Albert Young

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Case Studies
Albert Young University of Glasgow Allan Crooks
Carbon Trust
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Glasgow Background

• 25,000 people, diverse buildings portfolio
• Research led institution with an annual turnover
  of 300m
• Annual utilities cost - 5m
• Power prices have doubled after being fixed for 4
  yrs
• 50 green power - CO2 reduced by 10,000Tpa
• Energy efficiency accredited

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Carbon Trust Service Delivery

• Providing support through specialist advice and
  consultancy services
• Areas of support focused on
• Design advice for capital projects
• 3 new buildings presented opportunities to make
  use of the Carbon Trust service
• BRE appointed as advisors to all 3 projects
• Energy efficiency services in other areas
• Providing surveys on the built environment
• Identify technical solutions to carbon saving
  opportunities

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Energy Efficiency Services

• Examples of the work done
• Free Energy efficiency surveys
• Identifying energy savings opportunities in space
  heating, lighting, controls etc
• Analyses of aerial thermal image heat loss survey
  results
• Survey of hot spot properties - loft insulation
  upgraded from 50mm to 150mm
• Cooling of new IT server room
• Free cooling - use air cooled batteries to cool
  the chilled water
• Update of energy conservation specification
• Incorporated into project briefing docs
• Biomass boiler pre-feasibility
• Ratification of energy conservation investments
• Seeking recognition within EU-ETS for previous
  investments

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Proposed Energy Conservation Projects
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Rowardennan Marine Biology Research Station

• Built on the shores of Loch Lomond
• Phase 1 is to replace existing facilities and
  provide first class research facilities
• Brief to exceed environmental good practice and
  create a building with low running costs and low
  Carbon emissions
• Passive energy design strategy specified for the
  building - narrow plan for effective
  daylighting, passive ventilation, selection of
  high thermal mass materials etc
• Adopted BREEAM environmental assessments
• Detailed assessment of a broad range of
  
  environmental topics

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Design Advice Service

• The Carbon Trust funded a comprehensive energy
  review of the design
• BRE was commissioned to
• Provide advice to design team and client with
  regard to the options for sustainable energy
  sources
• Complete a passive design strategy analyses
• Based on the stage D report, this covered - the
  design intent, the site,design approach and
  materials.
• Define a set of performance targets for the
  building

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Design Advice Outcome

• Options for sustainability
• Micro hydro power, wind, biomass and ground
  source heat pump were reviewed recommending a
  GSHP (closed loop borehole option)
• Hydro electricity investigations ongoing
• Passive design strategy analyses
• Confirmed that good environmental practice was
  being followed with regard to passive design of
  the building.
• Assessment of environmental targets for the
  building
• The building is set to exceed good practice by
  19 and be 45 more efficient than a comparable
  academic building

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Technical Report Steam Systems
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Technical Report Steam Systems
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Technical Report Steam Systems
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Technical Report Steam Systems
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Technical Advice
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Insulation savings

• Recommendations
• Fit insulation to pipes and valves
• Savings 111.5MWh, 2,600 pa
• 22 tCO2 Reduction pa

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Infrared Thermography
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Plate Heat Exchangers
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Lighting Study
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Lighting Study

• Lighting 40 of Elec. consumption
• Savings 5,625MWh, 180,000 pa
• 2418 tCO2 Reduction pa
• Recommendations
• Lamp replacement
• New Fittings
• Improved control
• Improved maintenance

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Questions?