The public sector is 34% more energy efficient than in 2009. It exceeded its 33% energy efficiency target set out for 2020. The public sector focus now shifts to the next decade and the challenging targets set out for 2030.
The Climate Action Plan 2021 (CAP 21) outlines an energy related Green House Gas (GHG) target of 51% CO2 reduction by 2030. Achieving the GHG target is one of, if not the primary, target that public bodies and sectors must achieve. It also requires large public bodies to develop Climate Action roadmaps. This is to achieve their 2030 targets. It includes 51% of renewable space heating, and to develop wider Climate Mandates.
The first part of the session will cover progress to date on the energy efficiency target. It will look at actions taken and a detailed overview of the 2030 GHG reduction target methodology. It will cover an overview of potential pathways to 2030.
Public bodies will then present on their pathway to 2030 analysis. They will cover actions being undertaken now and planned. And finally, how SEAI's supports are being utilised to mobilise for 2030.
3. Public sector programmes
3 www.seai.ie
Policy and targets
Monitoring and Reporting system
2021 results
M&R 2030 project
Agenda
4. Public Sector Programmes
• Public sector programme
• Energy management &
Leadership engagement
• Strategic planning & project
pipelines
• Monitoring Performance
• Pathfinder programme
• €33m in 2022, Similar 2023,
More in 2024
• Accelerate building retrofits –
High BER, decarbonised
heating solutions
• Prime / mobilise large scale
approaches
5. 5
EU and public sector targets –2020/2050
2020 2030 2050
- 20% GHG Emissions
+20% renewable energy
+20% energy efficiency
- 55% GHG Emissions
+32% renewable energy
+32.5% energy efficiency
Recast EED – 1.7% kWh, 3% area
to nearly zero annually
Recast EPBD – minimum BER
ratings (to be rescaled)
Recast RED – what is renewable
Climate neutral
2020 2030 2050
+ 33 %energy
efficiency performance
improvement
+ 50% energy efficiency
- 51% GHG Emissions
(absolute)
+ 50% space heating to
be renewable
‘B’ Rating ambition
Net zero
emissions
7. • Organisation level
– 350 organisations
– 3800 schools
• 50,086 meters on the
system
• SEAI source usage
data from the meter
operators for electricity
and gas
• Not currently linked to
a particular building /
usage area
* https://www.seai.ie/business-and-public-sector/public-sector/monitoring-and-reporting/
10. Largest energy user
Final energy
[GWh]
Energy-related
CO2
[ktCO2]
Public sector total 6,834 1,633
Public sector buildings
(estimate)
3,438 889
Public sector buildings
as % of PS total
50% 54%
10
12. 12
Building Registry Plan
- 2022 Pilot Building Register System
- 2023 Building Register mandatory
- 2023 - 2025 Building Register enhancements
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17. Potential future enhancements (after initial development)
17
Meter data
Granular
consumption
data
Smart meters
Data from PB’s
own meters
Non-energy
meters (e.g.
H2O)
Assets
Compare asset
EnPI with peers
Compare asset
EnPI with
benchmarks
DEC-lite
DEC
GHGs
Wider Carbon
footprint
(optional
reporting)
Further
alignment with
international
protocols
Carbon budgets
Energy
projects
M&V
Link projects to
assets
Link projects to
other SEAI
databases
Vehicle
register
Additional
vehicle data
(e.g. km pa)
Link to other PS
vehicle
registers
Advanced
analysis
What-if analysis
for changes to
historical data
Model future
years
Regression
analysis
(energy -
activities)
Analysis to
support energy
procurement
3rd party access
to data
Advanced
reports
Flexible data
visualisation
tools (meters)
Flexible data
visualisation
tools (assets)
Flexible data
visualisation
tools
(organisation)
New reports to
meet user
needs
Other
Evolving EE &
GHG target
landscape
Green public
procurement
REAP
SEAI admin
Extend to
private sector
www.seai.ie
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18. Potential future enhancements (after initial development)
18
Meter data
Granular
consumption
data
Smart meters
Data from PB’s
own meters
Non-energy
meters (e.g.
