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. View this free, informative webinar featuring Craig Handley, Energy Manager, to learn how he navigated the challenges of being a new energy manager at RMIT University to cut energy use by 15%. Craig will: - share his approach to creating an energy management plan and getting buy-in - provide you with tips for embedding energy management into organizational culture - describe two key initiatives that helped reduce energy use on campus

1. Pulse Energy Webinar:
Energy Managers:
Carve Out Your Niche
Craig Handley, Energy Management Engineer,
Pulse Energy
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2. 3 Things You Want to Know About This Presentation
• The presentation will be 45-60
minutes, including Q&A
• You can send your questions to
us via the GoToWebinar control
panel at any time
• We are recording the webinar
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3. Agenda
• RMIT University
• Challenges and opportunities
• Getting the plan approved
• Embedding energy management into an organization
• 2 examples of energy conservation projects
• What I learned
• Measuring savings with Pulse™
• Q&A
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4. RMIT University
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Melbourne – South East Corner of
Mainland Australia
430,000 sqm /
50,000
4.6M sqft
Students
>100 Buildings
3,500 Staff
>$8M Energy Bill
1 Energy Manager
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5. Challenges and Opportunities
32%
Greenhouse gas
$600 Million
Capital expansion program
- to fit more students
reduction target
- Electricity the major 25%
source. Of new refurbished space
expecting technology
$/GJ Going Up upgrades
Balancing expected new technologies with
proven cost effective solutions
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6. Getting the Plan Approved
• Make sure the plan is not a
surprise to executives and
staff
• Understand what resources
you have to work with
• Get up to speed on major
plans of the organization
and align your plan with
them
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7. Embed Energy Management into Your
Organization
Leaders
• Top-down
• Include senior leadership
• Communication
• Bottom-up Budget Holders
• Support staff who have a
passion for energy
efficiency
Doers
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8. Ensure Persistence
• Make energy savings popular,
celebrate successes of those
who help
• Be persistent, results of your
work may not be evident for a
while
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9. Identify Where the Opportunities Are
Energy Prioritization Plot
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Priority 4
180
Priority 1
160
Priority 3 Priority 2
Performance Index
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Building Energy
120
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80
60
40
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0.00 20,000.00 40,000.00 60,000.00 80,000.00 100,000.00 120,000.00
Gross Floor Area (Square Meters)
Building Energy Performance Index = Consumption (kWh) / Area (sqm)
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10. Example 1: Analyze the Biggest Priority
• Sub-metering in the facility revealed the biggest
opportunity: (need name of opportunity)
• Heat transfer problems
• Low chiller COP
• 24/7 operation
• Ineffective staging
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11. Example 1 Continued: Tackling the Problem
• Package as many problems together as possible
• Work with manufacturers and contractors on-site
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12. Example 1 Continued: Results
• 5% reduction due to:
• Overhaul of wiring
• Instrumentation upgrades
• Sequence of control changes
• Cleaning coils and fixing AHU problems
• 3% reduction due to:
• 3 way valve replacement
• VFD installation on secondary chiller pumps
• Expect 15% savings from new chillers
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13. Example 2: Problem Brought to Me
• Lights were too bright in the IT department
• Building coordinator took lead, I supported
• Actions taken:
• double T8 replaced with
single T5 with built-in
aluminum reflectors
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14. Example 2: Results
• More comfortable space
• More energy efficient
• Less maintenance
• Repeatable process understood by in-house
staff
• Rolled out across the rest of Priority 1 and 2
space without my involvement
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15. What I Learned
Your time and energy where you will
Prioritize: get the best results.
Engage with the stakeholders that are
Engage: most important for your success.
New technologies before rolling out
Evaluate: across the whole organization.
Get commitment from senior
Commit: management. i.e. funding resources.
Energy management principles across
Embed: the whole organization.
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16. Pulse EMS
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17. Pulse EMS: Energy Consumption
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18. Pulse EMS: Energy Consumption
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19. Pulse EMS: Typical Curve
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20. Pulse EMS: Report Energy Savings
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21. Pulse EMS: Report Cost Savings
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22. Q&A
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35. Thank you!
 Additional questions?
 Contact Pulse Energy at: 1-877-331-0530 or at
info@pulseenergy.com
 Look for future and archived webinars on our website:
www.pulseenergy.com/resources/webinars
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