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Facilities staff report multi-year energy savings and outline HVAC, playground and security projects
Summary
Facilities and operations leaders reported cumulative energy savings since the district's program began and gave details on completed and planned capital work, including Violet Avenue HVAC conversion, Haviland auditorium renovation, security vestibules and asbestos abatement during spring break.
Rich Foster, the district's energy program manager and energy educator, and Gregory Cicero, the district's new director of facilities and operations, updated the board on operations, energy savings, building upgrades and ongoing capital projects.
Foster described the district's building management and monitoring systems, real‑time dashboards and a long‑running energy program he said has delivered multimillion‑dollar savings over its life. He presented a cumulative savings figure the district reported as roughly $2.7 million and said the program incurred about $957,000 in startup costs; staff described a multiyear baseline adjustment process that normalizes for weather and activity.
"When an environment is well controlled and well ventilated, the outcomes for students and teachers happens to be exponentially better than it is in a room that's poorly…
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