H2O)
Assets
Compare asset
EnPI with peers
Compare asset
EnPI with
benchmarks
DEC-lite
DEC
GHGs
Wider Carbon
footprint
(optional
reporting)
Further
alignment with
international
protocols
Carbon budgets
Energy
projects
M&V
Link projects to
assets
Link projects to
other SEAI
databases
Vehicle
register
Additional
vehicle data
(e.g. km pa)
Link to other PS
vehicle
registers
Advanced
analysis
What-if analysis
for changes to
historical data
Model future
years
Regression
analysis
(energy -
activities)
Analysis to
support energy
procurement
3rd party access
to data
Advanced
reports
Flexible data
visualisation
tools (meters)
Flexible data
visualisation
tools (assets)
Flexible data
visualisation
tools
(organisation)
New reports to
meet user
needs
Other
Evolving EE &
GHG target
landscape
Green public
procurement
REAP
SEAI admin
Extend to
private sector
www.seai.ie
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19. www.seai.ie
1. Public sector programmes
2. Policy and targets
3. Monitoring and Reporting System
4. 2021 results
5. M&R 2030
Thank you
alan.ryan@seai.ie
20. 2030 emissions target | scope
20
Energy-related GHG emissions Non-energy-related GHG emissions
Scope 1
direct
emissions
Fuel used in buildings, vehicles & equipment
(owned & leased1)
Scope 2
indirect
emissions
Electricity2 used by buildings, vehicles,
equipment & lighting (owned & leased1)
Scope 3
Fuel & electricity used in buildings, vehicles &
equipment (leased & outsourced1)
Staff business travel
All other energy-related scope 3 emissions
Direct non-energy emissions
All other non-energy emissions
• Included in target
• Must be reported
• Already reported for
2020 target
• Must be reported via
M&R-2030
• Optional reporting
Notes:
1 Carbon footprinting standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol allow organisations some flexibility with respect to how they categorise some of their emissions. Depending on the consolidation approach applied by a public body, the public
body could categorise certain emissions from leased buildings (public body = lessee) as being either scope 1 or scope 3.
2. Also includes purchased heat and purchased steam, as well as purchased electricity.
21. Building Hierarchy
• Create a hierarchy
• Link meters
• Individual buildings / groups
• Not just buildings
21
27. 2030 emissions target
27
Energy-related
emissions
Absolute
emissions target,
expressed in
tonnes
Target calculated
as reduction from
2016-2018
(average)
51% reduction in
emissions from
thermal &
transport fuels
51%
Reduction in
electricity
emissions in line
with supply-side
decarbonisation
Emissions from
fuel & electricity
used in buildings,
vehicles,
equipment &
lighting
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31. Public sector GHGs | 2030 target
31
Electricity
Transport
Thermal (heat)
Reduction from own action
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Supply-side gains
Targets
Baseline = ~2,000 kt
~700 kt
~500 kt
~800 kt
~500 kt
32. Thermal
= 124 kt
Baseline
Transport =
100 t
Basis for 2030 target
calculation
Energy-related
GHGs
[ktCO2]
Thermal =
100 t
Electricity =
100 t
Baseline =
300 t
49 t
-51%
thermal
49 t
-51%
transport
Electricity
supply-side
reduction*
~33t
49 t
49 t
~33t
49 t
49 t
~33t
2030 target
Target-setting methodology
Public body ‘A’
2. A PB’s absolute targets depend on its baseline
emissions & its baseline fuel split.
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98 t
131 t
25 t
60 t
46 t
60 t
22 t
49 t
3. A PB has some flexibility in how it achieves targets.
1. 51% reduction in emissions from thermal & transport
fuels & reduction in electricity emissions in line with
supply-side decarbonisation.
33. 33
Pathways to decarbonisation
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Use less
Design for net-zero
Use renewable
Buildings
Heat
Transport
Heat pumps
Bioenergy
District heat
Hydrogen
(green)
H2
Electric vehicles
Electricity
Design new facilities
for zero or very low
emissions
Public lighting
ICT Transport
Water services Other
Onsite renewable
generation
Biofuels
34. 34
Additional information on accessing Gap-to-target model is available at https://energylink.seai.ie/thread/view/1654
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Pathways to decarbonisation | small local authority
35. 35
Additional information on accessing Gap-to-target model is available at https://energylink.seai.ie/thread/view/1654
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Pathways to decarbonisation | small local authority
36. 36
Additional information on accessing Gap-to-target model is available at https://energylink.seai.ie/thread/view/1654
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Pathways to decarbonisation | third-level institution
37. 37
Additional information on accessing Gap-to-target model is available at https://energylink.seai.ie/thread/view/1654
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Pathways to decarbonisation | high transport user
38. 1. Heat & transport emissions are flat. 2030 target = 51% absolute reduction.
