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Experiment I ng with Efficiency

Experiment I ng with Efficiency. Better Buildings Case Competition. Team Get Green. Olivia Meek · Ricardo Vargas · Jayanth Aadithya · Sahas Singh. Assessing the Problem. Research labs make up 40-50% of a university’s energy use Lack of motivation to reduce energy in research labs.

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Experiment I ng with Efficiency

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  1. ExperimentIng with Efficiency Better Buildings Case Competition Team Get Green Olivia Meek · Ricardo Vargas ·JayanthAadithya· Sahas Singh

  2. Assessing the Problem • Research labs make up 40-50% of a university’s energy use • Lack of motivation to reduce energy in research labs • Our Solution, Energy Savings Through: • Implement Energy Data Management • Share Lab Equipment • Provide Cost Rate Incentives • Reform Infrastructure Grants

  3. Energy Data Management • Manage energy data through a mobile phone application • Make energy data more accessible • Compare university energy savings across the country • Manage Researcher behavior http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Green-Button.jpg

  4. Visualizing the Mobile Application http://cdn8.staztic.com/app/i/2398/2398417/leafully-1-0-s-386x470.jpg

  5. Standby Power http://standby.lbl.gov/summary-table.html

  6. Shared Equipment Database

  7. Breakdown of F&A Rates http://www.josepheve.com/accounting-services/indirect-cost-proposals/

  8. Common F&A Rates http://osp.gatech.edu/rates

  9. Modified F&A Rates • Need to decide F&A rates on a case by case basis • Lower indirect cost rates for labs that use less energy • Money saved from lower costs could be put toward further conservation efforts

  10. Installment Plan • Provide financial incentive to increase energy efficiency. • Grants are delivered to laboratories in installments based on energy efficiency gains. • Grant is still awarded based of scientific merit.

  11. Visualizing the Installment Plan

  12. Implementation • Energy data infrastructure must be put in place • Labs are categorized • Responsibility lies with the Lab • Regular checks to ensure no fraudulent activity

  13. Summary • F&A Rate Modification

  14. References (2011). Customer case study: Cox enterprises. Retrieved from http://urjanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/UR_CoxCasestudy.pdf (n.d.). Do your part to help UNL reduce energy costs. Retrieved from http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/special/energy/ (2014). Experimenting with efficiency: Greening the grant process for research institutions. Retrieved from http://www.bbcasecompetition.org/uploads/7/4/8/7/7487823/bbcc_experimenting_with_efficiency.pdf (2013). Facilities and administrative rates. Retrieved from http://osp.gatech.edu/rates (n.d.). General energy quick tips. Retrieved from http://www.deltastate.edu/finance/facilities-management/energy-conservation/energy-saving-tips-and-faq/ (2003). Managing energy costs in colleges and universities. Retrieved from http://www.nationalgridus.com/non_html/shared_energyeff_college.pdf Obama, B. White House, (2009). Federal leadership in environmental, energy, and economic performance (Executive Order 13514). Washington DC: Office of the Press Secretary. (n.d.) Standby Power. Retrieved from http://standby.lbl.gov/standby.html Standby power summary table. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://standby.lbl.gov/summary-table.html (2012). When to turn off your lights. Retrieved from http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/when-turn-your-lights

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