Green Schools
Preparing Your Green School for Efficient Hot
Water Delivery:
The Keltech Tankless Advantage
If you are in the
process of designing a green school or trying to get more LEED
points for your program’s
certification, you need to consider a Keltech electric tankless
water heating solution as part of your overall strategy to
reduce energy and natural resource consumption.
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THE SMART CHOICE FOR HOT WATER HEATING
Regardless of whether your green school
project is a new build or a renovation, Keltech tankless
water heaters are a natural and smart choice for installation
in all schools that want to reduce the use of natural resources
and lower operating costs. Here’s why Keltech tankless
water heaters make sense: Hot water use in schools is sporadic
not continuous. So there’s no reason to heat water
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REDUCE UNNECESSARY RESOURCE USE
By design, the Keltech tankless water
heating solution reduces the unnecessary consumption
of natural resources and energy. Our electric tankless
water heaters only draw energy when there is a demand
for hot water. Without hot water demand there's no electricity
cost and no unnecessary use of resources. When there
is demand, the Keltech tankless water heater quickly
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DON’T
JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
study, "Energy Design
Guidelines for High Performance Schools" (p.38), encourages
the use of tankless water heaters.
The ASHRAE study, "Advanced
Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings Service Water Heating
Section" (pp.149-151) also encourages the installation of tankless water heaters and
recognizes their energy efficient nature and lower life cycle
costs. The report identifies the range of varying water heating
needs and temperatures for lavatories, kitchens, locker rooms,
science labs, workshops, art rooms and vocational rooms. Because
hot water demand in schools varies by room or activity, Keltech
tankless water heaters may be the best solution to meet those
needs.
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The publication, "School Operations and
Maintenance: Best Practices for Controlling Energy Costs, A Guidebook
for K-12 School System Business Officers and Facilities Managers" (pp.51-67),
notes that HVAC and lighting consume the most energy in a typical
school. Water heating is the third largest consumer of energy.
It’s clear from this publication that the biggest opportunity
to lower costs and save energy is by reducing or eliminating
unnecessary use.
KELTECH TANKLESS WATER HEATING SOLUTIONS REDUCE
UNNECESSARY RESOURCE USE AND LOWER OVERALL OPERATING COSTS
The
Keltech tankless solution reduces the unnecessary consumption
of natural resources and energy. It heats water only when activated.
It doesn’t require new policies and procedures to reduce
unnecessary resource use; it’s so simple and easy to use
that no one has to remember to turn it on or turn it off.
Regardless
of whether your green school project is a new build or a renovation,
a Keltech tankless water heater is a simple and efficient way
to save energy and natural resources.
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HELPFUL LINKS:
Build Green Schools
http://www.buildgreenschools.org
USGBC: LEED
for Schools
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1586
Building
Technologies Program: EnergySmart Schools Home Page
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energysmartschools
Advanced
Energy Design Guide for K-12 Schools (PDF)
http://www.ashrae.org/publications/page/1604
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