climate smart training session #2 reducing your carbon footprint michelle bonner vice president and...

Climate Smart Training Session #2

Reducing Your Carbon FootprintMichelle Bonner

Vice President and Training Manager

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Climate Smart Training Session #2 ● October 22, 2013

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training session #2: objectives

Share progress on GHG emissions inventory

Gather ideas for emission reductions strategies

Identify and prioritize your top opportunities for reduction; leave with a list of 3–5

Hear how Climate Smart can help assess strategies

Generate ideas for building buy-in internally


GHG inventory principles

transparency

relevanceaccuracycompletene

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TRACC


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reduction workbook and matrix


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reduction workbook and matrix

Design products with recycling in mind; end-of-life recycling program

Purchase “Energy Star”-rated office equipment

Install solar PV system in Vancouver

“Turn it off” campaign

Ride-to-Work program

Electronic invoicing


reduction resources

websitesession 2

page

Metro Vancouver Resources

Power Smart ConservationPrograms

Fortis BC Conservation Programs

Green Fleets BC Vendor survey of web

conferencing tools Buy Smart BC . . . etc.


Video: Van Houtte Coffee Services, Pacific Region


emission-reduction focus

building efficiency

Collingwood Neighbourhood House electricity: lighting

main building annual savingsde-lamped parkade (~50%) 25% total electricitylighting retrofits 2.3 tonnes CO2e

behaviour change/awareness campaigns

$9,300 (2.8-year payback)


low-hanging fruit “turn-it-off” behaviour change

worthwhile investments retrofit old lighting use task lighting when

appropriate occupancy sensors LED exit signs photocell timers remove un-needed lamps

electricity: lighting


low-hanging fruit “turn-it-off” behaviour change enable power management

capabilities

worthwhile investments new Energy Star/EPEAT

equipment consider lap-tops rather than

desk-tops power bars on copiers,

printers, microwaves, etc.

electricity: office equipment


installed heat recovery and solar panels for domestic hot

water

~5.5 yearspayback period

$55,000 in natural gas

annual savings

heating water

150 tonnes CO2e

annual reductions


Freybe Gourmet Foods

savingsreduced work-week by 6

hours2% energy

lighting retrofits 400,000 kWh /year

changing boiler usage eliminates need for 2 of 3 boilers

15% natural gas

400+ tonnes CO2e

$75,000+all projects: immediate to 1.5 year payback period

annual savings


low-hanging fruit install programmable thermostats

(or low-tech alternative: appoint someone)

proactively maintain equipment weatherstrip doors and windows proper location of cooling equipment install ceiling fans

HeatingVentilationAirConditioning

building efficiency


worthwhile investments? what kind of heating/cooling system? how much control do you have? consult an expert

HVAC

building efficiency


daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally turn off lights, equipment adjust time clocks HVAC controls (e.g., daylight savings)

standard operating procedures

building efficiency

FortisBC Energy Efficiency & Conservation (EEC) Program Overview

Christina Treleaven, Energy Solutions Manager

June 18, 2013

Why Energy Efficiency?

Environment

Government Shareholder

Customer

Energy Consumption - Commercial

Space Heating - 51.9%

Auxilliary Equipment - 15.2%

Lighting - 12%

Auxilliary Motors - 9.9%

Water Heating - 8% Space Cooling - 2.4%Street Lighting - 0.6%

Incentive Programs

Efficient Boiler Program

Efficient Commercial Water

Heater Program

Efficiency a la carte

Custom Design New Construction

EnerTrackerProgram

Continuous Optimization

Program

Energy Assessment

Program

EEC Annual Energy Savings –Efficient Boiler Program, 2012

2,801Cars

1,484Cars

Cars

Total participants: 198

Incentives paid: $1,730,723.00

Gigajoule savings: 63,031 gj/yr.

equal to heating 630.31 homes

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,151.55 tCO2

equal to removing 787.89 cars off the road

Renewable Natural Gas

Designate 10% of your energy use as renewable natural gas

• Take advantage of a new way to reduce your environmental impact• Displace the use of fossil fuel natural gas with a carbon neutral,

renewable source of energy • Contribute to developing renewable and sustainable energy in B.C.• Compliment your other sustainability initiatives & be promoted within

your community

Reduce your carbon footprint by 10%

Natural gas for transportation

Benefits of natural gas vehicles:

• Natural gas fuel costs have historically been 25 to 50% less than diesel

• Transportation industry biggest source of GHGs – 40%

• Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 20 to 30%

• Natural gas engines run quieter compared to diesel trucks

New medium and heavy-duty incentive program

• Light-duty incentives also available


utility rebates and incentives

Incentives available: lighting refrigeration HVAC equipment

YOUR CLIENT ADVISOR WILL HELP YOU!


