1 / 19

Electri -City: Energy Management in Public Buildings

Better Buildings Case Competition US Department of Energy March 14, 2014. Electri -City: Energy Management in Public Buildings. Electri-City: Energy Management in Public Buildings. The Lean Green Machines. Electri -City. Goal:

rico
Download Presentation

Electri -City: Energy Management in Public Buildings

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Better Buildings Case Competition US Department of Energy March 14, 2014 Electri-City: Energy Management in Public Buildings Electri-City: Energy Management in Public Buildings The Lean Green Machines

  2. Electri-City Goal: • A Better Buildings Energy Plan for a mid-size US city government Issues: • Building structures • Data control systems • Budgeting process Focus: • Employee Incentives to Promote Development • Data Management for Public Building Controls • Improvements to Building Infrastructure

  3. Better Buildings Energy Plan Forming the Better Buildings Board

  4. Better Buildings Energy Plan Three Core Components

  5. EHSRAs EHSRAs : Environmental Health and Safety Retrofitting Audits Purpose: • Document current building equipment and departmental ownership • Motor specifications involved in HVAC control • Air filter locations • Ventilation pipe widths • Rooms served by air handling units (AHUs) • Location and areas affected by dampers • Model numbers for equipment & sensors • VAV box model number & box locations • Inputs & outputs of VAV (including location of device communicating info) • Areas affected by VAV • Number, model, & locations of light fixtures • Location of outlets & outlet specifications Tasks: • Record building maintenance and operations information • Develop preventative maintenance procedures (ISO 50001)

  6. Energy Management Office Relationships

  7. Green Funds • Green Funds = Realized energy-savings by department • Prioritization: • Occupancy size • Building square footage • Projected energy savings • Aggregate funding opportunities • LEED certifications • Award recognition • ACEEE Exemplary Programs • Dsire.org

  8. Continuous Improvement Team Relationships

  9. Continuous Improvement Team Responsibilities

  10. Better Buildings Board Hierarchy

  11. Better Buildings Board Guidelines

  12. Data Analyst Resources

  13. Data Analyst Responsibilities

  14. HVAC System Interactions • Responsive Control • Personalized Data • Project Haystack Vision • BACnet Compatible City Intranet V A V Box Raspberry Pi EnPI’s http://vector-magz.com/technology/server-clip-art-item-3/

  15. Mock Project Timeline Year 1

  16. Mock Project Timeline Year 2

  17. Mock Project Timeline Year 3

  18. Mock Project Timeline Year 4

  19. Better Building Energy Plan Three Core Components

More Related