ashrae level ii energy auditing program sustainability
TRANSCRIPT
GUILFORD COLLEGE
ASHRAE LEVEL II ENERGY AUDITING PROGRAM
sustainability
energy Cracking the Case for Facilities Management
Introductions Jon Varnell – Vice President for Administration Brett Hacker – Energy Manager
Approaching energy management
Traditional ESCO vs. In-House energy audits
Decision making and energy projects
Guilford College’s experience
Energy results
Questions
Triple Bottom Line Approach
People
Profit
Planet
Sustainability: Green House Gas: Energy Management
RefrigerantsSolid WasteTransportationNatural GasElectricAgricultural
Traditional ESCO Path
Long-Term
Shared Savings
Plan
Canned Reports?
Limited Ownership of
Savings
Ability to Know Your Facility?
Community Engagement
? Employee Knowledge Benefits?
Internal Process
Improvements?
Letter of Deficiencies
Create Your Own Path
Long Term
Success
Ownership•Report quality + use
• Identify all ECMs•Build contractor relationships
Facility Understanding•System interaction•Performance indicators
•Custom M+V
Community Engagement•Community awareness
•Behavior modification
Energy Savings•Keep all savings•Use savings to fund more energy projects
Employee Growth•Training•Expand knowledge
Process Improvement•Optimize efforts•Customer satisfaction
Capital Decision Making Benefits
Carbon
Energy Sav-ings
Programmatic Needs
Appearance
Safety/ADA
Maintenance
Guilford College’s Path
“Home Grown” Energy Audits
Guilford College’s Experience Hired in-house energy audit team
ARRA Grant recipient Sought outside professional guidance
Harvard University Green Building Services Conducted 35 ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits
98% of all facility square footage (700,000+ sq. ft.) 430 ECMs identified
Didn’t put the reports on the shelf Used a cohesive facility implementation approach Customized measurement and verification SAVINGS = More SAVINGS!!
Energy Project Cycle
Energy Projects
Identify
Implementation Approach
Measurement and Verification
Realize Savings
Guilford College Energy Use
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201155,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
75,000
80,000
85,000
90,000
MMBTU
16% Decrease
Ah-hah! moment
Questions