Dysart Unified School District 89, AZ: Energy performance

Better Buildings Challenge Partners strive to decrease portfolio-wide source energy use intensity (EUI) and to increase the percent improvement compared to a set baseline. Dysart School District's portfolio consists of more than 25 buildings and over 3 million square feet. Since 2011, Dysart School District has improved energy performance by 4%.

Looking at the percent improvement in energy performance across all properties can provide insight into how an organization is saving energy. Dysart School District's has achieved energy performance improvement of greater than 10% at 15 of its properties. Nine properties that have experienced an increase in Source EUI have been targeted for future energy efficiency improvements.

Property-level energy performance metrics, including EUI and percent improvement to date, are critical to track progress over time and identify opportunities for additional energy savings. Dysart School District's portfolio consists of properties with a wide range of baseline EUI values, most of which are from 100 to 200 kBtu/sq. ft. The majority of properties have shown energy improvement since 2011. The properties located near or below the 0% axis may present good opportunities for further savings.