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Pasco district outlines steps to meet Washington’s Clean Building Performance Act, cites grants and timetable
Summary
District staff presented an initial audit and energy‑use benchmarks for large high school buildings under House Bill 1257, reported Pasco High EUI at 58.7 (target 53.9) and Chiawana at 73.1 (target 53.9), and described grant applications and operational changes to pursue compliance
Pasco School District staff reviewed the Washington Clean Building Performance Act (House Bill 1257) and outlined district steps to benchmark energy use and pursue reductions required of large commercial buildings.
The nut graf: Engineering and operations staff told the board they completed initial energy benchmarking for district buildings as of December 2024, audited Pasco and Chiawana high schools (both above 220,000 square feet), and plan a mix of behavioral and capital strategies — plug‑load reduction, HVAC commissioning and schedule optimization, and LED lighting upgrades — combined with grant funding to reach state energy‑use intensity (EUI) targets.
Chief engineer David Okada (consultant Engineering Economic Inc. present) and district operations staff explained the EUI results…
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