A World of Connections

• 96) Chester 24th Annual Science Fair with 40% K-8 student participation, schedule, layout, exhibitors, history,  menu, web registration system, project summary, prepared by Edward H. Brzezowski, March 6, 2004

• 95) Analysis: NJ Clean Energy Renewable Energy Projects, All Projects:  Final Cost, Owner Cost, Rebate % Final Cost, <100KW Final Cost, Owner Cost, <20KW Final Cost, Owner Cost, Excel spreadsheet, prepared by Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., February 4, 2004, see also 1, 2

• 94) Overview: NJBPU Clean Energy and NJEDA Reduced Energy Demand Options (REDO) Program, For Local Government Agencies and Schools, prepared by Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., February 4, 2004, see also 1, 2

• 93) New Jersey Schools LEED the Way, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., article published in the July 2003 issue of HPAC Engineering

• 92) Interactive SMET EnergyLab EnergyLab is an interactive educational system that allows students to learn about SMET (Science, Math, Engineering & Technology) using the architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and information technology operations of a building... May to October 2003 Desktop and Mobile EnergyLab prototype development...  Photos: under construction 1, 2, 3, and Level 1 prototype to Level 2,  Sample data: dimmable compact fluorescent vs. incandescent 1, 2 <see also MrFi.Net> ... ExpoFloor Update: On Sunday, February 22, 2004, the Interactive EnergyLab project received the PSMA 2003 Education Award at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, see also related PSMA Newsletter, PSMA Update and The EnergyLab Project

• 91) Sustainable Facility Operations..., Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 30, 2003

• 90) Sustainable Energy Future, What if? EarthDay 2003 and Beyond, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 22, 2003

• 89) Real-time Data from Renewable Energy Installations on K-12 Schools, work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 22, 2003

• 88) Sustainable Energy Optimization, Zero Energy Building, Building as a Power Plant, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 20, 2003, see also 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

• 87) SnapShot: Iowa Spirit Lake Community School District, Wind Turbine Emergy/Energy Flow Diagrams, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 18, 2003, see also 1, 2, 3

• 86) Emergy Diagrams for Solar Photovoltaic System and Ground Source Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E, April 15, 2003,  see also 1, 2, 3, 4

• 85) High Performance Schools - Opportunities for renovation and new construction projects under the LEED™ rating system and the New Jersey Governors Executive Order 24, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., (Submitted to HPAC Engineering, March 12, 2003, add SIDEBAR, April 4, 2003, expand SIDEBAR for Rainwater Harvesting and Microturbine/Absorber , May 12, 2003), copy in PDF format

• 84) Renewable "oilseed-based" Biofuels - What if?, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 10, 2003

• 83) Biomass energy conversion, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 4, 2003

• 82) Snapshot: Biomass/Biofuel... A renewable and sustainable energy process, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E, February 15, 2003

• 81) Total Information Awareness - Energy Systems, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 2, 2003. See also Forio, U.S. Oil Policy Simulation and USDOE EIA Energy Model

• 80) Total Information Awareness - Energy Systems, Residential: Power and Heat/Cool Applications "A"-"D", "E"-"I", Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., December 18, 2002, see also 1, 2

• 79) Total Information Awareness - Energy Systems, Transportation Applications... Source to End Use, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., December 17, 2002, see also 1, 2

• 78) Hydrogen... The Freedom Fuel, U.S. Department of Energy - National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., December 16, 2002, see also 1, 2, 3, 4

• 77) Micropower, small scale, "tabletop test" setup generating electrical power and hydrogen using a reversible proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell powered by a solar cell... requiring only sunlight and water, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 26, 2002

• 76) What if? We understood and utilized the real-time information of our central heating, cooling and power plants for optimum performance and energy use, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 23, 2002

• 75) US Energy Sources to End Use for 2002 and 2025, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 21, 2002, See also EIA Early Release of the Annual Energy Outlook 2003, and Science Magazine, November 1, 2002 issue article entitled "In Search of Future Energy Solutions"_    _ _

• 74) Snapshot of Real-time Performance for the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA on Tuesday,  November 19, 2002, see also 1, 2, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 20, 2002, See also Santa Rita Jail Photovoltaic Project website, the largest US solar project as of this date at 1.18MW, with 9,726 tiles, at 130,000SF covering 3 acres of rooftop

