Illini Energy Dashboard

1. Illini Energy Dashboard Implementing Behavior change for energy efficiency University of Illinois May 22, 2012 http://www.illinienergy.illinois.edu/

2. University of Illinois team Karen Decker 217-333-0548 karend@illinois.edu Mckenzie Beverage 217-244-1902 mbeverag@illinois.edu Marcus Ricci Masters of Urban Planning, Class 2013Student Sustainability Commission, Member, 2011-2012ricci2@illinois.edu Morgan Johnston 217-333-2668 mbjohnst@illinois.edu

3. Our agenda today The Illini Energy Dashboard • Our Planning Process • The Funding Support • Implementation Plan • Phase One – develop website • Phase Two – replace via priority listing of out dated meters with digital

4. Sponsors • Environmental Change Institute http://eci.illinois.edu/ The Environmental Change Institute helps focus the unique educational, outreach, and research capabilities of the University of Illinois to advance our understanding of global environmental change and support solutions that enable society to mitigate or adapt to its effects. • Student Sustainability Committee http://sustainability.illinois.edu/ssc/ The Student Sustainability Committee receives fees from students and allocates these resources to fund campus sustainability projects and initiatives. • Office of Sustainability http://sustainability.illinois.edu/ The Office of Sustainability provides operational leadership and some funding for numerous initiatives under way on campus and works with campus units, student groups, and community partners to develop and promote engagement activities and enhance communication about sustainability initiatives. • Facilities & Services http://www.fs.illinois.edu/ Facilities & Services supports the academic enterprise at Illinois by planning, constructing and maintaining the campus physical environment with a commitment to sustainability as well as regulatory compliance.

5. The Environmental Change Institute When it comes to the changing global environment, most people want to know three things: What’s going on? How does it affect me? And what can I do about it? Here at the Environmental Change Institute, we pursue answers to these questions, uniting theoretical research with real-world tools. To question and to challenge. To research and resolve. To think. And to become agents of change.

6. ECI • Vision The Environmental Change Institute has been a leader in the research and understanding of global climate change, advancing solutions that reduce human impact on the environment and the environment’s impact on society. • Mission The Environmental Change Institute focuses the unique resources and research capabilities of the University of Illinois to advance our understanding of global environmental change and offers solutions that enable society to avoid, mitigate or adapt to its effects through the support of scholarly research, innovative teaching, a public outreach initiatives. • Goals Enhance and promote holistic thinking about interactions among climate, food and energy systems, demographic pressures, and justice and dignity.Inspire real-world debates relating to global environmental change.Generate a cadre of highly motivated, broadly trained and ethically aware leaders for the 21st century.Understand the impact of the changing environment of humans and assure effective and just adaptation.Enhance the balance of human needs and the integrity of natural systems.

7. History of the project • November 2010 • After a visit from Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Zerofootprint, project team established by ECI to discuss development, implementation and timeline of a dashboard for the University of Illinois campus to communicate to campus and beyond energy usage • January 2011 • ECI submitted proposal for funding for the dashboard project • February 2011 • Received dollars from SSC • March 2011 • Begin discussions with F & S staff about data management and software • Establish Instep, Inc. connections • December 2011 • Test Server Launch at ECI Fall Symposium • January 2012 • Beginning of year one with three campus buildings

8. What is the Point? Dashboard Project has threefold effect • Provide real time information to develop awareness and cultural/behavioral changes in how energy is used (not only in the buildings featured but in all aspects of life). • Provide information for faculty and students in research • Provide details for building staff to better use resources and energy, and make plans for building adaption in ways that may decrease usage over time

9. Welcome to Illini Energy!

10. What is Illini Energy? The Illini Energy provides clearly visible understandable information data and information to students and staff of selected University buildings describing energy consumption rate (electrical, chilled water and steam) so that users can make educated choices about the way they can affect energy consumption and conservation.

11. What is our Carbon Footprint? • Our Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact we have on global climate change via the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions we generate. • The largest contributor to our campus carbon footprint is the coal and natural gas burned to produce the electricity and steam which powers and heats our buildings. • Other contributions include gasoline and diesel burned in campus vehicles, transportation of food to campus, and agrochemicals, especially fertilizer, used on our fields.

