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Download full textCallahan, Michael P.; Parker, Danny S.; Sherwin, John R.; Anello, Michael T. – 1999
Findings are presented from a 2-year experiment exploring ways to reduce energy costs and improve the learning environment in Florida's 25,000 portable classrooms. Improvements were made in two highly instrumented portable classrooms in the following areas: installation of a T8 lighting system with electronic ballasts; a high efficiency heat pump…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Callahan, Michael P.; Parker, Danny S. – 1998
The Florida Department of Education is monitoring the energy use of two adjacent portable classrooms to compare their energy efficiency in a hot and humid climate and determine if they can be made more energy efficient either by retrofit or when the portables were constructed. This report provides the background of this research and describes the…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Audits
Callahan, Michael P.; Parker, Danny S.; Dutton, Wanda L.; McIlvaine, Janet E. R. – 1997
Florida has recently completed a survey of energy use and related physical and operational characteristics of the state's public schools. This report presents results from 1,298 surveys received (680 providing matching utility data) revealing that total energy costs for the Florida school system totaled $205 million in 1995. Other data show that…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement
