ASHRAE LEVEL II ENERGY AUDITING PROGRAM sustainability

energy Cracking the Case for Facilities Management  Introductions  Jon Varnell – Vice President for Administration  Brett Hacker – Energy Manager  Approaching energy management  Traditional ESCO vs. In-House energy audits  Decision making and energy projects  Guilford College’s experience  Energy results  Questions

Triple Bottom Line Approach People Profit Planet

Sustainability: Green House Gas: Energy Management

Traditional ESCO Path Long-Term Shared Savings Plan Canned Reports? Limited Ownership of Savings Ability to Know Your Facility? Community Engagement? Employee Knowledge Benefits? Internal Process Improvements? Letter of Deficiencies

Create Your Own Path Long Term Success Ownership Report quality + use Identify all ECMs Build contractor relationships Facility Understanding System interaction Performance indicators Custom M+V Community Engagement Community awareness Behavior modification Energy Savings Keep all savings Use savings to fund more energy projects Employee Growth Training Expand knowledge Process Improvement Optimize efforts Customer satisfactio n

Capital Decision Making Benefits

Guilford College’s Path

“Home Grown” Energy Audits  Guilford College’s Experience  Hired in-house energy audit team  ARRA Grant recipient  Sought outside professional guidance  Harvard University Green Building Services  Conducted 35 ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits  98% of all facility square footage (700,000+ sq. ft.)  430 ECMs identified  Didn’t put the reports on the shelf  Used a cohesive facility implementation approach  Customized measurement and verification  SAVINGS = More SAVINGS!!

Energy Project Cycle Energy ProjectsIdentify Implementation Approach Measurement and Verification Realize Savings

Guilford College Energy Use

Ah-hah! moment

Questions