2. Decarbonisation pathway
3. Act for 2030…plan for 2050
Key takeaways
38
Use less Design for net-zero
Use renewable
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39. www.seai.ie
1. Heat & transport emissions are flat. 2030 target
= 51% absolute reduction.
2. Decarbonisation pathway
3. Act for 2030…plan for 2050
Thank you
40.
41. www.seai.ie
SEAI Public Sector
Retrofit Pathfinder
Project Support Unit
Orla Coyle: Programme Manager
Louise Campion: Programme Executive
David Power: Programme Executive
Gerry Woods: Programme Executive
42. 42
Policy for Decarbonisation
- GHG Emissions reduction by 51% in 2030
Baseline in 2016-2018
51% Reduction in Direct Energy Related Emissions
(thermal & transport)
- Increase improvement in energy efficiency to 50% by 2030
- Climate Action Roadmap by end of 2022
- Display Energy Certificate in every public building
- Prohibit new fossil fuel heating systems after 2023
(limited exceptions)
43. European Policy - Retrofit
EPBD Draft
• Zero Emission Buildings and link to
Deep Renovation
• Minimum Energy Performance
Standards
EED Draft
• Public Sector Retrofit - 3% of floor
area now includes schools, hospitals
etc to NZEB
47. Principles of the Pathfinder
47 www.seai.ie
2017/2018
2019
2020
2021
Capacity Development / Shallow Retrofit
Capacity Development / Shallow Retrofit/
Procurement
Capacity Development / Shallow Retrofit/ Procurement
Cost Optimal Retrofit
Capacity Development / Procurement / Deep Retrofit &
Renewable Heating
48. • Increased Budget
• Focus on supporting Decarbonisation & path to Net Zero
Programme for 2022
48
Technical Support
• Energy Bureau
• Design Teams
• Technical Expertise
• Project Management
Capital Support
• Priority to Deep Retrofit and
Renewable Heat
• Shallow measures on pathway
to Zero Carbon
50. HSE – Target Building Architype
50 www.seai.ie
Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda
Lusk CNU
Mullingar General Hospital
Baltinglass CNU Wexford General Hospital
Clonakilty CNU
Cork HQ
Sligo University Hospital
Plunket Home CNU
Nenagh Health Centre
51. Higher Education Support for 2021…
51 www.seai.ie
6 pathways
Deep Retrofit with low temperature Air Source Heat Pump
Deep Retrofit with Geothermal Water Source Heat Pump with Borehole
Deep fabric retrofit ONLY
Medium Retrofit with High Temperature Air Source Heat Pump
Biomass and Medium Fabric Upgrade
Medium Retrofit with M&E Upgrades (Mechanically Ventilated/AC Buildings ONLY)
52. DFHRIS/ HEA – Testing the Pathways
52 www.seai.ie
ICT
Pathway 4:
Medium Retrofit with
High Temp ASHP
LYIT
Pathway 5:
Biomass and Medium
Fabric Upgrade
UCC
Pathway 2:
Deep Retrofit with
Geothermal Heat Pump
UCD,
Pathway 6:
Medium Fabric
& M&E Upgrade
UL
Pathway 1:
Deep Retrofit with
Low Temp ASHP
WIT,
Pathway 3:
Deep Fabric Retrofit
GMIT
Pathway 4:
Medium Retrofit with
High Temp ASHP
MTU
Pathway 3:
Deep Fabric Retrofit
53. DoE - Field Testing the Solutions
53 www.seai.ie
Maryfield,
Biomass
Occupied School
Phased 2021/22
St Columba’s
Biomass
Occupied School
St Marys Special School