• 73) Snapshot of "Energy related" newsfeeds from mid-November 2002 Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 17, 2002

• 72) National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), 2001 Annual Report to the President of the United States (See page 19 of this pdf file) and ongoing programs/projects

• 71) Building as a Learning Tool - The lost book of connections,  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 28, 2002

• 70) Building as a Learning Tool - Examples of Implementation Techniques and Concepts..., DRAFT work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 26, 2002

• 69) Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology - A "Building-Centric" Snapshot through Time..., DRAFT work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 25, 2002

• 68) Knowledge, in a world of one line, or one minute "sound bytes", An engineering perspective to a world of connections, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 18, 2002

• 67) School Controls: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, Technology may be different, but issues are the same, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 16, 2002, see also October 2002 issue of HPAC Engineering, "Control Freaks" column (for original draft, see also link 58 below)

• 66) Science, Math, Engineering and Technology - 6 Unit Linkage Diagram, DRAFT work-in-progress,  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., created September 7, 2002, last revised October 22, 2002, see also the synergy/adjacency or multi-use of these specialized spaces ... Potential Facility Impact: Integrated K-12 Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Program, related links The College of NJ,  Children Design & Engineering,  TIES and Project based learning resources 1, 2

• 65) Based on educational specifications and construction documents, school buildings have been designed to meet basic educational needs and create functional spaces (i.e. the design process of curriculum to space). We now have the opportunity to make the buildings themselves teaching tools, "Building as a Learning Tool, How can you build one?",  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 5, 2002 

• 64) Examples of "Building as a Learning Tool",  a.k.a. "Experimental Structure", "Architecture as Education", "Architecture as a Learning Tool", "Buildings that Teach", "Buildings that Teach Sustainability", "Building as Demonstration", "Live Building", "Visible School", "Built Environment as a Theme for Investigation", "Schools that Teach", ...  <more> 

University of Colorado 1, 2, Queens' University - Integrated Learning Centre 3, 4, Sir Sandford Fleming College - Applied Computing and Engineering Sciences  5, 6, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology 7,  University of Wisconsin Engineering Centers 8, 9,  Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center 10, 11,  annotated list prepared by  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 5, 2002 and last updated September 30, 2002

• 63) Snapshot of Summer 2002: Major changes in our weather patterns.... some first hand results...? Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., August 15, 2002, related links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

• 62) Historically, school buildings have been designed to meet basic educational needs and create functional spaces. We now have the opportunity to make the buildings themselves teaching tools, Building as a Learning Tool, Knowledge - "things that can could think",  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., August 10, 2002 

• 61) Students using their "built environments" as themes for investigation, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., August 10, 2002. See also Building as a Learning Tool and Integrated Teaching and Learning University of Colorado at Boulder and reference documents (pdf format) 1, 2

• 60) A Guide to Web-Based Facilities Operation: Do more with less by using Web-based anywhere information to amplify your existing building operational resources (Engineered Systems, August 2002) copy in PDF format see page 20

• 59) The Approaching Energy Crisis, 11x17 graphic summary, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., August 1, 2002 from reference articles in the July 27, 2002 issue of EVWorld and original five part series in Albuquerque Tribune Insight & Opinion, part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 58) School Controls - Seeing the forest through the trees. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., July 10, 2002. (Submitted to HPAC Engineering) copy in PDF format

• 57) Morris County K-12 Schools, Lego Resources and Competition website, competition coverage, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., June 5, 2002.

• 56) What if? Thoughts and Examples of Building Energy Use (copy in pdf format), Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 19, 2002

• 55) Building Energy Usage, Impact of Energy by Time graphic 1 2, Energy Cycle for a properly operating building, Dependent and Independent Variables, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 18, 2002

• 54) Sampling of "real time" data, Sunny Day, Rainy Day, Impact of energy use by weather, occupied/unoccupied building (66,000 SF), HVAC controls..., Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 17, 2002

• 53) HVAC - Scheduled/Deferred Maintenance and Capital Outlay Issues, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 8, 2002

• 52) Sampling of "real time" data. Impact of energy use by weather, occupied/unoccupied building (165,000 SF), HVAC controls..., Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 8, 2002

• 51) District Global Connections, Integrated Needs and Opportunities, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 8, 2002

• 50) Knowledge Management Systems and Computer or Web-based Training, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 11, 2002. (Submitted to HPAC Engineering and Automated Buildings) copy in PDF format, copy online in the May 2002 issue of AutomatedBuildings.com

• 49) Energy... back in the limelight, What then now? graphic 1, 2, 3, 4, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 10, 2002. U.S. Energy Flow  1, 2, World Energy Use to Increase 60% by 2020

• 48) Modular Audio, Video and Digital Connectivity Schematic, detail, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 5, 2002.

