District-wide lighting improvements included replacing outdated fixtures with energy-efficient LEDs and adding control systems:

• Horlick High School and Gilmore Middle School pursued advanced lighting systems with occupancy/vacancy sensors and LED lighting.
• McKinley Middle School, the district warehouse, and Community Pathways also completed LED upgrades.
   

Several schools made HVAC system upgrades: 

• Starbuck International K-8 installed high-efficiency, condensing boilers.
• Horlick High School upgraded boilers and added Variable Frequency Drives.
• Gilmore Fine Arts and Fratt Elementary School made updates improving heating efficiency and system control.

RUSD incorporated energy-efficient designs and planning into the new construction and renovations of these buildings: 

• Schulte K-8 was newly constructed.
• Jerstad-Agerholm completed major renovations.
• Other schools, including Olympia Brown, Case High School, SC Johnson, Walden III, Gifford, Goodland Montessori, and Red Apple, benefited from energy modeling and design assistance.