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School Lighting Audit Action Plan Checklist

Learning Activity:

Based on your lighting audit results, develop a energy retrofit presentation that can be used to make lighting recommendations to school administrators.

Format:

  1. Identify the audience (“the decision makers”) to whom the presentation will be made.
  2. The action plan can be presented as a written paper, as a PowerPoint presentation, a video, or another method if agreed to by your teacher.
  3. The plan should meet the requirements of your teacher in terms of organization, spelling, punctuation, etc.


Content:

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1.
Identification of the area(s) in the school where the lighting will be retrofitted.
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2.
A description of the present lighting system in the identified area, what will be retrofitted and with what it will be replaced.
   
3.
A rationale for why the lighting needs to be retrofitted. This should include:
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a.
The efficiency of the existing lighting and retrofit lighting
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b.
The estimated lighting usage (hours/wk)
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c.
Costs for the retrofit
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d.
Estimated savings from implementing the retrofit
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e.
Method of estimating cost effectiveness (e.g. simple payback)


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