Energy/Environmental Awareness Campaign Toolkit for Local Authorities in Scotland

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Energy/Environmental Awareness Campaign Toolkit
for Local Authorities in Scotland

• Environmental Champions

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A key opportunity

• Our Council has a Carbon Management Plan to
  reduce CO2 emissions and increase financial
  savings by raising staff awareness and
  introducing a low carbon culture

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Introductions

• Name
• Department
• Job Function

• How long working at Council

• One energy saving measure at home

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Why save Energy?
Environment
Resources
Money
Legislation
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Global Events Affect Local Regions
Photos (clockwise from top left) Greenpeace,
USFWS, BBC, Creative Commons, Tearfund, NASA)
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The Earth IS Getting Warmer
Year
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Energy at the Council
Utility Purchased Energy Purchased Energy Cost Cost CO2
Utility kWh/year /year tonnes
Grid Electricity
Natural Gas
Oil
Other
Total Energy
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Campaign Aims

• Low carbon culture

• Raise awareness / motivation to-
• Reduce CO2
• Increase financial savings

• Communicate and celebrate the Councils
  achievements

• Meet national targets

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The next sentence you will read will get you
thinking...
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FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF
SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF
MANY YEARS
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HOW MANY Fs?
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FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF
SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF
MANY YEARS
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Environmental Champions

• Take local action
• Eyes and ears
• Engage with colleagues
• Contact point
• Training provided
• Follow-up support
• Little time demand
• Walkabouts

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Energy Walkabouts

• Applied anywhere
• Theory into practice
• Identify savings (CO2 )
• Good Housekeeping(No Cost)
• Basic Maintenance / Technology(Low Cost)
• Raise profile of Campaign Champion
• Checklist Report

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CIBSE 100 day CampaignReed House, Wandsworth
Council
20 June - 30 September
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Actions

• Energy Champions on each floor
• Switch on/Switch off
• Posters/Stickers/Meetings/Word of Mouth
• Name labelling light switches
• Time control staircase lighting
• External lighting
• Alterations BEMS heating/cooling
• Lift Off Day (won CIBSE category)

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Savings
Electricity Before (207 day average) 733
kWh/day During (100 day average) 536
kWh/day After (264 day average) 504
kWh/day savings 31.3 Gas 4.5 savings
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Lets take a virtual walkabout...
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Lighting

• Only use lights when daylight is inadequate
• Keep roof lights, windows and light fittings
  clean
• Label lightswitches to provide an agreed basic
  level light
• Motivate users to switch off lights(if
  unoccupied)
• It is a myth that it is cheaperto leave
  fluorescent lights on

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Automatic Sensors

• Detection technology helps withpresence and
  darkness

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Technology

• Older technology fluorescent tubes

• Newer, more energy efficient lighting

This one is connected to the extraction fan
This one has an automatic sensor
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Heating / Cooling / Ventilation

• Temperature
• Doors/windows
• Blinds/solar gain
• Switch off equipment/lights
• Simultaneous heating/cooling

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Dont block heat emitters
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Report uninsulated pipes and valves
Get insulation sleeves fitted
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Missing Insulation
Report un-insulated pipes and valves
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Good Housekeeping

• Check your temperature
• Time
• Know your controls
• Keep doors and windows closed
• There are alternatives to air-con
• Switch off equipment and lights to reduce gain
• Simultaneous heating and cooling

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Ideas Generation Session(See handout)

• Work in pairs
• Generate 16 practical ideas on saving energy and
  water
• Time limit 8 minutes

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Ground Rules

• One person write ideas down in left hand column.
• Ignore criteria columns. They will be explained
  later.
• As you generate ideas dont evaluate them
• Ideas can be as wild as you like.
• Ideas must be specific .

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Ideas for saving energy and water Criteria Criteria Criteria
Ideas for saving energy and water

No. 3 Does it comply with the Councils policies,
objectives security, safety, health, hygiene,
quality objectives?
No. 1 Cost less than 500 to implement?
No. 2 Could it be done in less than 3 months?
Remove emergency lighting in stairwell of
Building 18, Block H
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X
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Electrical Equipment
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Office Equipment
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PC Energy Myths

• Start-up uses lots of energy -Insignificant
  relative to switch off saving
• Turning off monitors is bad for them
• Did you leave your TV on this morning? A monitor
  uses 50 of the PC energy consumption. Always
  switch it off.

• Screen savers save energy Most dont, some
  increase energy use!

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Kettles vs Boilers
Fit a timer to an electrical device to save
energy and money.
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Water
1 litre 7.59.5 litres 25 litres 90 litres 65 litres 120-150 litres 141 litres 160 litres
Boiling a kettle Flushing the lavatory Full dishwasher load Taking a shower Full washing machine load Taking a bath Average water used per person a day with a water meter Average water used per person a day with no meter
Did you know? In the UK we use 70 more water
today than we did 30 years ago!
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Water losses from a tap
One drop/second 4.8 m3/year 7.68/year Drops
breaking to a stream 31 m3/year 49.60/year 3
mm stream 336 m3/year 538.09/year
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Travel To Work

• Lots of alternatives to driving in alone-

• Bus
• Car Share
• Cycling
• Walking

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Waste / Recycling

• Review the waste streams in your work area
• Identify ways to reduce what is purchased
• Reduce landfill

• Promote recycling
• Reduce confidential waste
• Carry out waste audits

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Take Action

• Switch off at the wall, not through standby
• Power off equipment before a meeting, lunch or
  home
• Print less and use double-sided where possible
• Wear warmer clothes and turn heating down at
  least 1C
• Insulate pipes and reflect radiated heat into the
  room
• Consider renewable energy
• Install a timer or water minimiser in the shower
• Spend less time in the shower
• Consider sustainable transport
• Purchase items carefully make them energy
  efficient
• Choose biodegradable wrapping
• Reuse products as much as possible
• Reduce your waste and recycle almost everything

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did
nothing because he could only do a little
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did
nothing because he could only do a little
Edmund Burke 1729 - 1797