External Resources

This resource, developed for the U.S. Department of Energy Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign, provides guidance on complementary measures that can be incorporated with a roof-top unit (RTU) replacement. The guidance includes information on cost, energy, and GHG savings if these measures are installed as a package. Sections 2.2.1 and sections 2.2.2 focus on networked thermostats.

This toolkit consists of multiple resources developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign that ran from 2013-2019. These resources include guidance on best practices that can help owners to take advantage of potential RTU energy savings.

As part of the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign that ran from 2013-2019, many resources were developed providing guidance on best practices for RTU replacements, retrofits, and operational strategies. For guidance specific to RTU controls, go to this page and scroll down to the section on “ADVANCED RTU CONTROLS & AUTOMATED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSTICS”.