Heat Pump
Decant School
St Marys NS,
Heat Pump
Occupied School
Colaiste Iosaef,
Heat Pump
Occupied School
Phased 2021/22
St Lasarians,
Heat Pump
Occupied School
Phased 2021/22
Cornafulla
Heat Pump
Occupied School
Tramore,
Heat Pump
Decant School
St Gabriel’s SS
Heat Pump
Decant School
54. Critical Success Factors and Lessons
54 www.seai.ie
• Every sector IS different
• Scaling up of Supply Chain is critical
• Building up dedicated, resourced teams
• Carbon targets has changed approach - Large scale
deployment of renewable heating
• Financing & Role of EPC models
• Mind the Gap - savings need to be real
56. HSE Decarbonisation Strategy & Action Plan
56
Overview
Climate Action Plan Targets
3 Pillars of HSE Infrastructure Decarbonisation Strategy
Technology Working Group
57. 4 Geographic Regions with 10 Regional Offices
Capital Projects
Property
Management
Maintenance
Energy &
Sustainability
Health & Safety
(Infrastructural
Risk)
Fire Safety
Manage Capital Plan
(approx. €1.00Bn /
annum)
Procure & deliver all Major
& Minor capital Projects
Manage Property Portfolio
Approx. 4,500 properties
Nationally
Over 3mill Metres Sq
Manage Fire Safety
advisory and control
service
Manage & advise on Energy and
Sustainability.
Climate Action and Sustainability Office.
Energy Unit and Energy Officers – 25
Staff
Provide maintenance
services
(directly in Dublin and
Cork/Kerry Areas)
Provide guidance on best
practice, design standards
& regulatory guidelines
Overview
HSE Capital & Estates
59. Climate Action Plan Targets
59
Developing a
Decarbonisation Tool
Indicative Figures
Decarbonisation
Strategy & Action Plan*
– Due to be published
Qtr 2
60. Pillars of HSE Infrastructure Decarbonisation Strategy
60
Climate
Action
Targets
HSE Energy
Bureaus
Behavioural
Change
Green Teams
ROO /
Shallow
Retrofit
Existing
Building Stock
Deep Retrofit
Pilot Pathfinder
Programme
New Facilities /
Capital Plan
Net Zero
Carbon Ready
61. Pillars 1 – Existing Building Stock
61
Pilot
Pathfinder
Programme
10 No. Pilot
Sites
Stage 1
Feasibility
Study
Technical
Solution
R&D
Infection
Control
Financial
Mechanism
Capital
Energy
Performance
Contracting
Climate
Action Fund
Technical
Advisor
Team
Design
Teams
EPC
Specialist
Advisor
Funding
Approved
62. Pillars 1 – Existing Building Stock
62
Pilot
Pathfinder
Programme
10 No. Pilot
Sites
Learnings
Technology
Financial
Mechanism
HSE
Organisation
Compliance
SEU’s - Top
150 HSE
Facilities
Strategic
Assessment
Report
Public
Spending
Code
Role for Performance
Contracting
Projected Budget
€3Billion - €5Billion
DPER / Public Spending
Code
Phase out of Fossil
Fuels
Asset & Property
Strategy
63. Pillar 2 – HSE Capital Plan – New Healthcare
Facilities
63
SlainteCare
Programme
2,600 New Beds
104,000 m2
Older Persons
Programme
54 No. New Facilities
270,000 m2
Primary Care
Programme
105 No. New Facilities
340,000 m2
Enhanced Community
Care
20 No. New Facilities
75,000 m2
Additional
Programmes (TBC –
COVID etc)
16
kTonn
es CO2
6.4
kTonn
es CO2
8.1
kTonn
es CO2
1.8
kTonn
es CO2
???
