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Page 1: CONNECT 2010 Sneak Peak: Profiting from Energy and Water · 2010 preview webinar. Then join us for the PHCC National Convention, CONNECT 2010, this October in Las Vegas where Kirk

Professor Kirk Alter / Purdue University 1

CONNECT 2010 Sneak Peak: Profiting from Energy and Water

Presented by Professor Kirk Alter

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Professor Kirk Alter / Purdue University 2

Are you taking advantage of new business opportunities in the green market? Retrofitting existing buildings with energy and water efficient systems will be a growth niche for the foreseeable future. Repairing the nation’s deteriorating water and waste infrastructure will provide thousands of jobs across the country. Companies that can show customers how to trim their water and energy bills will have a leg up on the competition. Take your first step to new profits by registering now for this free CONNECT 2010 preview webinar. Then join us for the PHCC National Convention, CONNECT 2010, this October in Las Vegas where Kirk Alter and other leading industry speakers will fill your toolbox with ways to profit while being a leader in water and energy efficiency.

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Professor Kirk Alter / Purdue University 3

New Business Opportunities in the Green Market With Energy & Water Efficient Systems –A Growth Niche

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There’s Cash in Water & Energy

Private companies offering energy & water saving improvements will see 26% annual revenue growth in the next three years with revenues reaching more than $7 billion.  ‐ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratoryhttp://blog.cleantechies.com/2010/06/25/energy‐efficiency‐service‐companies‐missed‐the‐memo/

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The MUSH MarketHow are they getting so much business in this depressed real estate market? A lot of it – nearly 70% — comes from what the industry fondly calls its MUSH market — municipal and state governments, universities, schools and hospitals. These institutions do not experience the boom and bust of private business, so were less hard hit by the economic downturn. Equally important, they have federal stimulus dollars to spend on energy efficiency. The residential market accounted for 6% of this business, still small, but double what it was two years earlier. It appears the MUSH market will remain strong for quite some time. The report identified about $35 billion in potential business remaining from MUSH. The federal building market, which accounted for 15% of business in 2008, also continues to offer promise. The US Department of Energy invested $440 million in federal efficiency projects in 2009 and $498 million in 2010. 

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A trend in utilities marketsState clean energy policies also aid the boom. Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, for example, have made energy efficiency a ‘first fuel,’meaning utilities must secure all cost‐effective energy savings before buying or building electric power. In addition, 18 states have created energy efficiency portfolio standards. They require that utilities achieve annual energy savings targets. This trend is moving to include water/waste‐water utilities as well.

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McKinsey Report – The Business Opportunity in Water Conservation

http://weef2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mckinsey‐the‐business‐of‐water‐dec‐09.pdf

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Repairing the Nation’s Water & Waste Infrastructure

Water Infrastructure Requires Investment“I don’t care why these pipes aren’t working!” one of the residents yelled. “I pay $60 a month for water! I just want my toilet to flush! Why do I need to know how it works?”The person quoted above just wants their water to work. What many people don’t understand is that our water system is a luxury to those that lived before. Imagine walking a mile for a bucket of your daily water supply. For several generations, we have had the convenience of running water and we forget how good we have it. However, there is a cost.http://online.barrons.com/article/SB126965438714268413.html

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Inventing New markets for Yourself

Since our water infrastructure is aging, it needs continued maintenance. The cost may seem high, but it should be considered an investment in our future as we know it.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/us/15water.html

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Today, a significant water line bursts on average every two minutes somewhere in the country. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/us/15water.htmlState and federal studies indicate that thousands of water and sewer systems may be too old to function properly.

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Priorities!People pay more for their cell phones and cable television than for water.You can go a day without a phone or TV.  You can’t go a day without water.

http://www.kaski.gov.tr/eng/suyun_hay_yeri.php

In the last year, federal lawmakers have allocated more than $10 billion for water infrastructure programs, one of the largest such commitments in history. 

http://www.in.gov/gov/2980.htm

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Federal & Local MoneyAn E.P.A. study last year (2009) estimated that $335 billion would be needed simply to maintain the nation’s tap water systems in coming decades. In states like New York, officials estimate that $36 billion is needed in the next 20 years just for municipal wastewater systems. National Drinking Water Councilhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/ndwac/index.html

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$425 billion global water‐infrastructure market 

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB126965438714268413.html

So what will your share be?How are you educating yourself about these opportunities?http://www.european‐services‐strategy.org.uk/global‐auction‐of‐public‐assets/

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Liquid Assets

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Showing Customers How to Trim Water & Energy Bills

http://www.energynewengland.com/waterconservation.html

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Retrofitting Existing Buildings 

http://susty.com/improve-energy-efficiency-bloomberg-plan-ny-buildings/

http://www.recapadvisors.com/our-services/capital-planning-services/green-energy-physical-needs-assessment.php

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How do you add value?

