Energy Sustainability on Campus Reduce Your Campus’ Energy Consumption John Metras, University of British Columbia David Helliwell, Pulse Energy
Energy Sustainability on Campus
Jan 21, 2015
Are you trying to reduce energy consumption on your campus? Conservation programs that include building retrofits and improvements to metering and controls can reduce energy consumption by over 20% on university and college campuses.
David Helliwell and John Metras, University of British Columbia’s Managing Director of Infrastructure Development presented a 45 minute webinar on reducing energy consumption on campus.
This presentation includes:
• An overview of UBC’s ECOTrek project and the keys to its success in reducing energy consumption across the campus
• An explanation of the role of EMS (Energy Management Systems) in ensuring the persistence of energy savings
• An outline of UBC’s future energy sustainability projects
John Metras was the Director of Operations for UBC when the university implemented its $35M ECOTrek project that involved rebuilding and retrofitting the infrastructure of nearly 300 buildings, and which led to a 23% reduction in campus energy consumption and a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
David Helliwell has worked in the energy sector since 1994, including a role with the Canadian government where he was responsible for reducing costs and improving environmental performance of 700 million square feet of office space across the country. He is the CEO of Pulse Energy, which he co-founded in 2006.
David Helliwell and John Metras, University of British Columbia’s Managing Director of Infrastructure Development presented a 45 minute webinar on reducing energy consumption on campus.
This presentation includes:
• An overview of UBC’s ECOTrek project and the keys to its success in reducing energy consumption across the campus
• An explanation of the role of EMS (Energy Management Systems) in ensuring the persistence of energy savings
• An outline of UBC’s future energy sustainability projects
John Metras was the Director of Operations for UBC when the university implemented its $35M ECOTrek project that involved rebuilding and retrofitting the infrastructure of nearly 300 buildings, and which led to a 23% reduction in campus energy consumption and a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
David Helliwell has worked in the energy sector since 1994, including a role with the Canadian government where he was responsible for reducing costs and improving environmental performance of 700 million square feet of office space across the country. He is the CEO of Pulse Energy, which he co-founded in 2006.
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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?
Q & A
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
Q & A
Q & A
Q & A
Q & A
Pulse Energy Management Software
Pulse Energy Management Software
Q & A
Q & A
Q & A
Thank you!
• Sign up for a free version of Pulse at
www.CheckYourBuildingsPulse.com
• Additional questions? Contact Pulse Energy at:
778-331-0500
• Look for future and archived webinars on our
website: www.pulseenergy.com/resources/webinars
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