This project involved retrofitting an existing portable classroom at West Jr. High School in Boise, Idaho. The classroom was constructed by students in a shop class in 1972 and retrofitted during the summer of 2001. Construction differences between the original and new classrooms are listed in the table below. Also see the comments from an instructor at the school posted below.

BAIHP team members involved with the project include:

Idaho Department of Water Resources
Boise School District
Washington State University Energy Program
Pacific Northwest National Labs
Avista Corporation
Florida Solar Energy Center

All data is downloadeddaily to FSEC via modem. Data summaries can be accessed online at the InfoMonitors web site. Detailed data queries and graphs can also be generated through FSEC's WebGet database.

An instructor in the portable had this to say about the project:

Room 40 is now "wired" as a part of a state and federal study of energy consumption in portable classrooms. You can use this site to monitor how much energy is being used for lights, heat, outlets, air conditioning, and overall. It is also possible to track temperature, humidity and room usage during the day. I spent some time playing with it
and found it quite interesting. It's possible to check the effect of changing the thermostat, turning out the lights, and turning off the computers on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. I can even tell if the janitor came in and what days I showed a movie. The results will be used to gauge actual energy usage in a "real classroom" and to
make recommendations as to what energy saving efforts may be most effective.