A GROWING CONCERN BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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1 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: IT ENERGY USE - A GROWING CONCERN ecoenergy EXPERIENCES FROM THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Liz Westbrook-Trenholm Senior Officer, Buildings Division Office of Energy Efficiency Natural Resources Canada

2 UNLOCK ENERGY EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY Cost Savings Lower Emissions

3 BUILD A BUSINESS CASE OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE $ U.S.A.: EPA REPORT TO CONGRESS:...if state-of-the-art technology were adopted then energy efficiency could be improved by as much as 70 percent. BC HYDRO virtualization of 292 servers saved: 30% of energy consumption $61,000 annually NRCan DATA CENTRE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT Virtualization projected to save 21% of data centre energy use DC energy use is 16.5% of total building usage DC savings alone could save 3.5% of WHOLE building energy use

4 FROM GOOD EXAMPLE TO BEST PRACTICE Awareness Newsletters Website Exhibit Energy Efficiency Adoption Curve Capital Investment EPC Other Financing -Recommissioning i i -Operational Improvements Training (Dollars to $ense) Information/Software (RETScreen) Benchmarking/Labelling (pilot stage) 4

5 IDENTIFY A FRAMEWORK A BUILDING LIFE CYCLE: A PROGRAM APPROACH 5

6 IDENTIFY TOOLS ecoenergy: BUILDINGS PROGRAM OVERVIEW COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES Software & tools (EE4, RETScreen) Publications and newsletters (Heads Up Energy Efficiency) Codes Update - Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB) Validation of new building designs free service Integrated Design Process (IDP) - Charettes Building optimization (commissioning and recommissioning ) New energy benchmarking & labeling system for buildings Retrofit Incentive Training and workshops (Dollars to $ense, EE4)

7 ADAPT EXISTING TOOLS AWARENESS Heads Up Energy Efficiency Newsletter with Over 18,000 subscribers TRAINING Dollars to $ense Energy Master Plan Spot the Energy Savings Opportunities Energy Monitoring Energy Efficiency Financing (Public and Private) Sector Customized Dollars could be customized for IT

8 ADAPT EXISTING TOOLS BUILDING KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATED DESIGN PROCESS - CHARETTES Design a building involving ALL the players: developer, designer, engineer, construction pros, operators, IT PROFESSIONALS COMMISSIONING & RE-COMMISSIONING A quality management process applied to the whole building and all its electromechanical systems ensuring buildings perform as designed RCx estimated to save10-15% energy Potential IT application, e.g., inventory & equipment control, unnecessary de-humidification, unnecessary doors blocking air flow & exhaust BENCHMARKING & LABELLING: WHERE DO DATA CENTRES FIT IN? New Initiative supported by the Council of Energy Ministers Reference database; Benchmarking system; Program database; Automated data submission system

9 ADAPT EXISTING TOOLS ACTION ecoenergy RETROFIT INCENTIVE Commercial and institutional buildings < 20,000 m 2 (215,278 ft 2 ) Least of $10 per GJ (277.8 kwh) of estimated annual energy savings, 25% of eligible project costs or $50, per project with minimum one-year return on investment Up to $250,000 per organization Requires an experienced professional to conduct an energy analysis of facility No costs related to project incurred before Contribution Agreement signed by all parties Typical measures include HVAC, Lighting, Controls, etc.

10 MOVE FORWARD Organizational i "Building a Management System" Technical "Taking Energy Action" Executive Buy-In Energy Champion Energy Team Commit Stakeholder Needs Collect & Organize Energy Data Management System Integration Analyse Current Energy Use Culture Understand Survey Technical Situation Best Practices Best Practices Goals & Objectives Detailed Energy Audit Roles & Responsibilities ID Technical Actions Resources Plan Financial Analysis Timelines Set Savings Targets Communication & Training Monitoring Review Raise Awareness New O&M Practices Build Capacity Act Energy Projects Management Monitor vs. Targets System Review Evaluate Revise Celebrate and Recognize Achievements! Twitter hashtag: #psforum

11 THANK YOU! (AND GOOD LUCK!) Find out more or contact us: (Incentive) oee.nrcan.gc.ca/workshops (Dollars to $ense) Liz Westbrook-Trenholm