Resource Conservation
Management
Your Name, RCM
District or Agency Name
Introduction
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What is Resource Conservation
Management?
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Energy Savings
Water and Sewer Savings
Garbage Reduction
Recycling and Composting
Components of an Effective
RCM Program
Top Level Commitment and Support
 Resource Accounting
 Building Operating Guidelines
 Reporting and Promoting
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Top Level Commitment and
Support
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Resource
Conservation
Management
Policy/Resolution
• Commitment to RCM
• Set overall goals of
the RCM Program
• Roles and
responsibilities of
key personnel
• Shared savings
Resource Accounting
Select an Accounting Tool, and Collect
and Input Data
 Obtain Rate Schedules from Utilities,
Garbage Haulers and Recyclers
 Analyze Data and Make
Recommendations
 Document Building/Facility Baselines
 Establish a Process for Maintaining
Resource Accounting
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Building Operating Guidelines
Establish Building/Facility RCM Teams
 Interview Building Operators and Audit
Buildings
 Establish a Recycling Effort
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Reporting and Promoting
Develop a Reporting Schedule
 Encourage Participation
 Provide Feedback
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Resource Conservation
Management
Fiscally
Responsible Facility
Management
Good Environmental Stewardship of
Facility Resources