per computer per day =26¢ x 6500 x 187 days = $316,030 saved • Screen savers are not energy savers

13. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • History • One full year of study and research • Considering Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Study Alternative Energy Methods

14. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • Needs • Think Differently About the Problem • No ability to make Capital Investments

15. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • Needs • Use Existing Equipment and Resources • Produce Results in Relatively Short Period of Time • Competitive Bid

16. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

17. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

18. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • What Are We Doing to Make These Changes? • “ENERGY CZAR” • Facility Audits • Changing Habits by educating staff

19. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • What Are We Doing to Make These Changes? • Unoccupied temperature setbacks • Data Input and Analysis • Reporting Weekly • Training seminars

20. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Education, Inc. • Most businesses or districts see a 3-5% decrease in their energy costs with own plan, able to maintain a while • Working with Energy Education, Inc. = 20-30% savings, able to sustain forever

21. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Energy Star studies indicate equipment and controls in the highest-performing Energy Star buildings are the same as in the lowest-performing schools

22. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Reason people give for not hiring a company • Cost (Pay for out of savings) • Do it themselves (Do it at home?) • Don’t believe (View the evidence)

23. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • Yellowstone Business Partnership/Uncommon Sense Project • Goal is to help businesses and organizations design more efficient operations • 2-Year Program = Sustainability • SD2 Began in April 2008

24. Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior • Partnerships • The BPS Green Team – Reduce & Conserve • Dumpster Dives • Challenges to Staff • How can you help? • How can your building get involved? • What can help the whole District?

25. Billings Public SchoolsConservation in the Classroom

26. Billings Public SchoolsConservation in the Classroom • West High – Environmental Science Class • Miles Avenue Elementary Green Team • Castle Rock Recycling Club • Elementary School - Recyling

27. Billings Public SchoolsPeople Solutions • Thank You • Questions? • Need Resources? • GO TO : www.billingsschools.org/energyconserve

28. Billings Public SchoolsResources • Energy Education, Inc. • www.energyeducation.com • Energy Star • www.energystar.gov • LEED Certification • www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19 • www.nrdc.org • Yellowstone Business Partnership • www.yellowstonebusiness.org

29. Billings Public SchoolsResources • TOOLS • Life Cycle Analysis Tools • www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/program/lifecycle.html • www.wbdg.org/index.php • www.buildings.lel.gov/hpcbs/Element_2/02_E2.html