emission-reduction focus

transportation


installed route planning software

20% reduction in fuel projected

shipping: fleet management



Paradise Island Foods

New hybrid refrigeration technology: 62% less fuel

Driver fuel efficiency incentive programs: 21% fuel reduction

Also… New tractor and engine

technology Onboard computer technology


behaviour reduce speed and idling route planning

maintenancetire pressure, engine maintenance

alternative fuelse.g., biodiesel, propane

new drive trainshybrid, electric



up to $5,000 toward purchase

mostly “light duty” available until March 31,

2014 or until funds depleted

http://www.livesmartbc.ca/incentives/transportation/

Clean Energy Vehicle Program

Natural Gas for Transportation

incentives and rebates


source closer to home; reduce shipping distances

look for opportunities to combine/eliminate deliveries

choose lower-GHG mode of transport

incentivize customers/suppliers to do the same

shipping: third-party


outfitted key staff and clients with webcams and headsets

savings

~ $7,000 in avoided air fare

~ 4-month payback period

~ 7.7 tonnes CO2e

business travel


low-hanging fruit encourage lower-GHG

business travel use tele/web/video-

conferencing

business travel


http://www.travelsmart.ca/JoAnn Woodhall

TravelSmart Specialist778-375-6861

[email protected]


THA Architecture happy hour bike rides supplied bike tune-up kits new valve pump full-length mirror in locker

room

savings15% reduction in emissions from commuting

September: employee commuting


Glacier Creek Contractingsavings

recycling program for construction waste

35% reduced waste

228+ tonnes CO2e

$64,500

annual savings


Discovery Organics stepped approach savings

1. sort2. donate3. compost

$25,000+ in 2010~260 tonnes CO2e


avoid making itamend purchasing policypurchase only what’s necessarybuy non-disposable products with

less packagingdesign/package your products to

reduce wastebuy recycled content

waste


improve diversionfind a re-use for your waste:

material exchangeuse a recycling serviceuse a composting service

waste


THA Architecture survey staff PDF viewer program to edit default “print to PDF” screens and smartboards in

meeting rooms

savings50% less paper4.4 tonnes CO2e

November: paper


use less of it set printer and copier default

settings to double-sided “think-before-you-print”

campaign save one-sided paper for drafts,

notepadsworthwhile investment shift to electronic invoicing,

payroll, etc.

office paper


0% recycled

more post-consumer content require 30% or greater recycled

content in all office paper

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what are your best

opportunities?

reduction round-robin


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prioritizing reduction opportunities


building the business case for reducing

source:zooomr.com


financial considerations to help catalyze change

rising energy prices carbon tax carbon offsets?


existing incentives

savings on labour

financial considerations to help catalyze change


investing in reductions

1. initial capital costs2. operating costs and

savings3. marginal costs of

new efficient equipment


example: new boiler

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example: new boiler


reduction projections

Projecting emission reductions: Staff commuting modal shift GPS fleet management Hybrid fleet replacement Idle reduction education/policy Computer power management software Occupancy controls Other electricity savings Boiler replacement Lighting retrofits (fluorescents down to T5s)


get meaningful data

investment cost annual savings net savings over 10 years simple payback (years) annual GHG reduction (tonnes

CO2e)

investment per tonne reduced in year 1


example: Earth’s Own

invested in a new variable-speed air

compressor

188,000 kWhannual reductions

$23,000after BC Hydro incentive

$39,000cost

1.5 yearspayback period

$15,340annual savings

3.76 tonnes CO2e


online reduction planner


internal communications: building buy-in


get management engaged recruit champions make the business case convert an unlikely suspect

creating change internally



create and leverage your green team power in numbers share workload many departments/levels both the keen and the

influential


1. choose a behaviour2. identify barriers and benefits3. implement your strategy

Fostering Sustainable Behaviour by Doug McKenzie-Mohr

influencing behaviour change



choose a behaviour impact probability of adoption repetitive or one-time?



focus on the critical action

such as… turn off your monitorprint double-sided turn off your engine

when stopped for more than 2 minutes

take public transit

be specific



identify the barriersask your staff!

time? proximity? lack of awareness? lack of information? lack of empowerment?



identify the benefitsask your staff!

saving time saving money improving health



develop your strategy

barriers benefits

desiredbehaviour

undesired behaviour

subsidize transit passes

reduce/eliminate free parking

incentive to take transit, walk, ride, carpool

reduce/eliminate free parking



use prompts

overcome forgetting noticeable self-explanatory close in time and space

to the behaviour



use commitments

overcome lack of motivation with high intentions

public durable promote involvement



use incentives

overcome lack of motivation with low intentions

reward positive or punish negative behaviour



use social norms

overcome lack of social pressure

be like everyone else



enlist the leaders

overcome lack of knowledge

be like the cool kid well-known and well-

respected



make structural changesinfluencing behaviour change


funmemorablemugs = prompts incentiveestablishes norm



exercise: engagement plan for your behaviour-change strategy


don’t forget… be specific and focus on the

critical action potential impact one-time or repetitive minimize barriers, maximize

benefits use commitments, norms,

incentives, social diffusion, and/or structural changes



wrap up

complete your inventory

coaching call #2finalize and submit list

of reduction strategies

Nov 19 session 3


thankyou

climate smart training session #2 reducing your carbon footprint michelle bonner vice president and...

Documents

emissions reduction

knowledge1training session

ghg emissions inventory

list of reductions strategies

indirect emissions

short list

reduction workbookcoffee

emission reductions