Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance

The Efficient and Healthy Schools Program provides direct technical assistance to participating K-12 schools and districts on topics related to energy efficiency, health, and resilience.

What's Technical Assistance? Personalized and tailored support and resources from subject matter experts in multiple categories, relevant to either implementation or planning efforts within schools or districts.

Please fill out the join form. We'll reach out to schedule an onboarding call.

If you have any questions, please email schools@lbl.gov. 


Technical Assistance Categories:

 

Graphic showing a list of technical assistance categories: general progra support, energy management, goal setting and planning, funding, indoor air quality, resilience, solar and renewables, and technologies and systems.


Methods:


1-1 Coaching

  • Document review to provide independent assessment of project plans, or suggestion to improve planning documents such as energy goals, retrofit plans, IAQ improvement plans
  • Talk through strategies to improve energy efficiency, health, and resilience


Resource Connections

  • Connect schools with partnering agencies - EPA (IAQ, ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®), ED (Green Ribbon Schools)
  • Point schools to funding - fed (ESSER, DOE grant), state, local, utility incentives, ESCO, etc.
  • Connect schools with subject matter experts
  • Provide a list of relevant technical resources (e.g., tools & guides, webinars)

Process:

Onboarding interview, then connected to resources

 

Follow up and meetings plus correspondence

 


Success Stories: