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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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 Will O’Brien
Consultant, WPI Center for Sustainability in Business
Responsible for development of educational
programs, research and consulting focused on
environmental sustainability.

45+ Years of Experience Including: • B.S., LeMoyne College

• Executive, Services Division,
Digital Equipment
Corporation (Worldwide
Marketing, Business Unit
Management)
• Consultant, Kana Software
• Lecturer, Higher Education
since 2002
• M.B.A., University at Albany, SUNY
• J.D., Suffolk Law School
• Member of the Massachusetts Bar
(retired)
• Lecturer: Bentley, Clark, Harvard
Extension School, Johns Hopkins, MA
Maritime Academy, Peking University,
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Engineering Education: Power System Series

Today’s Agenda

1. Energy Management Best Practices

2. Resources

3. Career Opportunities in Energy Management

 Review Energy
Management Best Practices
 Challenges: Facilities & Energy Mgmt.

o Facilities/grounds operational, safe, secure, attractive and comfortable

o Control costs through conservation: energy, water, waste

o Lack of understanding of “energy management”

o Minimize pollution

o Ensure compliance

o Engage the organization: leadership and staff

 Facts

o America’s 120 million buildings consume a prodigious amount of energy.

o Residential and commercial buildings account for almost:

• 39 percent of total U.S. energy consumption
• 38 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
o Nearly all of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the residential and
commercial sectors can be attributed to energy use in buildings.

o For a typical company, energy costs can account for as much as 10% of the annual
operating budget; electricity accounts for nearly 75% of that cost.

o Between 10 and 50% of building energy use is wasted!

http://www.rmi.org/Buildings

http://www.c2es.org/technology/overview/buildings
 Energy Management Best Practices

Each of the best practices fall into one of the following four major
categories:

1. Management—energy-efficient building operation and the “big picture.”

2. Teamwork—energy-efficient building operation is everybody’s business.

3. Resources—information saves time and money.

4. Energy-Efficient O&M—expanding the preventive maintenance program.

Source: “15 O & M Best Practices – Energy Efficient Buildings”, Prepared with funding
from the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE, September 1999
Management
Best Practices

1. Goals

2. Planning

3. Energy Audit, Accounting & Reporting

 Goals

Incorporate Goals for Energy Efficient Building

Operations into the Strategic Business Plan:

o Gain the attention of senior management by increasing their

understanding of efficient operation as part of asset
management.

o Efficient building operation reduces operating costs and

maintains comfort.

o Obtain senior management support for the O&M in general and

for energy-efficient building operation in particular.

o Establish energy-efficient operation as a specific goal for the

Facilities department.
Planning

Require and Energy Management Plan with Energy

Efficient Operations as a Key Component.

o Energy Management Plan is a

strategic, rational way to examine
energy investment choices using
data on energy use in facilities.
 Planning cont.

Effective energy management planning focuses on:

o Purchasing clean and reliable energy at the lowest cost.

o Replacing old equipment and systems with new, efficient

technologies.

o Operating energy consuming equipment efficiently.

o Creating a written energy management plan that not only

includes fuel purchasing and equipment replacement but equally
emphasizes strategies for efficient building operation.

o Optimizing energy cost savings by efficiently operating existing

equipment and reducing inappropriate or premature capital
outlay.
Energy Management Plan

Source: Energy Star Guidelines for Energy Management

Energy Management Plan

• Background
• Energy Management Policy
• Energy Management Team
• Energy Baseline
• Energy Conservation Targets
• No/low cost Energy Efficiency Initiatives
• Energy Capital Reserve
• Conservation Capital Projects
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Engage Leadership and Staff
• Measurement and Verification
• Documentation Maintenance
 Audit, Accounting & Reporting

Provide a basic foundation for a successful Energy Management Plan:

o Conduct an Energy Audit (Best Practice 10).

o Provide a basis for setting realistic energy savings goals.

o Record and track the progress of energy saving strategies.

o Establish Energy Capital Reserve.

o Indicate possible areas for improved Operations & Maintenance (O&M).

o Motivate O&M staff by continually giving them feedback through

monthly reports.
Engaging the Organization
Teamwork
Best Practices

4. Staffing

5. Training

6. Outsourcing

7. Partnerships
 Staffing

Employ a skilled staff member whose primary focus is developing and

implementing the organization’s Energy Management Plan:

o Hire a professional energy manager or assign the energy management function to a

technically qualified staff person.