kTonne
s CO2
64. Pillar 2 – HSE Capital Plan – New Healthcare Facilities
64
Net Carbon Zero
Ready
Climate
Action
Plan
Targets
Best Practice
Sustainable
Design
Energy
Efficient
Design
(IS399)
Dynamic
Simulation
Modelling
HSE
Scope of
Services
Nzeb
Compliance
Behavioural
Change Additional 0.8
Million m2
CAP =
Absolute
Targets
HSE Capital
Plan
No Fossil
Fuels
Budget -
€1Billion p.a
65. Pillar 3 – Energy Bureau - Existing Healthcare Facilities
65
HSE Energy
Bureaus
11 No. Energy
Officers (Regional
Based)
Behavioural Change Green Teams
90 No. Green
Teams
ROO / Shallow
Retrofit
Lights/Pumps/Heat
Pumps/Renewable
Budget
2022 – 2023
€120million
Pathway to Zero
Carbon
SEAI/HSE Co-
Funding
66. R&D Technology Working Group
66
Proposed Supplier ‘Open Day’ by Association of Energy Engineers Ireland (AEE) – (Hosted by SEAI
October 2022)
Discussion on Existing Technologies and Solutions in the Marketplace that are sufficiently
mature and proven for use in Healthcare settings
Open to establish a trial program of selected potential solutions to establish suitability
for potential use in Healthcare settings
Identify Technologies to replace Fossil Fuel solutions
Phased removal of Fossil Fuels for existing facilities (in accordance with CAP)
Exemptions:
Emergency works
Peak Loads / Infection Control such as Legionella etc
67. R&D Technology Working Group
67
Proposed Supplier ‘Open Day’ by Association of Energy Engineers Ireland (AEE) – (Hosted by SEAI
October 2022) contd…
‘First do no Harm’ – Will not introduce solutions that may potentially create risks to
Healthcare settings (Security of Supply, Reliability, Atmospheric emissions etc) and areas
with high concentration of vulnerable and health compromised people
Identify Gaps in mature Technology Solution availability
Consider potential evolving/developing solutions in the marketplace
Email climateaction@hse.ie with technology solutions suitable for Healthcare settings for
review and consideration by HSE TA & DT’s
Editor's Notes
Aine
Set up to track the 33% target – now a common language amongst PBs including CEOs, scorecard well understood, collective ‘all in this’ together
Served us really well
PS to be congratulated, continuous improvement, vast majority reporting projects and savings
Huge thanks to public bodies – working together for 10 years
Internationally leading
Huge wealth of information for planning the journey ahead
M&R attributable energy. Includes leased and owned facilities.
The overall GHG need to reduce by 51%. Electricity will have a major impact. Some public bodies would need to do very little if mostly electricity
These GHG specifically need to reduce by 51%.
May require animation
4 principles on LHS are challenging, but relatively straightforward.
2 principles on RHS add complexity.
Spend a little time talking about the RHS
Direct emissions from thermal & transport from PS over last decade = Flat = 1,000 kt
Despite important improvements in EE in the sector. EE savings = 34%.
If you only take one thing away from today…! (And we’ll come back to it)
Additional info
Reason for apparent contradiction = public sector has been “doing more with less”:
More activity heating more buildings & providing more transport
But using energy more efficiently, so energy has not followed activity
Also some decarbonisation of heat: phasing out of oil & RES-H (but not a lot)
Decarbonisation of transport: mainly through biofuel blending in road transport fuels
Elec accounts for about half
But TFC flat 2014-2019 & dropped 7% in 2020
Because IRL’s electricity system has become 47% less carbon intensive since 2009
Additional info
Electricity TFC reduced by 0.2% between 2014-2019 and then fell 7.4% in 2019-2020 (COVID-19)
=> CO2 intensity of IRL’s electricity dropped 47% since 2009, i.e. IRL’s electricity network is 47% “cleaner” from a GHG perspective. This means if an organisation consumed the same amount of electricity in 2009 & 2020, the emission arising from this consumption would be 47% lower in 2020 than 2009.
Important implications…because this trend likely to continue, as we will see
Baseline period is 2016-2018. About 2,000 ktCO2
Blue = where we estimate PS will be if consumption remained frozen at baseline level
We know that elec system will become 67% less carbon intensive by 2030 (compared to baseline).
Coal
Renewables
So, if sector stayed still, elec emissions would reduce by 700 kt, or about 1/3.
Additional info
Coal will be phased out by 2025
Based on 70% RES-E target. Target is now 80% RES-E.
Good for all PBs because all PBs use electricity
Some important considerations in context of future electrification:
E.g. if you change a fleet of light duty vehicles to EVs now, you could cut emissions in half (2020)…would reduce by half of that again by 2030, to give a total reduction of 75% compared to status quo petrol/diesel
But electrification (of heat & transport) also means that absolute consumption of electricity will likely increase for many PBs over next decade.
