Nenana City School District

District Environmental Health, Efficiency, and Resiliency Plan

NCSD HER Plan - Purpose

The purpose of Nenana City School District’s Environmental Health, Efficiency, and Resiliency Plan is to:

• Increase facility operating efficiencies through the reduction of fuel and energy consumption
• Increase facility environmental health through an increase in air quality and decrease in the presence of toxic chemicals
• Increase facility resiliency through the addition of operational redundancies to insure heat, energy, and water supply in emergency situations

NCSD HER Plan - Facilities

The facilities impacted by this plan include:

• Nenana City School
• Nenana Student Living Center
• Nenana City School District Office Building
• Nenana City School District Woodshop

HER Plan Focus - Increase Efficiencies

Nenana City School District commits to decreasing fuel consumption of District-owned facilities 30% by 2030. NCSD intends to:

• Develop a District awareness campaign by 2024, to be implemented by 2025
• Conduct an energy audit on all District facilities by 2025
• Wherever feasible, install smart meters to track fuel consumption and output rates
• Connect District properties to the City of Nenana’s biomass plant by 2025
• Replace all aging, inefficient pumps and motors with high efficiency pumps and motors by 2028
• Replace all aging, inefficient boilers with high efficiency boilers by 2030
• Where feasible, electrify appliances
• Replace old insulation and add more effective insulation and siding/roofing on District facilities by 2030

HER Plan Focus - Increase Efficiencies

Nenana City School District commits to decreasing energy consumption of District-owned facilities 20% by 2030. NCSD intends to:

• Develop a District awareness campaign by 2024, to be implemented by 2025
• Replace all existing non-LED lighting with high efficiency LED lighting by 2030
• Automate all facility lighting with motion sensors and timers by 2030
• Develop a plan for on-site energy generation by 2025
• Explore renewable energy options that are cost effective in the short, medium, and long term
• Explore selling energy back to utilities
• Explore utilizing electric appliances in conjunction with or supplemental to non-electric appliances
• Implement on-site energy generation plans by 2030

HER Plan - Increase Facility Health

In order to provide a safe and healthy learning and working environment, Nenana City School District commits to increasing the environmental health of District facilities. NCSD intends to:

• Install HVAC systems in all District facilities that include MIRV-13 or better filtration of 100% of facility air by 2030
• Calibrate HVAC systems to maintain neutral or positive air pressure in all District facilities by 2026
• Eliminate all highly toxic environmental chemicals in District facilities, including proper disposal, by 2028

HER Plan - Increase Facility Resiliency

In order to provide a continuity of services and emergency community shelter and services, Nenana City School District commits to increasing the resiliency of District facilities. NCSD intends to:

• Equip backup boilers in appropriate District facilities, and ensure existing backup boilers are operational by 2025
• Equip HVAC systems in appropriate District facilities with backup pumps and/or motors where appropriate, and ensure existing backup pumps and motors are operational by 2025
• Develop and implement an energy resiliency plan by 2024
• Explore and consider on-site energy generation and storage options
• Backup multi-fuel generators
• Renewable energy generation
• Explore and consider on-site water storage and heating options

HER Plan - Next Steps