• 47) Paterson Public Schools -- Metro Paterson Academy for Communications and Technology (MPACT), North Jersey Robotic Competition, work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 24, 2002.

• 46) NJ Schools: NJAC 6.24 Routine vs. Required Maintenance and the M-1/M-2 Forms, How does this come together?  graphic 1, 2, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 20, 2002.

• 45) School Facility Condition Report Cards, facility manager version, parent version, work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 12, 2002. 

• 44) Chester Township Schools, 22nd Annual Science Fair, 5 year history, project types, web site/links, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 8, 2002.

• 43) EFCFA What's Left? (Jan., Feb., Mar.), Tasks who does what, by phase?, NJ Education Facilities Construction and Financing Act (EFCFA), S200, P.L. 2000, c.72,  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 2002.

• 42) An interesting and timely editorial in the Jan-Feb. 2002 issue of The Home Shop Machinist on the needs for Vocational as well as Technology Education in our schools today.

• 41) HPAC Engineering K-12 Schools web resources article (PDF), links, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 2002 

• 40) Morris County K-12 Schools, Lego Resources and Competition website, work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 18, 2002.

• 39) EnergyLab, To help others build the next generation of "technology rich" and sustainable, hi-performance schools. These are facilities that improve the learning environment while being an integral part of it and offer opportunities for life-long learning in science, math, technology, architecture, and engineering. They also save energy, resources, and money during the 20-year plus life-cycle of these buildings that are the center of our 21st century communities,  Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., Circa August 2001.

• 38) University of Wisconsin - Madison, WebQuest: Successfully Planning, Designing and Implementing Telecommunication and Building Technology in Schools, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., July 12, 2001

• 37) The Impact of Facilities on Learning, a series of two (2) drawings, Enhance/Hinder Learning, Curriculum to Space/Buildings & Grounds, a work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., July 17, 2001

• 36) Bringing it All Together, facilities, technology, educational and community programs and needs ..., a work-in-progress, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 12, 2001

• 35) NJ School Construction Needs - History in the Making, A sampling of data analysis as New Jersey begins it's monumental school construction program concurrently with the completion of Five Year Long Range Facility Plans and release of Comparative School Costs... a work in progress..., Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 24, 2001. 

• 34) LivingLab, bringing live data from the field into student, teacher, technician and facility personnel's desktop or portable PC via a virtual representation of a physical 3 ring organizer... complete with indexed and hypertext'd web support and resources, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 17, 2001. 

• 33) NJ School 2001 Costs, O&M $/Student vs. Enrollment, $/Student vs. Enrollment, O&M $/Student trend, and based on sampling of 127 buildings O&M $/Student vs. Capital Needs $/Student, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., circa March 2001.

• 32) U.S. K-12 Public School Needs, Vision and Reality on a collision course ... a time for Public-Private-partnerships (3P)?  DRAFT ... work in progress, prepared by Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., February 21, 2001.

• 31) Facilities on Fridays - Winter 2001 Conference January 26, 2001

• 30) Multi-use Podium and Presentation System, using digital projector with podium based laptop, document camera, VCR/DVD and cable feeds, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 5, 2001. 

• 29) Demonstration Telepresence/Teleoperator Project, using standalone $150 credit card sized, Java enabled webservers with onboard digital I/O and Ethernet RJ-45 connections, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 24, 2000 (under construction)

• 28) Low-Cost Web-based Monitoring and Control Systems, bridging the gap between facilities, technology and educational programs, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., September 9, 2000 (a working document)

• 27) NJ Education Facilities Construction and Financing Act (EFCFA), S200, P.L. 2000, c.72, Analysis, Highlights and Graphics, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., July 30, 2000 

• 26) Science Technology Courtyard from "Blue Sky to Reality", technology infrastructure, and technology details, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., July 10, 2000 

• 25) School Maintenance and Operating Costs for typical Elementary, Middle and High School, $/SF and % of Replacement Value, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., February 20, 2000 and revised July 31, 2001

• 24) ..from the archives, circa 1991-92, America 2000 - School Energy and Environment (SEE), Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 18, 2000 

See also this response letter dated May 23, 1980, from the Technology Application Center at the University of New Mexico, in reference to a funding request to start an online system for disseminating solar energy information. 