Now let’s look at the target.
I’ll explain how it’s calculated later.
For now, 2 points:
2 targets:
[click] Total emissions = 800 kt
[click] Direct emissions = 500 kt
Big reduction
Total from baseline
T&T from baseline
Both from 2020
Total from grid…which assumes staying still, which is not easy.
[Click]: Difference between where grid will get us & target is own action.
Remainder of presentation:
Talk about how target is calculated
Talk about how PB pathways to decarbonisation, i.e. own action
PB-level target
Same methodology will apply but…
[Click] Let’s look at an example PB (PB ‘A’) – 100 + 100 +100 (remember this)
Now let’s apply the methodology, starting with the emissions at the bottom.
[Click] 100 tonnes -51% = 49 tonnes
[Click] 100 tonnes of transport emissions. If we reduce that by 51%, we also get 49 tonnes
[Click] if we look at electricity, which has to reduce in line with supply-side decarbonisation. Latest modelling indicates 67% reduction.
[Click] apply these reductions…we’re left with 49 t + 49 t + 33 t
[Click] these are added together to calculate the PB’s targets = 131 t
[Click] targets dependent on baseline
[Click] PBs have some flexibility
[click] If emissions were as per target then OK. Total @ 131 & T&T @ 98
But it could have other emission profiles in 2030 that would also achieve the target, e.g.
[click] deeper electrification of heating….less thermal but more electricity. OK because.
[click] consider this scenario
Use less
Large energy users in most PBs
Retrofit & efficiency
More technical end users
3 points
Portfolio: not either or. Combinations
Other technologies not shown
Aim for 2030, but plan for 2050
Consider technology lifetimes.
Heating system…
Vehicles
GTT model available to PBs.
Identify decarb pathways
And put some numbers on them
Small local authority
Explain
Baseline
Target
Progress to date
2020
Anticipated supply side
2030 scenario
GTT
Model impact of measures
5 x building retrofits (heating oil)
4-5 heat pumps
EVs for light duty vehicles
PV arrays on roof
Total reductions = 250 tonnes = 250,000 kg
Need to find another 150 tonnes = 149,955 kg
Third-level
Similar size
Lighting upgrades, including outside
3 x building retrofits (gas)
3 x heat pumps
PV panels
Total reductions = 185 tonnes
Needs to add addition capacity…default plan is gas + elec = 167 tonnes
Needs to find another 256 tonnes
Big portfolio & high transport user
Heavy-duty vehicles…can’t just do EVs
Large
~400 retrofits over decade
BioLPG
EVs
High-blend biofuel
3 x building retrofits (gas)
3 x heat pumps
Onsite wind
Total reductions = 6,900 tonnes
Another 7,300 tonnes required
Non partners – might let avail of services to show how can add value – assessment, GtTT, EED etc – what think is of most use
Sets out Plan / Roadmap for Decarbonisation
Translating roadmaps into action – what does this mean
Progress to Date
Current Status
Targets
Challenges of growing and improving delivery of healthcare
Slaintecare / Capital Programme
How to address – Action Plan / Roadmap
Pilot Projects – Site Selection – Learning – Iterative Process
New facilities will add to Carbon Emission
Managed & Controlled Manner
Optimise Design / Systems / Orientation / Building Fabric
Natural Ventilation Criteria
Futureproof for Climate Change (Weather File Data)
Energy Balance / Significant Energy Users
Energy Split (77% Elec / 23% Gas)
Infection Control / Legionella Control / Peak Demand
BER – almost irrelevant
Carbon king
Guaranteed savings
DEC
BER only a Guide
10. Energy Bureaus – Behavioural Change
New facilities will add to Carbon Emission
Managed & Controlled Manner
Optimise Design / Systems / Orientation / Building Fabric
Natural Ventilation Criteria
Futureproof for Climate Change (Weather File Data)
Energy Balance / Significant Energy Users
Energy Split (77% Elec / 23% Gas)
Infection Control / Legionella Control / Peak Demand
BER – almost irrelevant
Carbon king
Guaranteed savings
DEC
BER only a Guide
10. Energy Bureaus – Behavioural Change