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UES Measures Standard protocols list Demand Response Technologies Supporting Documents Propose a measure or standard protocol Proposed measures and status Whole Building Efforts

Subcommittees

  • Agricultural Irrigation
  • Air Source Heat Pumps
  • Commercial HVAC
  • Compressed Air
  • Connected Thermostats
  • Demand Response
  • Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Duct Sealing
  • Guidelines
  • Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • Implementers Group
  • Market Analysis
  • Natural Gas Subcommittee
  • New Homes Standard Protocol
  • Non-Residential Lighting
  • Operations
  • Pump Systems
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Residential Behavior
  • Residential Lighting
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • Small and Rural Utilities
  • Statistical Methods
  • Whole Building Subcommittee
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School Weatherization

At a Glance

Status 
active
Fuel type 
dual fuel
Sector 
commercial
Applications 
weatherization
Sunset date 
Jul 31, 2025

Weatherization involves a number of individual measures aimed at improving the insulation levels, and efficiency of a building, in this case a school.  For this measure it refers to installation of envelope improvements in an elementary, middle, or high school. This includes attic insulation, wall insulation and window retrofits.    

Workbook

Latest Version

School Weatherization v4.0

File School Weatherization v4.0
Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
Date 
Apr 18, 2022
Version number 
4.0

Past Versions

version date document
3.2
Sep 27, 2021
File School Weatherization v3.2
Reran through ProCost 3.1.05 to correct for minor error
3.1
Aug 21, 2020
File School Weatherization v3.1
QC complete.
3.0
Jul 21, 2020
File School Weatherization v3.0
Approved at the July 2020 RTF Meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
2.3
Jan 24, 2017
File School Weatherization v2.3
QC review complete.
2.2
Jun 29, 2016
File ComWeatherizationSchool_v2_2.xlsm
Updated to 7th Plan format and assumptions. Currently undergoing QC.
2.1
May 28, 2015
File ComWeatherizationSchool_v2_1.xlsm
Delivery verification checklist added.
2.0
Apr 28, 2014
File ComWeatherizationSchool_v2_0.xlsm
QC review complete.
1.1
Mar 20, 2014
File ComWeatherizationSchool_v1_1.xlsm
Original workbook. Currently undergoing QC.
Supporting Documents
File School Weatherization Potential

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
July 21, 2020
RTF Meeting: July 21, 2020

Approved Measure Updates

Decision Details

Approve updates to the School Weatherization UES as presented:

  • Update the distribution efficiencies:
    • Gas furnace to 80%
    • Gas boiler to 90%
    • ASHP to 70%
    • Electric furnace to 80%
    • WSHP to 70%, and
  • Keep the Category at Small Saver
  • Keep the Status at Active
  • Set the sunset date to July 2025 
Decided 
June 23, 2020
RTF Meeting: June 23, 2020

Extend Sunset Dates

Decision Details

Extend the sunset dates for the New Homes Standard Protocol and School Weatherization UES measures to September 2020.

Decided 
December 17, 2019
RTF Meeting: December 17, 2019

Extend Sunset Date

Decision Details

Extend the sunset date for the following measures to June 2020:

  • Efficient Pumps UES
  • New Homes Standard Protocol
  • Multifamily Weatherization UES
  • School Weatherization UES
Decided 
March 19, 2019
RTF Meeting: March 19, 2019

Extend Sunset Dates

Decision Details

Extend the sunset date for the following measures as follows:

  • Compressor Head Fan Motor Retrofit to ECM UES to July 2019
  • ECMs for Display Cases to July 2019
  • Multifamily Weatherization to December 2019
  • School Weatherization to December 2019
Decided 
May 12, 2015
RTF Meeting: May 12, 2015

Approve measure update

Decision Details

Adopt the delivery verification guidance, and related specification changes, as presented for the following UES measures:Single Family Existing HVAC measures; Residential Clothes Washers; Residential Clothes Dryers; New Construction ENERGY STAR WA; New Construction ENERGY STAR OR; Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning; School Weatherization; Grocery ECMs for Walk Ins; Industrial and Agricultural Green Motor Rewind; Grocery Door Gasket Replacements.

Decided 
March 18, 2014
RTF Meeting: March 18, 2014

Approve measure update

Decision Details

Approve the UES measure Weatherization in Schools to 'Small Saver' category with 'Active' status and a sunset date of March 31, 2019.

Small/rural Checklist

Latest Version

October 2016 School Weatherization Small/Rural Checklist

File October 2016 School Weatherization Small/Rural Checklist
Date 
Oct 4, 2016

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