Performance contracting enables us to manage our utility costs to keep the tax rate down and apply a larger portion of the budget to education. Our number one priority is the teaching and learning business. Johnson Controls didn't forget that. The district's decision was influenced by Johnson Controls technical expertise and willingness to work with the district to meet its needs. Most schools would take two to three days to switch over from heating to cooling and vice versa.
Classrooms are often very uncomfortable.
We have not had a single complaint in three years. Linda Bernal, energy management operator, adjusts the temperature of a classroom in another building from a centralized computer. This frees up time to do important preventive maintenance to increase the life expectancy of building physical plant equipment. Superintendent Guthrie feels the most notable aspect of the program is that the work was conveniently scheduled around the educational activities, causing only minimal disruption to the academic program. Inc. All rights reserved.