energy sustainability on campus

Energy Sustainability on Campus

Reduce Your Campus’ Energy Consumption

John Metras, University of British Columbia

David Helliwell, Pulse Energy

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Agenda

• Ecotrek Program: objectives,

implementation, results.

• Energy management on campus

• Future energy reduction plans and goals

• Q&A

• Total: 45 minutes

2 campuses: Vancouver and

Kelowna

48,000 students

Global leader in Clean Energy,

Forestry, Sustainable Urban

Development, Health Research,

Asian Studies

Kyoto targets achieved in 2007

in a context of 30% growth

The University of British Columbia

UBC Ecotrek Program

• Canada’s largest university

energy/water retrofit project

• $35M in energy and water retrofits

to 288 buildings

• Interior and exterior lighting

upgrades

• HVAC and BMS system upgrades

• Steam system refurbishment and

upgrades

• Energy management training for

ops staff

Ecotrek Objectives

• Reduce energy and water costs

• Minimize environmental impacts

• Reduce deferred maintenance backlog

• Improve building occupant comfort

Implementation Strategy

• Partnered with BC Hydro and internal stakeholders

• Negotiated performance contract including energy usage

baselines

• Started with small lighting retrofit to prove concept

Implementation Strategy, Continued

• Employed rigorous project controls and internal

coordination

• Created program name and logo

• Promoted successes to make partners look good

Ecotrek Results & Benefits

Compared to 2000 levels, in 2007/2008 Ecotrek had achieved:

• 23% reduction of energy consumption per m2

• 35% reduction of water consumption per m2

• 23% reduction of GHG emissions per m2

• 86% reduction in NOx emissions

• $15-20M reduction in deferred maintenance

• Improved indoor air quality

• Enhanced reputation for leadership in sustainability

Energy Management

• Technical training for operations staff (EcoTrek)

• Energy dashboard pilot programs (Pulse Energy)

– Phase 1: Dashboard for building users

– Phase 2: EM software for operations staff

Energy Management, Continued

• Kill-a-Watt meter program

• Energy management policy

• Continuous optimization program (BC Hydro)

– Pilot program to audit, retrofit and monitor campus buildings

Future Plans

• Smart Energy Grid Project

– Biomass and alternative energy

– Steam to hot water conversion

– Continuous Optimization

• Goal to reduce carbon emissions by 33% by 2015, 67% by

2020 and 100% by 2050

• Reduce or avoid carbon tax and emission off-set costs

($3.3M/year)

Biomass Demonstration

UBC Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Project

Building: Four story CLT building

Gross Power: 1.95 MWe for export

Net Thermal: 8000 lbs/hr for district heating

CO2 Red: 4,000 tpy of GHG reduction

Continuous Optimization

• The UBC Continuous Optimization Program is targeting a

10% reduction in energy consumption and GHG emissions

by 2015

• Optimization (audits and re-commissioning), Monitoring,

Targeting and Reporting, Sustainable Behaviors.

• Measurement & verification of results with Pulse Energy’s

software

UBC Path to Carbon Neutrality

Smart Energy

Grid/

Continuous

Optimization

Biomass and

alternative

energy

Steam to

hot water

conversion

2007 2010 2015?

Pulse Energy Management Software

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