spark16 presentation: five steps to improving performance and efficiency using building data
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Five Steps to Improving Performance and Efficiency Using Building Data
Jean LupinacciChief
ENERGY STAR Commercial and Industrial Branch
Spark16Five Steps to Improving Performance and Efficiency
Using Building Data
Jean LupinacciUS Environmental Protection Agency
September 15, 2016
Financial Health
Environmental Health
WHY ENERGY DATA?
Energy Data:Set of specific objective facts or observations
Energy Information:Data endowed with relevance and purpose
Knowledge:Information that has been synthesized and contextualized to provide value
DATA SHOULD LEAD TO ACTION
Audience? Current level of information?
Actions?
CEO
CFO Employee
Investor
Building engineer
Student
Align Information to Match Audience and Desired Action
Why Personal Fitness Tracking?• People want to do something to improve fitness and health• People like public symbols of fitness• People need something easy and fun to get moving
• Steps = Movement= GOOD• Goals, rewards and benchmarks• Competition fuels continual improvement
• People will move beyond basic after they make a habit
Similar to Energy Management?• People want to improve the environment and their business health• People need something easy (and fun) to get moving
• Tracking on a regular basis = Good management • Understand energy usage• Benchmark, set goals and measure achievement• Competition and social media fuels continual improvement
• People like public symbols of achievement• People will move beyond basic after they make a habit
Think of EPA’s ENERGY STAR as the Fitbit of energy management
ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management
Understandable benchmarks and metricsBadge of success for top performanceMotivation for improvement Community for energy management
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Buildings Benchmarked in EPA’s Portfolio Manager
Widely UsedAccessible and low cost entryEasy, objective informationRecognition for achievement
Consumer Awareness 85%
Join at energystar.gov.join
6,000+ Partners Commit to Portfolio-Wide Improvement
Fitbit Challenge Group
Motivation encompasses all types and activity levels
200+ Energy Service Providers Also Use Web Services to Help Clients Benchmark with Portfolio Manager
• Energy, Billing, Sustainability, Property/Tenant, Audit/Design, Business Enterprise, End-users
Learn more at https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/service-providers
5 Ways to use Data to Improve Performance
Gain a portfolio perspectiveBenchmark performance for contextShare your performance information Communicate your accomplishments to communityStrive for culture change, not one time improvements
Turn Data into Information, Knowledge and Action