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SUMMARY:Building Energy Performance for Refurbishment – Baselines\, Moni
 toring and Benchmarks - Kerry Sykes from the University of Cambridge\, Geo
 rge Bartley from Building Sustainability
DTSTART:20120503T110000Z
DTEND:20120503T133000Z
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CONTACT:Aaron Gillich
DESCRIPTION:*Kerry Sykes* from the University of Cambridge will provide an
  overview of the Energy Dashboard Project. \n\n*George Bartley* from Build
 ing Sustainability will outline the features of the Energy Dashboard solut
 ion at the University. This will include a case study from a Gurdon Instit
 ute involving staff engagement. \n\n\nEnergy is a resource that concerns u
 s all both in the workplace and at home. \nBuilding energy management in l
 arge estates is a challenging task. In the past managers have been limited
  by the lack of accurate\, detailed data on how energy is consumed in buil
 dings\, floors\, work areas and desks. \n\nA further issue is that traditi
 onally energy management has been the sole responsibility of energy manage
 rs.   In reality all building users make decisions about their energy use 
 but without any information as to the consequences of their choices.  Orga
 nisations need to begin to view everyone as an ‘energy manager’ and th
 erefore provide them with useful information. \n\nThe popular word on the 
 street is “behaviour change”.  The sustainability professional’s def
 inition of this term is far-reaching and often not clear.  Building Sustai
 nability’s definition of behaviour change is “to enable people to make
  better decisions on how and when they use energy by providing them with r
 elevant information on their energy consumption”.\n\nRecent developments
  in technology mean we can now collect reliable and real time energy data.
   Radio-enabled smart meters can be easily retro-fitted to existing buildi
 ngs and also provide a cost effective option for new buildings. \n\nWith a
  web application\, this data can be gathered in near real time\, processed
  and presented in a way which can be readily understood by a wide audience
 . This may include energy managers\, building maintenance staff\, carbon a
 nalysts\, kitchen staff\, academic staff and students in the halls of resi
 dence.  \nWith mobile devices including smart phones and tablet computers\
 , energy data can be accessed from anywhere to encourage individuals to ch
 ange their behaviour.  \nAccurate\, real time monitoring is therefore cruc
 ial to effective energy management and behaviour change. Energy managers c
 an identify and reduce ‘wasted energy’ by rectifying building maintena
 nce issues which can be responsible for as much as 30% energy waste. Howev
 er the process must also engage all building users to ensure they have the
  necessary information to effectively manage their energy use. \n
LOCATION:CRASSH\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP
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