Resource Conservation Management

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Resource Conservation Management

• Your Name, RCM

District or Agency Name
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Introduction

• What is Resource Conservation Management?
• Energy Savings
• Water and Sewer Savings
• Garbage Reduction
• Recycling and Composting

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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

• Resource Conservation Management
  Policy/Resolution
• Commitment to RCM
• Set overall goals of the RCM Program
• Roles and responsibilities of key personnel
• Shared savings

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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