Madison City Schools, AL: 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. Madison City School's portfolio consists of 16 buildings and 1.5 million square feet. Partner has improved energy performance by 14% from a 2014 baseline, making progress towards a goal of 20% by 2024.

Looking at the percent improvement in energy performance across all properties can provide insight into how an organization is saving energy. Madison City Schools has achieved energy performance improvement of greater than 10% at 11 of its properties. There is 1 property that has experienced an increase in Source EUI.  These properties 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. Madison City School'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 2014. The properties located near or below the 0% axis may present good opportunities for further savings.