Portland Public Schools

Portland Public School District, founded in 1851, is an urban k-12 school district located in Portland, OR. Serving over 47,000 students across 87 schools and three administration buildings, it is the largest school district in the Pacific Northwest. The district manages over 100 educational and support facilities and employees more than 6,000 employees. Responsible for the second largest acreage of property in the city just after Portland Parks and Recreation, the district manages a significant portfolio of Portland’s public buildings.

As a Better Buildings Challenge partner, Portland Public School District has committed to a 20% energy reduction goal by 2020 and will be working across its 90 owned and managed educational facilities totaling over 8 million square feet to improve energy efficiency. Portland Public Schools will strive to maximize energy savings and building energy efficiency by making effective and strategic use of Oregon’s SB1149 energy efficiency funds, recovery zone bonds, state and federal energy incentives and rebates, energy savings performance contracts, behavioral conservation, and a focus on improved building operations.

Implementation Model

Portland Public Schools: Hybrid Funding for Energy Efficiency Projects

Tools

Portland Facilities and Asset Project Manager Job Description

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Portland Project Summary Tracking Spreadsheet

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Portland Master M&V Spreadsheet

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Portland Oregon School Facilities Management Association Newsletter

Performance Data

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Leadership Commitments

Better Buildings Challenge

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