17 November 2016

Unite Students Energy

Strategy: its Up to uS…

James Tiernan, Group Energy & Environment Manager • Home for Success – who we are

• Up to uS – our responsible business strategy

• Our Energy & Environment Strategy

Lauren Rowe, Sustainable Behaviour Manager • Sustainable Behaviour

Gareth Chaplin, E&E Technical Solutions Manager • Sustainable Buildings

• Building Water & Energy Efficiency Programme

Overview

• Bristol based, 25 years

• FTSE 250 listed • 50,000 students

• 150 buildings

• 28 cities

• Home for Success

About uS…

The Environment

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• Responsible sourcing

of materials and

products

• Reducing

construction,

operation and

maintenance waste

• Responsible waste

management &

recycling

• Embodied impacts

(energy, carbon,

water) of materials

and products

Resource use & Waste

• Science based carbon

reduction

• Improving building

energy efficiency

• Responsible energy

consumption

• Decarbonising our

energy supply

• Reducing travel &

transport emissions

• Effectively monitoring

and reporting

performance

• Supply chain emissions

Energy & Carbon

• Improving water

efficiency in buildings

• Responsible water use

• Effectively monitoring

and reporting

performance

• Reducing leaks and

wastage

Water

The Environment Reduce our environmental impact, and encourage responsible behaviour

in our students, employees and suppliers.

Energy & Environment Strategy

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Unite Students Up to uS Environmental StrategyReduce our environmental impact, and encourage responsible

behaviour in our students , employees and suppliers.

ENABLING & ENCOURAGING

SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR:

Employees

Customers

Supply chain

CREATING

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:

Existing estate

New builds

Buildings we buy

SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR:Engage staff, residents & alumni,

enabling & encouraging lasting

responsible living habits.

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:Improve fabric & services to reduce

energy, water & carbon, facilitate

responsible living

MANAGEMENT:Effective systems, policy & targets, stakeholder engagement, clear reporting

OB

JEC

TIVES

AC

TIVITY

REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: ENERGY & CARBON WATER RESOURCE USE & WASTE

IMP

AC

TS

· Home for Success: environmental & financial sustainability

· Managing risks, developing opportunities, & building resilience

· Stakeholder expectations

· Compliance & planning requirements

· Performance reporting

· Creating legacy of responsible & sustainable behaviour

· Leadership & innovation in sector – market differentiation

· Do the right thing

BEN

EFITS

& D

RIV

ER

S

Unite Students Up to uS Environmental StrategyReduce our environmental impact, and encourage responsible

behaviour in our students , employees and suppliers.

ENABLING & ENCOURAGING

SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR:

Employees

Customers

Supply chain

CREATING

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:

Existing estate

New builds

Buildings we buy

SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR:Engage staff, residents & alumni,

enabling & encouraging lasting

responsible living habits.

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:Improve fabric & services to reduce

energy, water & carbon, facilitate

responsible living

MANAGEMENT:Effective systems, policy & targets, stakeholder engagement, clear reporting

OB

JEC

TIVES

AC

TIVITY

REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: ENERGY & CARBON WATER RESOURCE USE & WASTE

IMP

AC

TS

· Home for Success: environmental & financial sustainability

· Managing risks, developing opportunities, & building resilience

· Stakeholder expectations

· Compliance & planning requirements

· Performance reporting

· Creating legacy of responsible & sustainable behaviour

· Leadership & innovation in sector – market differentiation

· Do the right thing

BEN

EFITS

& D

RIV

ER

S

Energy & Environment Team

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Energy & Environment Team

LED Project Team

James TiernanGroup Energy &

Environment Manager

Lauren RoweSustainability Engagement

Supervisor

City Sustainability Champions

Gareth ChapinTechnical Solutions

Manager

Mark Taylor Regional Energy &

Environment Manager (South)

Chris MorrisWaste & Recycling

Coordinator

Amaad AhmedRegional Energy &

Environment Manager (North)

Barry EdwardsProject Manager

Sophie PetersSustainable Engagement

Coordinator

Project Administrator (fixed term)

Project Supervisor (fixed term)

Project Supervisor (fixed term)

Steve BatleyEstates Director

Efficiency Manager

Efficiency Manager

Sustainable Behaviour

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The opportunity

The challenge

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Our action plan

10 10

NATIONAL LOCAL INDIVIDUAL

The results

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Whats next?

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Sustainable Buildings

Survey sites

Identify opportunities &

solutions, create

individual plans

Build overarching

plan & budget

Prioritise, finance, & implement

Building Water & Energy Efficiency Programme

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2016 2017 2018

Energy & carbon in our buildings

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Actual energy use:

c.20-35%

c.20-25%

c.15-30%

c.20-35%

c.5-10%

Other factors & influences:

£€$

Energy & carbon opportunities

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• LED programme

• Electric heater selection, electric heating controls, wet heating controls,

boiler upgrade/replacement

• Up to uS engagement campaign including Green Impact

• Electric hot water cylinder controls, heat pumps,

• Landlord building services, PPM and lifecycle

• Energy management systems and metering

• Turnkey spec and improving new developments, BREEAM

• Building fabric spec and condition improvements (glazing, cladding etc)

• Demand side response, battery storage

• Grid supplied renewable energy

• On site renewable energy generation (PV, biomass)

Energy & carbon opportunities

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• LED programme

• Electric heater selection, electric heating controls, wet heating controls,

boiler upgrade/replacement

• Up to uS engagement campaign including Green Impact

• Electric hot water cylinder controls, heat pumps,

• Landlord building services, PPM and lifecycle

• Energy management systems and metering

• Turnkey spec and improving new developments, BREEAM

• Building fabric spec and condition improvements (glazing, cladding etc)

• Demand side response, battery storage

• Grid supplied renewable energy

• On site renewable energy generation (PV, biomass)

Completing in 2017, over delivering on

business case projections of energy saving

Optimisation of Prefect Controls in 2015

saving 6.5% of student energy use in 52 sites

2016: 18 Bronze, 3 Silver

& 2 Gold awards. 146

student volunteers

trained & involved

Highest ever AMR coverage

on energy & water meters

Our first PV retrofit, and a biomass

restart programme planned

Energy & carbon opportunities

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• LED programme

• Electric heater selection, electric heating controls, wet heating controls,

boiler upgrade/replacement

• Up to uS engagement campaign including Green Impact

• Electric hot water cylinder controls, heat pumps,

• Landlord building services, PPM and lifecycle

• Energy management systems and metering

• Turnkey spec and improving new developments, BREEAM

• Building fabric spec and condition improvements (glazing, cladding etc)

• Demand side response, battery storage

• Grid supplied renewable energy

• On site renewable energy generation (PV, biomass)

IR heating progressed from trials to planned

pilot installation

Smart wireless digital networked controls

system being piloted Smart wireless digital networked controls

system being piloted

DSM and onsite battery storage trial

underway

ASHP pilot installation underway

Investigating grid supplied

renewables

Developing solutions

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SOLUTION

HIERARCHY:

Replace

with or add

new technology

New-for-old

upgrade or

replacement

Optimise existing

equipment

Good housekeeping

SOLUTION PIPELINE:

SUMMARY

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Student

experience

Energy

efficiency

Questions

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