+ “Buying Into Change” Billings Public Schools People Solutions

+ Billings Public Schools Facts about our District 15,500 Students 2,100 Employees 9 School Board Trustees BPS facilities = 2.5 million square feet

+ Billings Public Schools Facts about our District 22 Elementary Schools 4 Middle Schools 3 High Schools 1 Career Center Adult Education Community Education

+ Billings Public Schools Energy History

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Mandates Rewards Education

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Mandates Rewards Education Sharing in the Savings Commitment to employees to share in conservation savings, possibly through: Instruction Further energy efficiencies Salaries

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Partnerships Energy Education, Inc. Needs Think Differently About the Problem No ability to make Capital Investments

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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior

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+ Partnerships Energy Education, Inc. What Are We Doing to Make These Changes? “ENERGY CZAR” Facility Audits Changing Habits by educating staff

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Partnerships Energy Education, Inc. What Are We Doing to Make These Changes? Data Input and Analysis Reporting Weekly Training seminars

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Partnerships Energy Education, Inc. Energy Star studies indicate equipment and controls in the highest- performing Energy Star buildings are the same as in the lowest-performing schools

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation Through Behavior Partnerships Energy Education, Inc. 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)

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation 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?

+ Billings Public Schools Conservation in the Classroom

+ West High – Environmental Science Class Miles Avenue Elementary Green Team Castle Rock Recycling Club Elementary School - Recyling

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+ Billings Public Schools Resources Energy Education, Inc. Energy Star LEED Certification Yellowstone Business Partnership

+ Billings Public Schools Resources TOOLS Life Cycle Analysis Tools www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/progra m/lifecycle.html _2/02_E2.html