o Provide adequate, up-to-date energy management training for the staff member
assigned the energy management position.

o Consider obtaining memberships in organizations that specifically support energy

management such as the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and the Association of
Professional Energy Managers (APEM).

o Clearly define the energy management job function along with reporting and authority
guidelines.

o Assign a contracting representative “buddy” to work with the energy manager when he
or she investigates the financing options of energy efficiency and O & M projects.
 Training

Train building operations in energy efficient practices:

o Employ a confident, sophisticated, and motivated facility staff that

has a clear understanding of how to operate the building’s energy-
consuming systems efficiently no matter how sophisticated the
technology.

o Develop an individual training plan and budget for each facility staff
member using in-house resources as well as outside classes,
conferences, and seminars that focus on energy-efficient building
operation.

o If the building uses an EMS, obtain a complete training package

specific to that system for the staff responsible for operating and
maintaining the system. The training could payback in a matter of
weeks from energy savings and reduced comfort complaints.
 Training cont.

Energy University is a FREE, online, educational resource, offering more than

200 vendor-neutral courses on energy efficiency and data center topics to help
you identify, implement, and monitor efficiency improvements within your
organization.
 Outsourcing

Require Service Contracts that Support Energy Efficient-Building

Operation:

o Increase the quality of the service provided by the service

contractor.

o Increase service contractor accountability for both maintenance and

efficient building operation.

o Instill confidence that the service contract works to efficiently

operate and maintain building equipment.

o Obtain, sustain, and in some cases increase the energy savings and
equipment life generated by the service contract.
 Partnerships

Acknowledge Energy-Efficient Operations as a Cross-Functional Activity:

o Increase energy savings and equipment life by educating equipment users on how to properly
operate energy consuming devices.

o Reduce O and M problems and trouble calls for O and M staff.

o Identify staff who operate energy consuming equipment and who influence when, why, and
how the equipment is operated. Develop partnerships with these individuals regarding proper
equipment operation.

o Involve these individuals in the energy management process through education. Instruct
them in how to operate new equipment and give them fact sheets that put to rest
misconceptions about operating equipment.

o Periodically remind equipment users such as custodians, tenants, and employees to turn off
equipment when not in use, especially when they leave the area for an extended period of
time.

o Take advantage of meetings, company newsletter, e-mail, stickers, and other opportunities
to issue these reminders.

o Perform periodic night and weekend audits to discover what equipment is operating that
could be turned off; i.e., including lights and office equipment.
 Partnerships cont.

ENERGY STAR

o Is about more than products. In fact,

since 1992, EPA has also worked with
organizations to help them save money
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
making their buildings and plants more
energy efficient.

o Every year, they’re saving more than $9

billion and preventing nearly 120 million
metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions
from entering our atmosphere. Learn how
ENERGY STAR can help you create a
better building, a better bottom line, and
a better world.
 Energy Star

Build an energy program

ENERGY STAR in action
• Guidelines for energy management
• Programs and policies leveraging
• The business case for energy
ENERGY STAR
efficiency
• Green buildings and ENERGY STAR
• Financing strategies and incentives
Earn recognition
Benchmark energy use
• For your building or plant
• Learn about benchmarking
• For your commercial new
• Use ENERGY STAR tools
construction project
• For your organization
Improve energy performance
• Improve commercial buildings
Communicate and educate
• Find guidance for design projects
• Communications toolkit
• Manage energy use in
• The value of ENERGY STAR
manufacturing
• What others are doing
• Develop programs and policies
Resources
Best Practices

8. Energy Management Standards

9. Tools

10. Energy Audits

 Energy Management Standards

o ISO 50001 is based on the management system model of continual

improvement This international standard makes it easier for organizations
to integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve
quality and environmental management.

o ISO 50001:2011 provides a framework of requirements for organizations

to:
• Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
• Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
• Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use
• Measure the results
• Review how well the policy works, and
• Continually improve energy management.
Energy Management Standards
 Tools

Equip O & M Staff with State-of-the Art Diagnostic Tools:

o Provide O & M staff and managers with a state-of-the-art means of
troubleshooting and detecting energy wasting malfunctions as well
as obtaining immediate feedback on comfort and operational
changes.
o Provide a method of measuring the results of discrete changes in
operating strategies.
 Energy Audits