• 23) Community-Based Technology Training Center and Business Incubator, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 16, 2000

• 22) Bragg School rocket class with "RealMedia" video, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., December 8, 1999.

• 21) GPU presentation on Performance Contracting, 21st Century Partnership with Education, September 22, 1999 

• 20) NCEF PowerPoint presentation May 20-21, 1999

• 19) Mobile Interactive Classroom Distance Learning and Presentation System, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 21, 1999 

• 18) Layout for a proposed Geothermal Energy Lab with Internet based read-only Energy Kiosk, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., December 15, 1998, sample "real time" screen for energy kiosk developed on January 3, 2001

• 17) Volunteer effort, technology raffle to raise funds for a local school district instead of relying on e-rate, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 21, 1998

• 16) Multi-media trip over the Internet using cable modem for local school board presentation, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 17, 1998

• 15) Layout for a proposed middle school professional development center, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., November 6, 1998

• 14) Front graphic view of 21st Century Classroom, A/V and Internet Connectivity Package, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., June 7, 1998, revised September 12, 2000

• 13) New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, Integration of Technology into the Classroom, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 23, 1998 

• 12) 21st Century School Organization Links, showing an technology organization structure for a larger school district with the various tasks and responsibilities, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., April 5, 1998 

• 11) 21st Century School Technology Structure, showing how the various departments and technology systems within a school district connect together, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 23, 1998 

• 10) 21st Century School - Physical & Virtual Connectivity, showing the interconnected relationships from all levels of a school building, district, board and community, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 22, 1998  

• 9) Graphic 8-1/2x11 - New Jersey Schools Technology-Related Fund Sources, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., March 10, 1998 

• 8) Digital CCTV Video Surveillance Multi-Building Network Options, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 5, 1997 

• 7) NetDay Activities Lead to The Intelligent Building Before the Year 2000, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 26, 1997 

• 6) Integrated Infrastructure Upgrade, fire alarm, energy management, security, voice, data and video, September 27, 1996, revised January 26, 1997,   Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E.  

• 5) Example of a redundant network using a collapsed 10/100M Ethernet backbone 

• 4) NetDay sample facility department preparation and coordination (24 steps)  Sample field survey form  What's included in a typical NetDay wiring kit NetDay requires more than cat5 cabling and data outlets as shown in this sketch of a main distribution frame telecommunications enclosure 

• 3) Facility Impact and Selected Excerpts of Core Curriculum Content Standards, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., May 8, 1996 

• 2) Operation and Maintenance of Plant, New Jersey Public School "facility related" administrative requirements as per NJ Administrative Code, Title 6, Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., January 18, 1996 and updated February 17, 2000 

• 1) Selected excerpts of the GAO School Condition Report(s), Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., circa 1995

See also FACILITIES

United States General Accounting Office (GAO)

• SCHOOL FACILITIES - Condition of America's Schools, February 1995, GAO/HEHS-95-61
• SCHOOL FACILITIES - States' Financial and Technical Support Varies, November 1995, GAO/HEHS-96-27
• SCHOOL FINANCE - Three States' Experiences With Equity in School Funding, December 1995, GAO/HEHS-96-39
• SCHOOL FACILITIES - Accessibility for the Disabled Still an Issue, December 1995, GAO/HEHS-96-73
• SCHOOL FACILITIES - America's Schools Report Differing Conditions, June 1996, GAO/HEHS-96-103

To access these and other General Accounting Office Reports Online via GPO Access http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

• Summary of Findings of Recent Studies on the School Infrastructure Problem, July 12, 1996, http://www.ed.gov/updates/con-gao.html
• Deteriorating School Facilities and Student Learning., May 1994, ED356564, http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed356564.html

The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities - NCEF

Click here to access this new online system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Library of Education, the NCEF acquires, manages, and disseminates information relating to educational facilities. Their mission is to serve as a resource for the nation's school personnel and allied professionals who plan, design, construct as well as maintain educational facilities.

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