Energy Management Systems

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Energy Management Systems
Presented By Alan Hope, CEM, LEEDTM
AP Arkansas ASHRAE April 27, 2005
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Energy Management Systems

• Does Your School Or District Need An
• Energy Management System?

Energy Costs 2-3 of Budget or 1.00/SF Energy
Costs are 16 of Manageable Cost
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Energy Management Systems

• What is an
• Energy Management
• System?

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Energy Management Systems

• Energy..
• Electricity/Power
• Natural Gas

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Energy Management Systems

• Management .

• Energy Awareness
• Measurement
• Documentation
• Money

Budgets Utility Costs Productivity Comfort
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Energy Management Systems

• Systems .
• Utilities
• HVAC (Heating Ventilation and Air
  Conditioning)
• Lighting
• Domestic Hot Water
• Kitchen
• Other

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Energy Management Systems

• Defined
• A method of judiciously and effectively using
  energy to meet the purpose of the school

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Energy Management Systems
By Any Other Name.

• Operations and Maintenance Program
• Time Clock
• Thermostat
• Light Switch

• Building Controls
• Building Automation Systems
• Direct Digital Controls
• Computer Controlled Systems
• Energy Management Software

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Elements of Energy Management Systems

• Defined Goal or Purpose
• Commitment From the Top
• Energy Manager (Responsibility)
• Program for Conservation
• Technology
• Education and Training
• Operations and Maintenance
• Life Cycle Cost
• Method of Measuring Results
• Persistence

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Types of Energy Management Systems

• Energy Conservation Program
• Low Technology
• High Technology

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Energy Conservation Program

• Common Sense Approach
• First Building Block
• Use What You Have
• Measure Results
• Responsibility

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Low Technology

• Energy Conservation Program
• Programmable Thermostat
• Time Clock
• Replace Old With New
• Measure Results
• Responsibility

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High Technology

• Energy Conservation Program
• Direct Digital Control System
• Measure results
• Responsibility

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Direct Digital Controls

• Monitors
• Supervises
• Directly Performs the Control Logic
• Microprocessors Control the HVAC and Lighting
• Building, Campus, District

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Conclusion

• Purpose
• Judiciously
• EffectivelyEfficiently
• Implementation
• Energy Conservation Program
• Technology
• Follow through
• Responsibility Energy Manager
• Measure Results