boma 2016 - water is the new energy
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Why You Should Monitor Your Consumption In Real Time
Water Is The New Energy:
Eugenia Gregorio Director of
Corporate Responsibility
Brandon Chase Director of
Customer Success
Who We Are
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Scalable Real-Time Utility Transparency !For Buildings And Real Estate Portfolios
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In oceans and seas
Frozen and unusable
Potable
Source: USGBC Green Building Facts 2015
F I F T E E N T R I L L I N
gallons per year
Buildings consume 14% of all potable water
(which is)
The price of water has increased by 400% since 1983, 2x more than electricity
The Rising Cost of Water
Source: USGBC Green Building Facts 2015
TWO T R I L L I N
gallons per year
Water-efficiency can reduce water use by 15% or more
(which is over)
CA TITLE 24 - 2013
Regulations & Certifications Support Efficiency
• Water submetering required for buildings >50K SF • Water efficiency standards for indoor appliances • New irrigation standards
ASHRAE 189.1 – 2014 • More stringent water efficiency standards • WE section rewards appliance efficiency, irrigation, &
water metering LEED V.4 – 2013
• Up to 2 LEED points for water metering • Tiered/Volumetric pricing more prevalent
The Business Case For Water Management
• Utilities charge for water consumed AND water exiting through sewer − BUT, water evaporates from cooling towers & used for irrigation!
• Transparency into water use − e.g. Cooling towers, retail, etc.
Before Real-Time Monitoring… The only insight you had into building consumption was a monthly utility bill.
Enter A Better Management Experience Here’s what your monthly consumption looks like in real-time.
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
Gal
500
0Wed
Occupied
Thu Fri Sat Sun
Time
Mon Tue Wed
JUN 10 2015 05:00PM – JUN 17 2015 05:00 PMWorking Hours
Non-Working Hours
40,670 Gal
STATE WATER
12,160 Gal
29% of consumption is during non-working hours
Eliminate weekend and off-hours consumption
$10,915Estimated SavingsTrend Opportunity $
What Is Real-Time Water Monitoring?
The Tower Companies Overview
• Family-Owned, Privately-Held Real
Estate Development & PM Firm
• Locally-Focused
• Develops, Owns & Manages
• Over 5 million SF of commercial
office, multi-family residential, and
retail centers
Source: http://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/partners/tower-companies
20% Reduction by 2020
Water Conservation Measures (WCMs)
• Benchmarking • Goal Setting • LEED Guidelines • Green Lease Requirements • Preventative Maintenance • Repair Leaks upon detection • Work Tickets for Client Issues • Real Time Energy Program
Case Study Example:The Tower Companies
4,000,000 gal / year
$45,000 / year
100,000 showers
Hardware Installation
• Use Existing Metering Infrastructure • Replace Existing Meter or Add New
Meter • Ultrasonic Meters
THRESHOLDS FOR ALARMS
• > 5.01 GPM during working
hours: 6am - 6pm M-F
• > 1.01 GPM during make up
phase: 4am - 6 am M-F
• > 1.01 GPM during non-
working hours: everything
outside of working and make-
up phase
Daily Reports & Alarms
Weekend Alert
• Optimize Building Schedule
• Fault Detection for Equipment
• Real-Time Alerts
• Building Operations Visibility
Cooling Tower Water Optimization
Cooling Tower Real-Time Monitoring Results
2015 Savings from Optimization of Operations ……………….$14,000 Payback……………………………………………………………..< 1 year Total Gallons Saved……………………………………………….1.5M
Total Building Use = 45% Water Reduction
What’s Next?
Where The Industry Is Going
Falling cost of metering
Accelerated adoption across industry
Rising importance of sustainability
Eugenia Gregorio Director of
Corporate Responsibility
Brandon Chase Director of
Customer Success
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