Many organizations are bringing aboard energy managers as a result of rising energy costs and greenhouse gas reduction targets. New energy managers are tasked with developing protocols themselves, and ensuring energy efficiency becomes the norm within their organizations. This informative webinar featured Craig Handley, Energy Management Engineer, who explained how he navigated the challenges of being a new energy manager at RMIT University to cut energy use by 15%. In his presentation, Craig: * shared his approach to creating an energy management plan and getting buy-in * provided tips for embedding energy management into organizational culture * suggested how existing facilities and management teams can ensure the success of this new role

1. Energy Managers:
Carving Out Your Niche
Craig Handley, Energy Management Engineer,
Pulse Energy

2. 3 Things You Want to Know
About This Presentation
1. The presentation will be 60
minutes including Q&A
2. You can send your questions
to us via the GoToWebinar
control panel at any time
3. We will send out a link to the
recording after the presentation

3. Agenda
• RMIT University and its Energy Challenges
• Overcoming the Barriers
• Results
• Survey Summary
• How Pulse Can Help
• Q&A

4. RMIT University
• Located in
Melbourne,
Australia
• 50,000 students at 4
major campuses
• 4,630,000 sq. ft.
(430,000 sq. m)

5. Challenges Faced – Energy Reduction
• 32% Greenhouse gas reduction target
• Campus expansion
• Increasing use of technology in the classroom
BAU Additional savings
GHG Emissions
required due to expansion
32% Reduction
Target
2007 2020

6. Overcoming the Barriers
• Earn respect within the
organization
• Get your plans approved
• Embed energy management
into the organization

7. Gain Respect Within the Organization
• Start with
something small
and easy
• Work out how to
get things done

8. Help the New Energy Manager Gain
Respect Within the Organization
• Walk the new
Energy Manager
through different
departments
• Celebrate Energy
Manager’s
successes to
others

9. Get the Plan Approved
• Use robust data
• Make sure any assumptions are transparent
• Understand what resources are available
• Ensure the plan aligns with organizational strategies
BAU Additional savings
GHG Emissions
required due to expansion
32% Reduction
Target
2007 2020

10. Help to Get the EM’s Plans Approved
• Guide the EM to information required
• Ensure the EM justifies everything
• Be prepared to let the EM start all over again because a new
stream of funding has just become available

11. Embed Energy Management into
Your Organization
• Support staff who have a
passion for energy efficiency
• Make energy saving popular,
celebrate successes of those
who help
• Be persistent, results of your
work may not be evident for a
while

12. Help EM’s Embed Energy
Management into Your Organization
• Make Energy Management a priority and involve everyone
• Make sure your networks know what success your team
has had
• Be patient, old habits die hard

13. Results
• From 2005 to 2009, RMIT reduced green house gas
emissions by 13% (30,813 tonnes p.a.)
• 15% reduction in energy per student number and
• 11% reduction in water consumption

14. Survey Results

15. Survey Results

16. Pulse™ Energy Management Software

17. How Pulse Can Help
• Manage data and identify quick wins through real time analysis

18. How Pulse Can Help
• Manage data and identify quick wins through real time analysis

19. How Pulse Can Help
• Provide real data to justify the funding of energy
management plans

20. How Pulse Can Help
• Provide instant feedback on energy conservation measures
and evaluate its success or failures

21. How Pulse Can Help
• Provide instant feedback on energy conservation measures
and evaluate its success or failures

22. How Pulse Can Help
• Raise awareness of building energy performance

23. How Pulse Can Help
• Raise awareness of building energy performance

24. How Pulse Can Help
• Raise awareness of building energy performance

25. Q&A

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31. Q&A

32. Q&A

33. Thank you!
 Additional questions?
 Contact Pulse Energy at: 1-877-331-0530 or at
info@pulseenergy.com
 Contact Craig at: craig.handley@pulseenergy.com
 Look for a fourth tip and additional Q&A on our blog:
http://blog.pulseenergy.com/
 Look for future and archived webinars on our website:
www.pulseenergy.com/resources/webinars