BEHAVIO

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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Hallberg Engineering and CLASS 5 Energy

• Amy Anderson,CLASS 5 Energy General Manager

• Amy HarkerCLASS 5 Energy Consultant

• Tom MathieuCLASS 5 Energy Consultant

• Rick LucioHallberg Engineering Vice President

What Are We Talking About?

• Defining behavior-based energy efficiency

• The science and research behind it

• Incorporating behavior-based energy efficiency as part of a comprehensive energy plan

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BEHAVIOR-BASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY

BBEE focuses on energy savings that occur through changes in individual or organizational attitudes, behavior and decision-making.• Focuses on the people running the

equipment, rather than just the equipment• Takes advantage of low and no-cost

energy saving opportunities• Uses engagement, communication and

measurement strategies• Changes the culture of your organization

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OTHER ENERGY APPROACHES• Energy audits are assessments of needs and current

efficiency, generally performed by engineers, consultants or other experts. Deliverable is a list of recommendations for improving efficiency. Cost varies, utilities often provide subsidies.

• Energy Performance Contracting is a financing technique that uses cost savings from reduced energy consumption to repay the cost of installing energy conservation measures. Normally offered by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), this approach allows organizations to achieve energy savings without up front capital expenses. The costs of the energy improvements are borne by the performance contractor. 

• Asset plans offer options for energy efficiency equipment upgrades. Everything from faucets to lighting to heating and cooling units may be included in an energy asset plan. These items range in price. Some are DIY, some will require installation by an expert.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS A GROWING CONCERN AMONG CONGREGATIONS

Nationwide, more than 15,000 congregations have adopted some sort of sustainability plan

Sources: Interfaith Power and Light http://interfaithpowerandlight.org/Energy Star for Congregations http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations

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HOW DOES BBEE WORK?• Make a commitment to save energy• Identify a senior leader to endorse

the effort• Form a committee of individuals to

help implement the effort and act as peer champions

• Set goals – and plan to reward a job well done!

• Identify opportunities in every area• Communicate clearly and often• Ask everyone to do their part and get

involved

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HOW DOES BBEE WORK?:

Technical Approach: Improving business systems and processes

Human Approach:Managing the people side of change

Convergence over time = CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Organizational Change Management

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HOW DOES BBEE WORK?• Application of either approach, in

isolation, generally proves unsuccessful.

• An exclusively “technical” approach to issues or opportunities results in solutions that are seldom adequately implemented or supported.

• An exclusively “human” approach results in an openness to change without any changes to the way things are currently being done.

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WHY LEARN ABOUT BEHAVIOR-BASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY?

• The most energy-efficient organizations in America use 35% less energy, on average, than their counterparts.

• Research shows that up to 30% of energy use can be recovered by changes in behavior and operations.

• Because true long-term success with energy efficiency has to include people, projects, and the planet.

You will leave here today with the knowledge of how to start

saving energy through changes in behavior at your church!

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IS BBEE A FIT FOR MY CHURCH?

Ask yourself a few key questions:1. What is driving your decision to save energy?

2. Do you have a good sense of how and where your energy is currently being used?

3. What resources do you have available to implement an energy saving effort?

4. Do you have a defined budget or time frame?

5. Where does energy efficiency fit into your overall strategic priorities?

How Does Energy Reduction Fit with Your

Mission?• From a business/fiscal

standpoint• From an environmental

stewardship standpoint

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REFLECTION

Turn to page 1 in your binder.

From a business/fiscal standpoint – ask yourself:

―Does saving energy fit with what you have been charged to do in your organization?

―Would your budgetary trust support it?

Any additional thoughts

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REFLECTION

From a stewardship standpoint– ask yourself:

• Does saving energy fit with the mission of your church?

• Would your members and the community support it?

Any additional thoughts

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SHARE & DISCUSS

DOES saving energy fit into your mission?

• If not, should it?

• If it does, how?

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SEE YOU BACK IN 15 MINUTES!

