The ECBS Objective 4 Subcommittee held its first meeting on Tuesday, February 9. Discussion revolved around the issue of tying all existing campus engagement programs (e.g., ECIP, Certified Green Office Program, revolving loan fund, etc.) together into one campus-wide brand.
The ECBS SWATeam's first meeting of the semester took place on Tuesday, February 2. Key topics of discussion included follow-ups on the Energy Dashboard project, Design Center, space utilization meetings Karl attended in December, and internships developed to help with the Green Labs Initiative and campus engagement in sustainability issues. Morgan also led a discussion on campus engagement, the 4th objective under ECBS in the iCAP 2015, resulting in the formation of an incentivizing subcommittee within the SWATeam with the purpose of advancing this objective.
Energy Conservation & Building Standards SWATeam meeting minutes for December 9.
The major agenda items were about the Energy Dashboard Project and a presentation by Scott Willenbrock from the Energy Generation, Purchasing, Distribution SWATeam.
Energy Conservation & Building Standards SWATeam meeting minutes for December 2.
Major agenda items included a report on the Green Building Conference, discussion of the Certified Green Office Program, Design Center, space utilization, and potential feasibility studies.
Energy Conservation & Building Standards SWATeam meeting minutes for November 18.
Energy Conservation & Building Standards SWATeam meeting minutes for November 11.
Energy Conservation & Building Standards SWATeam meeting minutes for October 14.
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Several SWATeam recommendations were discussed. Also, an update from the Sustainability Council was provided:
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The ECBS SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG stating, "Energy conservation programs should be exempted from any budget cuts or rescissions because of their key sustainability impacts and clear return on investments."
See attached the SWATeam recommendation ECONS001 Conservation Budget complete with comments from all the ECBS SWATeam members.
In 2007 the consumption per square foot of conditioned space was 312.3 kBtu/GSF. That number was lowered down to 244.2 kBtu/GSF in 2014, primarily due to energy conservation and retro-commissioning efforts on campus.
The attached link provide a pretty good summary of a typical reheat system used in buildings.
http://www.mge.com/images/PDF/Brochures/business/ReheatSystemForCommercialBuildingsFactSheet.pdf
Energy Conservation & Building Standards
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Dear All,
I've attached notes from Friday's meeting.
Thanks and see you this Friday!
Claudia
All,
Here is the list of goals/targets I compiled for todays meeting using Karl's 5-year-plan and our discussions.
Claire McConnell
To all:
Attached is a draft document of some of my best thoughts on where the campus is going and/or should go in the next several years as we try to reduce the campus energy consumption from mechanical equipment controls perspective. This is an evolving document at this point.
Thanks,
Karl Helmink
Dear ECBS SWATeam,
Below are my notes from today's meeting. It was a small crowd: Scott, Karl, Claire, and myself. I hope we have a full crowd next week, because we have a lot of work ahead of us in just a few short weeks!
Cheers,
Ben
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Dear All,
Just a reminder that this week's meeting will be on Friday at 4pm in NSRC 358, as will every meeting for the rest of semester.
Thanks,
Claudia
