Providing Financial Solutions to the

Technical Needs of Public Schools

Helping K-12 Schools overcome Budget

Constraints and Aging Facilities

Challenges & Trends Facing K-12 Schools

Deferred

Systems

& Maintenance

Issues

Reduced

Funding

-Asked to do

More with Less Increased

Focus

on Outsourcing

Increasing

Complexity

of

Buildings/Systems

Budgeting

Unpredictable

Costs

Aging Facilities &

Infrastructure

Rising Energy

Costs

& Market Volatility

Sustainability &

Green Initiatives

Changing

Demand/

New Work Styles

Today more than ever, schools face greater pressures on

their General Fund and Fund Balance

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Supporting the Capital Funding Needs of

America’s Schools

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Financial solutions to the

technical needs of K-12

schools are now available for

schools across the United

States. K-12 schools can

benefit from programs that

convert guaranteed energy

and operational savings into

long-term capital funding to

help eliminate deferred

maintenance that enhances

the educational environment.

K-12 Schools Benefit from Financial and

Technical Solutions

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Harris County School District

Hamilton, Georgia

Altar Valley School District

Pima County, Arizona

Orange County Public Schools

Orange County, Virginia

Hitchcock Independent School

District Hitchcock, Texas

Murray County Schools

Chatsworth, Georgia

Butler Area School District

Butler, Pennsylvania

School districts across the United States have received millions of dollars in capital

funding for their facilities with little to no budget impact or tax increases!

Check out this sampling of success stories.

Harris County School District

Hamilton, Georgia

Altar Valley School District

Pima County, Arizona

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CHALLENGE • To improve aging mechanical infrastructure,

while staying within a very limited budget.

SOLUTION • New HVAC equipment with state-of-the-art

systems • High-efficiency LED lighting • Occupancy and energy management control

systems • Water consumption device retrofits

BOTTOM LINE

• More than $10 million in total guaranteed energy and operating savings

• Improved indoor environmental quality and lighting levels

• Reduced amount of water and energy consumed

CHALLENGE

• To fund HVAC system upgrades and lower utility

costs while maintaining the existing budget

without the need for program budget reductions.

SOLUTION

• Implemented energy-efficient HVAC upgrades

• Returned abandoned well to serve as new

irrigation system

• Installed web-based, automated energy system

BOTTOM LINE

• Guaranteed $732,000 in energy and operating

costs

• Improved facilities’ climate control in areas where

outside temperatures commonly surpass 100°F

• Saving $23,000 annually on fire suppression

services and campus irrigation produced by new

irrigation system

Orange County Public Schools

Orange County, Virginia

Hitchcock Independent School District

Hitchcock, Texas

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CHALLENGE

• To make critical infrastructure upgrades to

reduce operating costs and improve overall

efficiency without taxpayer burden

SOLUTION

• Division-wide lighting upgrades

• New HVAC systems with upgraded facility

controls

• High-efficiency boilers, water heaters, air

handlers, circulating pumps and air cooled

chiller

BOTTOM LINE

• $9.3 million in guaranteed energy and

operating savings over 15 years

• Improved indoor environmental quality

including comfort conditions, lighting levels and

increased fresh air supply

CHALLENGE

• To improve aging and ocean weathered HVAC

systems to lower operating costs and improve

overall comfort conditions for students and staff

SOLUTION

• Installed energy-efficient upgrades, control

systems and water conservation measures

• Performed district-wide, high-efficiency lighting

upgrades

BOTTOM LINE

• Guaranteed energy savings of $3.4 million over

15 years

• Created holistic, self-funding solution with no

upfront costs, immediate savings and leftover

budget to renovate unused cafeteria into a

modern culinary center

Murray County Schools

Chatsworth, Georgia

Butler Area School District

Butler, Pennsylvania

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CHALLENGE • To eliminate major deferred maintenance

issues and increase comfort while reducing

utility costs with little to no special funding

SOLUTION

• New state-of-the-art controls and energy

recovery units installed for proper air quality

• New mechanical systems, HVAC units, and

curbing for rooftops units and ongoing HVAC

maintenance

BOTTOM LINE

• Multi-phase project with guaranteed energy

and operating savings of more than $8 million

over the course of 10 years

• Self-funded program with no upfront costs and

immediate savings

CHALLENGE • To reduce operating expenses and find an

affordable, self-funding solution to increase comfort/indoor air quality of school administration building

SOLUTION

• Installed new AC system, high-efficiency boilers, building automation system and energy efficient lighting

• Esthetic improvements including interior paint, thermal pan windows, carpeting, roofing and new ceilings

BOTTOM LINE

• More than $900,000 in guaranteed energy and operating savings over 15 years; savings have exceeded projections every year since project completion

• Project required no taxpayer burden & provided additional money for reinvestment to address other district needs

Program Success Highlights

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• Created $32.3 million in total guaranteed energy savings for these

6 schools (millions more for others across the U.S.)

• Funded critical upgrades to HVAC, lighting, energy management control systems, windows, as well as water conservation measures

• Produced:

Improved indoor environmental quality and lighting levels

Reduced amount of water and energy consumed

No additional tax burden or impact to each school’s existing

budget!

Like many other schools across the nation, ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions

program provided financial solutions to the technical needs of these six schools.

Video: Providing Facility & Financial

Solutions for K-12 Schools Watch this video to see how ABM helps schools meet their facility needs without

increasing taxpayer burden, decreasing staff or cutting educational programs.

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Call 866-678-0783 to learn more about how ABM can help you fund facility improvements with zero budget impact, or:

Visit us at info.abm.com/K12-SuccessStories.html to read more success stories.

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