Challenge The aging, unreliable boilers at two Osseo area elementary schools were in need of replacement. In addition, the district’s obsolete controls system offered no scheduling or monitoring capabilities, causing facility managers to take a problem-resolution-based approach to daily operations, rather than a proactive building management approach. Although the school district had access to a pool of State and Federal funds, they were required to use the money to design, advertise work, select contractors, and get projects completed within a short timeframe. The district often found that by the time they had a contractor on board, they had run out of time to get the work done. Osseo Area Schools sought a fast solution to their upgrade needs. Solution Faced with completing the critical

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