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NREL - New Orleans Schools

type: K-12
sector: government
area: 1.6 million total sf
sites:
Lusher High School, Guste Elementary, Drew Elementary School, Fischer, McDonogh High School, McMain High School, Gentilly Terrace Elementary School, Karr High School, Algiers Technology Academy, Henry Allen Elementary, Martin Behrman Elementary, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Edgar P Harney Elementary, McDonogh 42 Elementary School, Albert Wicker Elementary School, Samuel J. Green Middle School, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts


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project summary

In August 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the State of Louisiana Department of Education to provide assistance in identifying energy efficiency opportunities in existing K-12 public schools in New Orleans, LA.

 

EMO was hired as a subcontractor to The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to perform energy audits for 19 public schools in New Orleans.  EMO evaluated a range of energy conservation opportunities including HVAC and lighting upgrades, changes in operating procedures, building shell improvements, water conservation measures, renewable energy opportunities, and student awareness campaigns.



specific results:

EMO audited a total of 19 schools with a total area of about 1.6 million square feet.  Savings identified for all schools total about 6 million kWh and 100,000 therms of natural gas, for annual cost savings of about $800,000.   Measures evaluated include new high efficiency chillers, heat pump upgrades, energy recovery, cool roofs, solar hot water heating, new energy management controls systems, lighting replacements, and improvements in operating procedures.