Workplace Conservation Awareness presentation for BC Hydro - showcasing behaviour change in the advanced education sector.

2. Overview of the WCA Program

3. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
BC Hydro - Power Smart Organization:
BC Hydro
Power Smart
Residential Commercial
Continuous Energy Improvement Workplace Conservation Awareness (WCA)
(Continuous Optimization) (Behaviour Change)
K-12 Advanced Education Health Retail Property Managers
CAP U BCIT UVIC SFU VIU UBC UFV TRU

4. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
The Workshop
Identify benefits and barriers, strategies to raise
awareness, tactics to change behaviour.
The Proposal
Campaign tactics, timeline, and budget.
MOU signed by both parties.

5. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
Four behaviour categories
Lighting
Heating & cooling
Computer & plug load
Office & lab equipment

6. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
Touchpoints
6 touchpoints in year one, per behaviour category.
3 in year two.
Mandatories
Optionals
Reporting
Quarterly reporting year one
Semi-annually year two
Financial incentive
10-year plan

7. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
How Redbird helps
Workshop facilitation
Mid-term planning sessions
Ideas & brainstorming
Messaging
Graphic design
Research & writing
Strategic planning & direction

8. Workplace Conservation Awareness Program
Behaviour change tactics
Pledges
Prompts
Norms
Competition
Incentives
Feedback
Fun

9. WCA Campaign Strategies
Welcome back BBQ
The lighting audit
Turn off the lights
Light switch out
Winter sweater week
Dress for summer week
Monitoring Monitors
Power Bars
Conservation photo challenge
Shut the sash
Acoustic concert/awareness series
Coffee Talks!

10. Strategies Target audiences
Students
Student organizations
Faculty
Staff
Administration

11. Advanced Education
WCA Campaign
Highlights

12. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) (2010-11)
• Used a photo exhibit to
showcase energy saving
initiatives at BCIT.
• ‘Light savers’ campaign,
website, & building contest
• Awareness campaigns
Energy savings: 448,000 kWh

13. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: Capilano University (2010-12) capilanou.ca/sustainability
• Great Light Switchout
• Get ur fleece on
• Building energy challenges
• Pulse energy dashboard ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
LEARN
• Awareness campaigns AT CAPILANO UNIVERSITY
TIPS
SUSTAINA BILITY
SMART CONSERVATION
PLEDGE
EFFICIENCY BEHAVIOUR
CHANGE
ALTERNATIVES
AWARENESS
SAVE
CONSERVATION AWARENESS
MEGAWATT TIPS
COMMUNITY IMPACTS
P O W E R OPTIMIZE
KILOWATT
GIGAWATT
REDUCE DEMAND
GIGAJOULE
HYDROELECTRICITY
KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION
NATURAL GAS
Energy savings: 348,000 kWh

14. Incentives
Informational Kiosk
Energy savings: 348,000 kWh

15. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: Simon Fraser University (2010-11)
• Green Labs (team & guide)
• Energy reduction competitions
• Phantom load measurement tool

16. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: Thompson Rivers University
• Home/Work Challenge
(chance to win an electric bike)
• Smart office powerbars (1000)
• Coffee Talks!
• Pulse energy dashboard

17. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: UBC
• Shut the Sash competition
Energy savings: 347,000 kWh

18. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: University of the Fraser Valley (2010-11)
• ‘Turn it off ’ Get Caught Green Handed
‘Do it in the dark’
March 26 - 30
•
• Awareness campaigns
• Green pledges
• Welcome back BBQ Find out how: www.ufv.ca/energy_management
TURN IT OFF
• Upcoming: Showcase video

19. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: University of Victoria (2010-11)
• Sustainability action teams
• WCA building challenge
• Pulse energy dashboard
• Sustainability awards program
Energy savings: 404,000 kWh

20. Review of best / unique practices
Success story: Vancouver Island University
• Green Giants
• Power Down
• Sweater Competition
• Upcoming: Guest speaker
“... puts flesh on the Occupy Movement’s
call for an economic alternative.
— Robin Murray ”
Reject the old economy.
Build a new one.
© Canadian Center for Community Renewal
On the highway to extinction
MICHAEL LEWIS MICHAEL LEWIS
shows us the exit ramps tells us how
“
... lays out a blueprint for
departing from our biocidal path
— David Suzuki
”
Thursday, Doors at 4:30pm The malaspina theatre B310 Thursday, Doors at 4:30pm The malaspina theatre B310
900 Fifth Street Nanaimo, BC
Sept. 27th Talk AT 5:00pm Light refreshments served & cash bar Parking in lot ‘E’ Sept. 27th Talk AT 5:00pm
900 Fifth Street Nanaimo, BC
Light refreshments served & cash bar Parking in lot ‘E’
Talk is free and open to the public Talk is free and open to the public

21. www.electricus.ca

22. www.electricus.ca

23. User Groups

24. User Groups: SFU

25. Share files
Photos, video, or documents

26. Share files
SUSTAINABILITY
GREEN TEAM GUIDE AT
Energy Efficiency
Best Practice Guide
Lighting
HOME
A toolkit
Decision-making help for
your everyday choices
info@sustainabilityatworkpdx.com
www.sustainabilityatworkpdx.com
503-823-7037

27. Document Lockbox

28. Touchpoint checklists

29. www.electricus.ca