Knoxville Community School District
Knoxville, Iowa
Knoxville High School
Energy Performance:
Year Built:
1997
Square Footage:
125,000
Enrollment:
660 (Grades
rades 09
09-12)
Air Conditioned:
75%
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Heat pumps with air exchange
cooling tower/electric water boiler
T-8 light fixtures
South-facing roof monitors
Two-stage lighting system
Roof Insulation – R22
Single-story floor plan
Double pane low-E argon
windows
Delamped vending machines and
installed vending misers
Developed a written Energy Plan
Knoxville is a town of approximately 7,700 located in
south-central
central Iowa, some 25 miles southeast of Des
Moines. In 2005 the school district committed to
energy conservation
ion and efficiency by designating a
position for an Energy Manager.. The estimated EPA
energy performance rating has improved from 15 in
2005 to 62 in 2008. The High School has achieved a
35% reduction in total energy consumption.
Established occupied and
unoccupied temperature set points
for heating and cooling season.
Site Energy Use
BTU/(SF-Yr)
¢/(SF-Yr)
¢/(SF
National Average for Educational Buildings
83,100
122.0
Typical Iowa High School (Avg. 258 High Schools)
84,099
N/A
Knoxville High School
39,695
55.7
Created by: Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa
Funding provided by: Iowa Energy Center