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Lee's Summit R-7
 
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The Lee's Summit R-7 School District and Trane have joined forces to save money for local schools while reducing the district's energy usage. Through the R-7 School District's performance contracting energy-saving effort, the R-7 School District is completing a variety of projects this summer and into the 2010-11 school year. On July 8, a number of rooftop Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units were replaced at a total of six Lee's Summit schools. In all, the program includes energy-efficient improvement at a total of 14 buildings this year. Click here to read more about the project.
Energy Performance Contracting Webinar
On Monday, June 28th, representatives from the University of Central Missouri (UCMO) and the Clinton Climate Inititative (CCI) partnered to present a webinar on Energy Performance Contracting: Economic and Environmental Benefits at the University of Central Missouri. The University of Central Missouri shared their experience participating in an Energy Performance Contract, the preliminary environmental and economic results of their project, and how they integrated student involvement and learning into the development of the project. CCI's Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program utilizes Energy Performance Contracting as one vehicle for implementation of campus retrofits and has worked with education institutions (including UCMO) around the world on large-scale Energy Performance Contracts. The webinar is moderated by Arah Schuur, Director CCI Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program. Panelists include Dr. Betty J. Roberts, VP Administration and Finance UCMO; Manuel Abarca, Student Sustainability Coordinator UCMO; and Nicholas McDaniels, Student Sustainability Coordinator UCMO. Click here to view the webinar.
TRANE to Participate in NACUBO Annual Meeting
The 2010 NACUBO (National Association of College & University Business Officers) Annual Meeting will take place in San Francisco July 24-27. Chad Remboldt, Education Facilities Consultant with TRANE, will team up with Dr. Betty J. Roberts, University of Central Missouri, and Santanu Nath, S&S Engineering Inc, to present Developing a Budget Neutral, Comprehensive, Green and Deferred Maintenance Program. This special program will discuss a comprehensive approach to prioritizing campus greening and deferred maintenance. This approach, undertaken by the University of Central Missouri involved identifying all at once an interface of green and deferred maintenance projects for the entire campus, and aligning the required financial and technical resources to optimally address them, all over a 24-month period.
Rock Creek
"USD 323, Rock Creek, could be going green, depending on the results of an audit approved at the regular Board meeting on June 9". The Wamego Smoke Signal reports on Rock Creek's approval for Trane to move forward with an energy audit. Read the entire article by Jennifer Toenjes.
TRANE Receives Friends of Education Awards
On May 21st Tonganoxie USD 464 awarded Keven Ward, Trane Education Facilities Consultant, and Stephanie Leslie, Trane Marketing Coordinator, the Kansas Friends of Education Award, Private or Public Institution. This award is sponsored by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force and recognizes volunteer efforts throughout the state. Two weeks after Tonganoxie's ceremony, the Education Foundation at SE of Saline USD 306 presented Trane with their Friends of Education Award. Both Tonganoxie and SE of Saline completed High Performance School Building upgrades in the Fall of 2009, and both Districts, with Trane's help, opted to bring those upgrades into the classroom and use them to teach students about energy efficiency. Thank you to both Tonganoxie and SE of Saline for this great honor, and for your dedication to your students, staff, and community.
The Advocate for Missouri Education
In this issue:
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Lee's Summit Going Green & Saving Green
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Missouri Green Schools Summit
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Columbia Schools Earn Efficiency Award
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Park Hill Receives the Missouri Quality Award
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Designing High Performance Green Schools
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District Priorities: Energy, Economy, Environment
Ingersoll Rand Sponsors Kansas Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation is an exhilirating after-school activity where students work in teams to solve mind-bending challenges and present their solutions at Regional, National and Global tournaments. Students in the program learn to experience creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving. Trane and Ingersoll Rand are proud to sponsor the 2010 Kansas Destination ImagiNation competition, helping local students compete at the State, National and Global level. Congratulations to all Kansas competitors! Click here for more information and photo's of the Kansas competition. |
