Building Coordinators Network
Welcome
Building Coordinators Network
Meeting Agenda• April 13, 2006 Tornado Anniversary – Rod Lehnertz• Welcome – Kelli Gray, IMU Building Coordinator• North Chilled Water River Crossing – Chris Varo• Building Access Controls Update – Dennis Rublaitus &
Doug Eltoft• Opportunities to Conserve Energy – Chuck McBrearty &
Janet Razbadouski
Chilled Water River Crossing
Link east to west campus chilled water distribution systems currently separated by the Iowa River.
Chilled Water River Crossing
The project is central to accomplishing one of the three main objectives of UI’s Energy Conservation and Management Strategic Plan:
ReliabilityConservationSustainability
Chilled Water River Crossing
• Chilled Water is used primarily for building cooling• Central Plant Concept– East Campus (North Chilled Water Plant)– West Campus (West Campus & Newton Road
Chilled Water Plants)• East and West Campus chilled water distribution
loops have operated independently
Chilled Water River Crossing
Increased demand on East Campus due to changing demands, recent remodeling, acquisitions and new buildings.
West Campus East CampusCapacity: 23,000 Tons
35,000 Tons (2008)
2006 Peak Demand: 20,000 Tons
Capacity: 7,000 Tons
2006 Peak Demand: 7,000 Tons
Chilled Water River Crossing
• Distance: 2/3 mile• Pipe: 6600 linear feet
Chilled Water River Crossing
Health Science Campus
Chilled Water River Crossing
Newton Road
Chilled Water River Crossing
Near Highway 6
Chilled Water River Crossing
River Crossing
Chilled Water River Crossing
Hubbard Park
Chilled Water River Crossing
Questions?
Southeast Utilities
Road Closure
Campus Access Control Project
Dennis Rublaitus, Project Manager, DCSDoug Eltoft, IT Director, College of Engineering
Campus Access Control Project
Campus Access Control Project
Select a new building access control vendor for:• Any new access controlled doors• Retrofitting existing access controlled doors
Campus Access Control Project
• December – RFQ responses received– RFQ responses evaluated
• January– Three vendors were selected• Software House• Lenel• AMAG
Campus Access Control Project
• January– Three vendors were selected• Software House• Lenel• AMAG
Campus Access Control Project
• February– Technical questions were developed and given to
the three selected vendors
• March– On campus vendor presentations
Campus Access Control Project
• April– Technical software evaluation– Technical hardware evaluation
• May– Vendor selection
Campus Access Control Project
Questions?
Opportunities to Conserve Energy
Chuck McBrearty, IT Manager, Facilities ManagementJanet Razbadouski, Energy Engineer, Utilities & Energy
Management
Average Annual Costs to operate equipment
CRT monitor - $65 - $138Dell Optiplex computer - $45
Flat panel monitor - $21Laser printer - $45
DeskJet printer - $9Copier - $70
What you can do
• Encourage staff to turn computers, monitors and printers when they go home or leave the office for more than 1 hour (this could save up to 50% of the system’s yearly energy usage)
• Change monitor standby power options setting to 15 minutes or less
• Phase out CRT monitors and use more networked printers
Do the Math!
• IT equipment accounts for approximately 10% of the total electrical consumption on campus
• Approximately 25,000 computers on campus
• Saving $10 on energy consumption per computer will save the University $250,000 per year in energy costs
What Facilities Management is doing
• Remotely turn off all non-essential and not in use Facilities Management computers at 2am every day.
• Change monitor standby power options setting on all computers to 15 minutes.
• Deploying virtual servers to reduce energy consumption (4 servers in a single computer).
What Facilities Management is doing
Monitor in sleep mode using 0 watts Monitor in normal mode using 33.6 watts
Computer and Energy Myths
• Having a screen saver on saves energy
• My computer will last longer if I leave it on
• Leaving computers on uses less energy than turning it off and on
• Turning off and on the monitor while the computer is turned on will “fry” the motherboard
Opportunities to Conserve Energy
Questions?
The University of Iowa Energy Conservation and Management Strategic Plan
Energy Conservation Objectives
10% Energy Reduction by 2013
10% Energy Reduction by 2013
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS?
One Strategy is to Implement Building Occupancy Schedules
Have Implemented Schedules in 8 Buildings Plan to implement Schedules in 19 Additional
Building in FY08
Building Occupancy Schedules
Equivalent to Turning Thermostat Down at
Night during Heating Season Turning Thermostat Up at
Night during Cooling Season Turning Off Fans When Not
Needed
Building Occupancy Schedules
Implementation Criteria Cannot Jeopardize Research
Mission of the University Maintains Occupant Comfort
Levels Need to be able to
Accommodate Changes in Scheduling Requirements
Role of Building Coordinators
Assist Facilities Management in
Obtaining Information on Building Operations
Communicating Information to/from Building Occupants
What to Expect
Meeting with Energy Management, Operations and Maintenance, Building Coordinators and other Department Representatives
Meeting Provide Energy Conservation
Information to Building Occupants
Determine Optimum Hours for Schedules
Discuss Implementation Procedures and Update Procedures
Opportunity to Discuss Issues/Problems in Building
Opportunities to Conserve Energy
Questions?