12. What is displayed? • The gauges on the each building page displays real-time energy use data by building for heating, cooling and electricity • Electricity - Electricity is used for lights, office and lab equipment, heating and air conditioning, appliances, and air quality equipment such as fume hoods in laboratories. • Heating - Steam is used to heat campus buildings and power some equipment • Cooling - Chilled water is used to cool campus buildings and lab equipment

13. Future Plans • Phase one: Launch of website and student, student, staff & faculty awareness • Addition and connection to meters of more buildings across campus • Resident Halls • Labs • Classroom buildings • Recreational buildings • Office and other use buildings • Phase two • Installation of real time meters

14. Buildings Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall Business Instructional Facility English Building

15. Business Instructional Facility Overview on May 21, 2012 at 12:27 p.m.

16. Electricity use at BIF May 21, 2012 at 12:29 p.m.

17. Personal Conservation Tips • Use task lighting or natural light to reduce energy consumption. • Turn off computer monitors when not in use, and shut down computers when leaving for the day. • Think before you print. Save paper by proofreading on your screen before printing. Print double-sided when possible and only print the pages that you need. • Park your car on the periphery of campus and utilize active transportation – bus, bike, or walk. • Unplug infrequently used appliances or electronic devices. • Wash your clothes and dishes only when you have a full load. • Replace disposable products - razors, plates and utensils, water bottles - with reusable ones.

18. Please Review If you are interested in reviewing the website and responding with comments and critique, please send to: Karen Decker karend@illinois.edu

19. Thanks! Students, staff and faculty who have served over the last 2 years on the ECI project team To the Student Sustainability Committee for the funds for this project In addition, the announcement of matching funds from the campus for phase two The teams of people in the Utilities & Energy Services and IT at Facilities and Services who have been working with InStep to install the website

20. Student Sustainability Committee

21. Vision for Funding The Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) is accepting proposals to fund sustainability, energy efficiency, and renewable energy projects on campus. The funding for these proposals is provided by the Clean Energy Technology Fee ($2/semester) and the Sustainable Campus Environment Fee ($14/semester). These student fees generate approximately $1,150,000 annually to support sustainability on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. This is an open and competitive process.

22. Who is allowed to apply for the money? All are welcome to apply – students, faculty, staff, university departments, and registered student organizations. Community members and businesses may also partner with a university affiliate. All projects must fit within the fee mandates outlined in “Funding Categories” on the website.

23. What are some examples projects? • Behavior-related, energy-efficiency project: • the Energy Dashboard • Behavior-related, non-technology, non-energy-efficiency projects: • Sustainable Studies in the Humanities, Sustainable Design Lab and Agrifiber Waste Labs, • Student Weatherization Program, • ECI Educational Funding, Prairie Project Instructional Workshop, • Solar Decathlon, • Green Roof Metrics Class, • Mapping Sustainability, • MechSE Sustainability • Senior Design Projects, • Spotlight on Sustainability: A Student Lab Theatre. • Behavior-related technology projects : • the campus bike project  ($77K) and additional bike parking ($300K); • campus composting facility ($250K); • student sustainable farm educator ($189K), equipment ($130K) and portable farmer’s market ($6K); • sustainable living-learning community coordinator ($50K); • fume hood “Shut the Sash” campaign ($4.5k); • Solar Decathlon ($55k) • Non-behavior-related technology projects: • lighting occupancy sensors ($165k); • greenhouse energy/shade curtains ($245K); • steam reduction projects ($215K); • LED lighting projects ($225K); • green Computing Technologies ($52k); • geothermal/wood-fired boiler($43.5k); • solar ($410.5K)

24. Who can I contact? You can contact via email at sustainability-committee@illinois.edu. If you are unsure that your project fits our criteria or in need of consulting, a committee member would be happy to meet with you. See a listing of projects found on SSC website at: http://ssc.union.illinois.edu/projects.shtml

25. Facilities & Services

26. Facilities & Services

27. F&S Energy Services

28. Implementation Educational tool and access to historical data Complex chain of connections and software from real-time meters to the dashboard Not “revenue-grade meters” F&S Energy Services will continually monitor the site and work to correct meter issues in a timely fashion

29. Questions? Karen Decker 217-333-0548 karend@illinois.edu Mckenzie Beverage 217-244-1902 mbeverag@illinois.edu Marcus Ricci Masters of Urban Planning, Class 2013Student Sustainability Commission, Member, 2011-2012ricci2@illinois.edu Morgan Johnston 217-333-2668 mbjohnst@illinois.edu