How to implement behavioral-based energy

efficiency strategies

• Cultural Change ↔ Behavioral Strategies & Operational Strategies

• Setting goals and understanding how behavior strategies can be used by your church

• Recognizing the barriers you may face when implementing behavioral strategies & tips for overcoming those barriers

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CULTURAL CHANGE

Choices being made each day in your organizationCan help to change day-to-day behaviors, and encourage energy efficiency as a priorityIncludes things like:• energy efficiency in your communications • turn off lights when you leave a room• consider energy efficiency as a factor in

purchasing equipment

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OCCUPANT STRATEGIES

Turn to page 13 in your binder: “Building Occupant Strategies”

checklist• Check off the ones that your staff can do • Cross out the ones that will not work in

your organization• Think of 3 additional things your building

occupants can do to help save energy in your Church

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OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES• Choices being made in how your

building(s) are run

• Can help to run the equipment in a more efficient way using industry standards from ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) & IES (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America), etc.

• Includes things like:― De-lamp over-lit areas― Change heating & cooling set points― Review building schedules

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OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES

Turn to page 14 in your binder: “Operational Strategies” Checklist

―Check off the ones that your staff can do―Cross out the ones that will not work in

your organization―Think of 3 additional things your building

operators can do to help save energy in your Church

Plymouth Congregational Church

Karen Hartz, Director of Operations

•Experiences with Behavioral Based Energy Efficiency – Thoughts– Insights–Why they chose to

participate?

Case Study:

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GOAL SETTING AND RECOGNIZING BARRIERS

Turn to page 2 in your binder• What would you like to accomplish in your

Church by saving energy?• How does Behavior Based Energy Efficiency

support these goals?• Some examples might be…

―Save money: little things like turning out lights and shutting down computers saves money quickly and is easy for my staff to do

―Appeal to new congregants: being environmentally conscious is becoming more and more important – by adopting an energy plan we can meet this need without spending a lot of money

―Use donations in a prudent manner: saving money for operations means we can put donations towards more member support

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GOAL SETTING AND RECOGNIZING BARRIERS

Turn to page 2 in your binder: • What barriers will I face in my organization

(and what might be a solution)? • Some examples might be…

―BARRIER: We don’t have a full time operations team. SOLUTION: I could ask the members if anyone would like to volunteer time or expertise – we must have an engineer or building operator in our congregation

―BARRIER: Our IT is done through an outside company - they may have rules about the changes we can make to computer settings SOLUTION: I could ask what we CAN change. IT strategies may not be a big focus for my church

―BARRIER: “Going Green” is not a big priority at my Church – getting others on board will be a challenge SOLUTION: I know that Nancy, one of our congregants, is a Sustainability Manager. Maybe she will support this effort – perhaps she would be willing to help me or have ideas about how to gain more buy in

Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Knowing your Facility’s Systems•Who operates and maintains your facility’s mechanical and electrical systems?

– You, church volunteers, trained facility staff or outside service contractors?

•What do you have for operating systems?

– Inventory and parts list of all your equipment

– Operation and Maintenance manuals– Mechanical and Electrical drawings of the

systems– Direct Digital Controls? Or switches or

thermostats– Contact information for parts and service

•Are your equipment systems working properly and efficiently?

– Operating instructions– Sequences of Operation– Proper set points

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Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Knowing your Facility’s Systems•Are your equipment systems working properly and efficiently?•Tools for helping determine the status of your equipment

– Level 1 Audit• Walk-Thru or Rapid assessment of

building energy systems• Building energy benchmarking• High level energy system optimization

– Level 2 Audit• Recommissioning Study• Detailed building survey of systems and

operations• Identification of Operational Deficiencies• Identification of Energy Conservation

Opportunities• Identification of ECO costs, savings and

payback analysis

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Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Knowing your Facility’s Systems

•Tools for helping determine the status of your equipment– Level 3 Audit

• Recommissioning Study plus Implementations

• Longer term data collection and analysis

• Whole-building computer simulation• Computer Modeling of the Energy

Conservation Measures• Cost Estimating of ECOs• Implementation of ECOs

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Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Knowing your Facility’s Systems

•Top 10 Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

– Identify the high energy usage equipment

– Incorporate control strategies to schedule and operate systems only when necessary

– Control ventilation to match occupancy of facility

– Optimize proper room and system set points

– Use lighting controls and energy efficient lighting

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Operational Strategies for Energy Efficiency

Knowing your Facility’s Systems•Top 10 Operation Strategies for Energy Efficiency cont.

– Repair building, door and window leaks and seals

– Test and balance air and water systems

– Follow routine maintenance recommendations found in O&M manuals

– Check and repair leaks in pneumatic systems and steam systems

– Keep your HVAC systems clean including ductwork and diffusers

Know your systems!

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QUESTIONS?

Energy Reduction is…

• Not one person doing 100 things; everyone doing one or two things.

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