Tip Sheets & Tools
This page provides links to resources for Resource Conservation Managers.
General Tips & Tools
- Guide to RCM Program Success
- Conservation Management Guidebook – a guidebook from Oregon Department of Energy
Management Support and Commitment
- Sample resolution of commitment from management (.doc file)
- Sample memorandum of support (.doc file) from a school district superintendent
Policy & Mission Statements
- Sample program goal statement (.doc file)
- Natural Resource Conservation Policy (PDF file) and Procedures (PDF file), Seattle Public Schools
- (.doc file) Sample shared savings agreement (allocating dollar savings to RCM salary, individual facilities, etc.)
Facility Audit and Report
- Pre-Audit Data Request Form (.doc file)
- Pre-Site Visit Interview (.doc file)
- Building Operator Interview (.doc file)
- RCM Auditor’s Tool Kit (.doc file)
- RCM Audit Form (xls file)
- Facility Audit
- RCM Audit Report & Action Plan
- Audit Report Format (.doc file)
- Sample Walk-Through Waste Reduction Assessment (PDF file) (from King County Green Schools Program)
Resource Accounting
- Baseline Data Form (.doc file)
- Facility Survey Form (.doc file)
- Waste Characterization Guide (.doc file)
Utilities and Billing
- Billing and Consumption Fundamentals
- Electric Rate Fundamentals
- Demand Charges
- Understanding Power Factor
Resources/Awards for Facility Staff
- Start-up memo from RCM to staff (.doc file)
- Food Service Guide (.doc file) (suggestions for kitchen staff)
- Grounds Guide (.doc file) (suggestions for grounds staff)
- Facilities Operations Guide
- Maintenance Guide (.doc file)
- Night Set Back Calculator (.xls file)
- Summer Break Shutdown (.doc file)
- Winter Break Shutdown (.doc file)
- Spring Break Shutdown (.doc file)
- RCM Activities Calendar (.doc file)
- Sample Maintenance Award (.doc file)
Building Commissioning
- Commissioning Checklist (.doc file) for items that will impact energy and water use
- Oregon Office of Energy’s Commissioning for Better Buildings in Oregon website
- Commissioning for Better Buildings in Oregon (PDF file)
- Oregon’s Commissioning Toolkit
Tips for Communicating
- Sample PowerPoint presentation introducing an RCM program
- Get some tips on effective communication
Planning New/Remodeled Facilities
- Energy Management Control Systems
- Revised Code of Washington 39.35 Energy conservation in design of public facilities
- Energy Life Cycle Cost Analysis: Guidelines for Public Agencies in Washington State (PDF file)
RCM Fact Sheets
- Looking for Lighting Opportunities (PDF file)
- Assessing Energy Savings of New Products (PDF file)
- Determining Energy Savings with Micro-Loggers (PDF file)
- Resource Accounting Key to Savings (PDF file)
- Performance Contracting for School Districts (PDF file). An interview with Clint Lougheed, Washington Department of General Administration, 2005.
Other Programs Providing Related Assistance
- King County Green Schools Program
- Washington Department of General Administration Energy Services
- EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse
- Oregon Department of Energy RCM Support
- Colorado Springs School District Resource Conservation Management web site - an example from another state
- Federal Energy Management Program
- U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy