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Lack Of Energy Data a Major Barrier To Cross When It Comes To Energy Management
May 4th, 2012
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Tags: energy efficiency, energy management, monitor energy consumption, Saas
Group Takes UK Government To Task On Opposition To Energy Efficiency Directive
April 4th, 2012
Back in June of 2011, the European Commission proposed a new set of measures for increased energy efficiency, known as the European Energy Efficiency Directive or EED. The directive proposed three simple energy efficiency measures:
- Legal obligation to establish energy saving schemes for all Member States
- Public sector will be called upon to lead by example
- Major energy savings for consumers
The Energy Efficiency Directive is meant to get the European Union where it should and needs to be when it comes to energy efficiency. The UK Government currently opposes a binding 20% energy savings target that is included in the EED.
A collection of 18 businesses, green groups, and professional bodies have banded together to tell the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, that the UK Government’s opposition to the energy savings target will slow the progress of wider environmental goals.
The UK Government’s position on the EED is proving to be confusing for many, and it seems that the coalition isn’t being as ambitious as many would wish when it comes to reducing energy consumption in public buildings. One concern that has been raised is that there is a lack of ambition when it comes to renovations needed for these public buildings to become more energy efficient..
There is no doubt that renovations to these buildings could certainly go a long way in making these buildings more energy efficient. The problem may be that the renovations are viewed as expensive and that may be causing the Government to back off from them as they are now. An alternative to pricy renovations would be an energy management system that can be put in place to monitor and control the energy consumption of existing systems in the buildings already. In fact, we’ve seen organizations reduce energy consumption by 30% through simply monitoring and controlling how and when energy is used.
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Posted in Current Affairs, Energy Management | Tags: eed, energy efficiency, energy efficiency directive, energy management, european union
The Green Deal Sets Out To Finance Energy Efficiency Measures in The UK
March 29th, 2012
In the UK the government has recently started to put money into greening existing buildings through what is being called “The Green Deal”. The Green Deal will provide financing to support a number of low carbon measures. The cost will be financed by the savings that are brought on by the energy saving measures that are applied. Those who take advantage of the financing will have the cost of the financing calculated to be less than that of the actual savings achieved.
The Green Deal will call for the assessment of energy efficiency measures taken. This can be assessed by energy monitoring and real estate business intelligence software. These energy monitoring solutions allow organizations to monitor energy consumption and costs over time to identify different trends in their usage and costs. These solutions would be a great way to assess the success of low carbon measures that would be taken as a result of The Green Deal, but these energy management solutions can also have a real impact in reducing energy consumption and creating savings.
PeopleCube offers energy monitoring software as part of a larger energy management system that will also control a buildings energy consumption as well. This is a great way to green your building without having to invest in newer more energy efficient equipment. By simply managing and monitoring your energy consumption an organization can reduce energy costs by up to 40%.
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Controlling Energy Consumption
Posted in Energy Management | Tags: control energy consumption, energy efficiency, manage energy consumption, the green deal
Air Force Material Command Award For Facility Energy Excellence
March 12th, 2012
Often when we write about energy management and energy efficiency on this blog it is usually about reducing energy consumption and costs inside office buildings and other corporate real estate. The importance and popularity of energy management and energy efficiency continues to grow. The Air Force even recognizes bases who have demonstrated excellence in energy efficiency.
Last week Air Force Material Command awarded Elgin Air Force Base, FL with the Facility Energy Excellence Award. The award recognizes efforts in promoting energy reduction and changing the energy culture on the base. The award is heavily based on changing the culture around energy consumption on base and less weighted on actual energy reduction.
To change the culture and habits around energy consumption it’s important to understand how energy is being consumed on an air force base or in an organization. Energy Management Solutions can provide information on what rooms and resources are consuming energy in easy to understand dashboards. These energy management dashboards contain information that allows you to see trending data that can be extremely helpful in understanding and reducing energy consumption.
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Posted in Energy Management | Tags: AFMC, energy efficiency, energy management, energy management dashboards
GreenTechMedia.com’s 10 Steps to Effective Workplace Energy Efficiency
January 25th, 2012
An article on GreentechMedia.com lays out 10 steps to effective workplace energy efficiency. You can read the full article here, but the 10 steps are:
- Upper management must take ownership of the energy efficiency program.
- Make the program public, so employees and tenants at all levels buy in.
- Offer motivation through branding, and energy efficiency program swag.
- Create teams and committees to execute energy management plans across the organization.
- Assign champions to be exemplary participants in different energy efficiency programs.
- Have effective communication concerning the energy efficiency program.
- Provide feedback that enables individuals to change their personal behavior when it comes to energy management.
- Tie energy consumption and reduction into performance reviews.
- Invest in automation and occupancy detection technology.
- Track and report accurate energy consumption data.
It’s a great article, I noticed the last two steps in particular.
Occupancy detection devices allow an organization to automatically control lighting and heating and cooling systems automatically when individuals enter and exit a room. These systems can also be automatically controlled when they’re integrated with scheduling software. This allows an organization to take tighter control of their energy consumption by eliminating human error and carelessness.
The tenth step, addressing tracking and reporting is something we place a huge importance on here at PeopleCube. We truly believe that you can’t manage what you don’t measure. So tracking and measuring energy consumption is extremely important. This can be done through energy management systems, business intelligence solutions, and occupancy detection devices.
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