Perform a Comprehensive Energy Audit:

o Identify the most immediate and cost-effective O & M tune-up

activities that will lead to efficient building operation and meet
management and user needs.

o Generate a master list of O & M improvements to assist management

in budgeting and decision making.

o Document current O & M conditions as a baseline for comparing to

future improvements.
Energy Efficient
Operation &
Maintenance
Best Practices

11. Tune Ups

12. Automated Controls

13. Scheduling

14. Tracking

15. Preventative Operation & Maintenance

Career Opportunities in
Energy Management
Energy Management Jobs Report
 Profile of Respondents

85% have graduated from a 83% are certified in one or more of the
four-year accredited college following categories:
1. Certified Energy 7. Certified Lighting
41% have a post-graduate Manager (CEM®) Efficiency Professional
degree from an accredited 2. Energy Manager in (CLEP™)
college Training (EMIT™) 8. Certified Power
3. Certified Energy Quality Professional

37% are registered Auditor (CEA™) (CPQ®)

4. Certified Sustainable 9. Certified Building
Professional Engineers or
Development Commissioning
Architects
Professional (CSDP®) Professional (CBCP®)
5. Certified Green 10. Distributed Generation
Building Engineer Certified Professional
(GBE®) (DGCP™)
6. Business Energy
Professional (BEP®)
 Energy Manager
Responsibilities:
Role:
Coordinate all aspects of energy
management, from reduction of
carbon dioxide emissions, to waste
management and sustainable
development by:
• encouraging the use of
renewable/sustainable
energy resources within an
organization or community;
• developing solutions for
carbon management;
• raising the profile of energy
conservation.
• Your duties will vary depending on the setting you're
working in, but in general you'll be:
• developing, coordinating, and implementing strategies
and policies to reduce energy consumption;
• Creating policies and systems for buying energy and
helping with contract negotiations;
• Providing technical and practical advice and offering
training on energy efficiency;
• Developing promotional activities and materials; promote
particular schemes;
• Liaising and negotiating with contractors, the building
supplies industry, council services and other relevant
organizations;
• Keeping accurate records and regularly collecting energy
monitoring data;
• Carrying out site inspections and energy surveys;
• Benchmarking energy consumptions against best practice
guidelines;
• Keeping up to date with legislation.
 Energy Manager

What to expect:

o In some organizations it may be an isolated job as you may be working alone. In

other cases, there may be strong team support.

o In general, the job is not highly stressful, although this may depend on the
organization and your level of responsibility. Sometimes complex reports must be
produced to strict deadlines and there are often targets that need to be met.

o The dress code depends on the particular organization. It may be either smart-
casual or more formal business wear.

o The role involves both office and field work. Opportunities are available
throughout the UK. Travel may form a large part of the role, particularly if your
organization has multiple sites. Overseas travel is rare.

o Part-time work is possible as are career breaks, but you would ideally need to
keep up to date with changes in legislation and initiatives.
Energy Manager
 Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Program Objectives:

o To raise the professional standards of those engaged in energy management.

o To improve the practice of energy management by encouraging energy

managers in a continuing program of professional development.

o To identify persons with acceptable knowledge of the principles and practices of

energy management related disciplines and laws governing and affecting
energy managers through completing an examination and fulfilling prescribed
standards of performance and conduct.

o To award special recognition to those energy managers who have

demonstrated a high level of competence and ethical fitness for energy
management.

Source: Certified Energy Manager (CEM), AEE, Updated 2013

 Certified Energy Management

The Certified Energy Manager (CEM) allows a potential employer to assess the
qualifications of a candidate in a very efficient manner knowing the individual has
demonstrated certain capabilities.

Each CEM® candidate must meet one of the following criteria:

• A four-year engineering degree or architecture degree. Or a Professional Engineer (PE) or

Registered Architect (RA) with at least three years experience in energy engineering or
energy management.

• A four-year degree in environmental science, physics, or earth science management, with

at least four years experience in energy engineering or energy management.

• A four-year business or related degree, with at least five years experience in energy
engineering or energy management.

• A two-year technical degree, with eight years experience in energy engineering or energy
management.

• Ten years or more verified experience in energy engineering or energy management.

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