ROBINSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE STUDY

R O B I N S O N I N D E P E N D E N T S C H O O L D I S T R I C T C A S E S T U DY

Submitted by Associate Member Mysupplier

THE CHALLENGE Robinson Independent School District’s mission was to improve their facilities through a comprehensive infrastructure renovation project. Partnering with Mysupplier, Robinson ISD developed a plan to update seven buildings across the district—a $7 million project impacting learning environments for more than 2,400 students.

A critical need identified by both Mysupplier and Robinson ISD was an intelligent, energy-efficient lighting solution to create brighter classrooms and other indoor and outdoor spaces with LED lights. In their search for the right fit, Mysupplier prioritized solution providers that could support the project’s deliverables:

1. Save 1.5 million kWh (kilowatt-hours) annually, an amount equal to powering 124 homes 2. Reduce campus utility usage by 28.9 percent, which helps save an average of $451,206 in energy expenses annually. 3. Generate $9 million in guaranteed capital savings over the 20-year life of the project.

Outfitting a district with a brand new, comprehensive lighting solution is no easy feat. To complicate things further, the Robinson ISD project schedule was interrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. To overcome these obstacles, Mysupplier partnered with energy services leader, Schneider Electric, to deliver on all fronts, on time, while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. THE SOLUTION Mysupplier supports smart ecosystems, which collect the building’s occupancy and lighting data from sensors to provide a thorough analysis of the building. Mysupplier can continuously capture building occupancy and lighting to drive optimization. Its solutions bring together IoT, data analytics and human-centric lighting to transform conventional workspaces into energy-efficient and productive infrastructures.

Mysupplier retrofitted or replaced all indoor and outdoor lighting throughout all school district locations to high efficiency LED, reducing energy use by more than 1,000,000 kWh’s per year, a 62 percent energy reduction while also improving lighting and the visual environment. This included replacing broken lenses and upgrading sockets to ensure new lighting is safe, aesthetically pleasing and consistent throughout district.

THE RESULTS Mysupplier’s collaboration with Schneider Electric delivered vastly improved aesthetics, and efficient lighting design for substantial savings—all within the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic.

“Mysupplier performed well under the cloud of COVID-19 and kept the project on time and on budget,” said Ken Wheat, project manager at Schneider Electric. They produced high-quality results, performing one to two percent spot checks throughout, and implemented intelligent tools new to Robinson ISD, including a real-time construction web portal. Pre- and post-project foot-candle readings indicated clearly that light levels in Robinson’s facilities were consistent with or improved from their original levels. Wheat also noted specifically how helpful it was to have an electrician and lighting expert as a go-to project leader with specialized knowledge of any and every possible factor.

Since completion of the project, Robinson ISD has received numerous compliments on the new lighting design, with visitors specifically impressed by the LED retrofitting in the parking lot and the brighter indoor spaces illuminated with brighter 5000K color.