Resource Conservation Managers

Resource Conservation Managers in the Seattle Schools have developed an innovative Shared Savings Program which compares utility use school by school across the district. Schools earn a financial award for conserving energy, water or solid waste compared to the previous year or by meeting their conservation goals. 80 out of 84 schools were awarded funds totaling $84,875. The Resource Conservation Manager in the Lake Washington School District has documented energy savings over five years. The graphs are cool! We ask the question, "What if a school district's annual RCM report was used in every classroom as part of a Local Living Textbook so that students could practice science, technology, engineering, math and civics with real data?