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Thinking About Building in New Ways

http://www.buildings.com/News/IndustryNews/NewsletterDetails/tabid/3399/ArticleID/9038/Default.aspx

Water consumption in the United States increased by an estimated 12 percent between 1990 and 2000 – an increase of over 5 billion gallons per day. Of the water consumed, only about 14 percent is lost toevaporation, transpiration, or use in products or crops; most water is used, treated, and discharged into the nation’s water bodies.

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So What Do We Need to Do?1. Do some basic investigation:

a. How are other firms marketing and selling water & energy projects.

i. Start with the big players – Johnson, Siemens, GE; then look at ESCOs, consultants; then look at other contractors like you.

2. Research the MUSH market:a. What do you know about the municipality, university, 

schools & health care energy & water markets? i. Start locally, but look at government & municipal websites 

as well.ii. Find out where the money is!

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So What Do We Need to Do?3. Expand your vision of what you provide to 

customers, and what business you are in.a. Not just plumbing & HVAC…water & energy…heat 

transfer…economic analysis…4. Get close to ALL of your local utilities

a. Find out what they’re doing – what initiatives they are implementing

i. They do not want to add capacity.  ALL of them want ALL of their customers to be better at conservation and demand‐side management…this applies to all forms of energy & water.

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So What Do We Need to Do?5. Get close to your manufacturers.

a. They are the R&D leaders, they already understand the issues.i. Tap into their knowledge base, learn from them, but use the 

composite knowledge that you gain to become an “issues & systems” expert, and not a product rep.

6. Expand your vision.a. Just because you have never done underground utility work 

doesn’t mean that it may never be part of your services.i. The infrastructure is a train wreck!  There will be work in this

market, and it can’t be outsourced.b. Solar hot water & solar photovoltaic are not that different!

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So What Do We Need to Do?7. Learn the economics

a. Understand customer water & energy costs…become the expert.

b. Understand who is investing in these markets – learn more about the players, get close to them, and figure out how you can add value.

c. Become expert at showing customers how they cannot afford to NOT have you perform work for them.

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So What Do We Need to Do?8. Understand the technologies

a. Do your homework…understand the whole building…learn contemporary technologies, and help the clients to understand the benefits…Passive Houses & Ductless Mini‐Splits anyone?

9. Become more politically activea. Help your elected and appointed officials to 

understand the cost to citizens and governmental entities of not utilizing all possible energy & water conservation & sustainable strategies.

b. Become a water & energy community activist

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So What Do We Need to Do?10. Become proficient at finding out where the money 

is!a. Government websitesb. Competitive business & contracting advantagesc. New markets

11. Understand how projects are financed & deals madea. PPAs, ESCOs, 3rd party, incentives…

12. Become an educator in your community

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So What Do We Need to Do?13. Learn how to perform water & energy audits

a. Take the classes, learn the material, become accredited with recognized credentials

b. Study the professional audit reports from experts already performing them.

14. Recognize the coming opportunity in mandatory energy & water audits…a. forget the politics & capture the prize by being early 

to the game.

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So What Do We Need to Do?15. Become a builder of the 21st Century

a. Help the industry to change, and help yourself to not only survive, but prosper.

i. Look at buildings at dynamic systemsii. Understand how your systems interact with all other building 

systemsiii. Get serious about advocating necessary changes in the building 

codesiv. Get over your reliance and perception that this is “engineer’s 

work”…it’s not, it’s your work!16. Get a place at the table…now!

a. Architects, engineers, owners, manufacturers…are already there…WHERE ARE YOU?

17. Read & Study!

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Some Books to Get You StartedSustainable Energy – without the hot air by David JC MacKayCommercial Energy Auditing Reference Handbook by Steve DotyWater Audits and Loss Control Programs: 3rd Edition (Manual of Water Supply Practices) by AWWASimple Solutions to Energy Calculations by Richard R. VaillencourtWinning and Managing Government Business: What You Need to Know to Deliver Services and Technology to Federal, State and Local Agencies by Michael Lisagor