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Pulse Energy Webinar:
Using Energy Contests to
Reduce Building Energy
Use
May 6, 2011
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Poll Results
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Poll Results Continued
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More Poll Results
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Owen Rogers - @exortech
Pulse Energy, Competitions Lead
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Why engage occupants?
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Common Motivations
• Organization commitments
• Quick and easy win
• Raise awareness
• Green marketing
• Research
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Energy savings without capital cost
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Traditional focus: awareness and altruism
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Human social dynamics
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Social
Competitiveness
Fun
Feedback
Work with human nature
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Ideas for occupant engagement
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Competitions
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Our experience
• 9 competitions
• universities, offices
buildings, government
• 1 to 10 buildings
• 1 week – 3 months
• over 600 participants
• multiple time zones
• multiple countries
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Results
• 1-2 weeks: 5-20%
• 1-3 months: 2-5% savings
• Up to 7% savings over 6 months
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• Energy savings focus
• See what’s possible
• Empowerment – changing norms
• Ideas for further changes
• Persistent savings
Results
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Observations
• HVAC tuning often has biggest impact
• real-time is key
• lighting is easiest
• plug load is hard
• operational changes are most
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#winning
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Pulse™ Competitions
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Competition as a race
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Energy savings as distance
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Visualizing savings
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Savings: actual vs baseline
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Comparing buildings
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Handicap: fuel efficiency
Assessing energy savings potential
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1. Total consumption
2. Efficiency
4. Influence
3. Control
5. Commitment
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Assessing energy savings potential
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Assessing energy savings potential
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Observations
• Control is most important
• Control + commitment yield best results
• Efficiency is not as important
• Easier to save in smaller buildings
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Tips
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Tip: pick a date
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Tip: run a trial
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Tip: identify champions
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Tip: set a goal
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Tip: have a kickoff
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Tip: do food
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Tip: use themes
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Tip: synchronize events
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Tip: offer prizes
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Tip: run a survey
•Pick a date
•Conduct a trial
•Identify champions
•Set a goal
•Have a kickoff
•Do food
•Use themes
•Synchronized events
•Offer prizes
•Run a survey41
Tip: run a survey
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Challenges
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Challenge: consistency
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Challenge: persistent savings
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Challenge: fun vs fairness
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Challenge: sprint vs marathon
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More than competitions
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Pulse™ for day to day operations
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Pulse™ for day to day operations
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Pulse™ for measurement & verification
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Questions?
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Questions?
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Questions?
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Questions?
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Questions?
Thank you!
•Additional questions? Contact Pulse Energy
•1-877-331-0530
•http://www.pulseenergy.com/company/contact
•More energy management best practices
•On-demand webinars:
http://www.pulseenergy.com/resources/energy-
management-webinars/
•Pulse blog: http://blog.pulseenergy.com/
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