ENERGY MANAGEMENTSupport provided by EcoEvents

www.ecoevents.com0203 589 8047

WHAT do we mean by energy? • Direct

• Indirect

• Embodied

• Gas & Oil

• Electricity

• In everything we do

The biggest culprits• Fuel used for the operation of plant and

machinery

• Fuel used for the operation of generators

• Fuel used for vehicle use

• HVAC cooling systems

• Use of electricity in everyday business activities

WHY are we bothered? • Legal and company commitments

• Client Requirements

• Pollution and Climate Change

• Non-renewable

• Supply and Demand

• Driving costs up

• ACTION required

WHERE do we start? • Solutions? Process? Everyone says...

• No cookie cutter!

• It’s got to be relevant to your business, your venue...

• Know where you are performing NOW

• Look at the bills, read the meters, BMS

• Eyeball the site

The TOP tips • Use the data you already have to its full potential

• Don’t just focus on power but use of energy-draining resources

• The TRENDS and SPENDS

• Start with the easy hits

• Switch Off and Turn Off policies. Use visuals (40% reduction)

• Report good practice - and bad...out of hours walk round (10%)

• Invest 50% savings

• Install low cost easy hits (PIR motion sensors, timers, thermostats)

The TOP tips - continued! • Research before you buy - pay backs and grant

schemes?

• LED lighting; Induction lighting; Voltage optimisation; Inverter drives; Gas optimisers; Heat pumps etc

• Procurement of utilities - often overlooked

• Record and Communicate your achievements

• Blind the bean counters!!!

Needs MORE than a plan...• Needs a change in mindset.... ‘the way we do things

round here’

• Get everyone involved

• Set own objectives based on their own activities

• Set own plans on how they are going to get there

• Set their own targets - they are driving this

• Needs to be visible. Needs to be measurable

• Fully backed up by the MD

The Options• Simply measure to manage

• Get a badge? Which one?

• ISO50001, ISO14001, ISO20121, Carbon Trust?

• Where does your MD want to be?

• What are your clients asking for?

• Where will the red tape take us?

• No longer an option to do nothing

What would the solution look like?• A mechanism for taking ACTION

• Doable & Affordable

• Self-managed - but with support

• An engagement tool

• Theory meets Practice meets Creativity

• Measurable improvements

• Verifiable - PROOF!

• A route to ISO20121 Certification - One step at a time.

• Step by Step guide

• Six main stations

• Landmarks on route

• Walking the talk

• Help you continually improve

• Practical and ‘REAL’

The journey starts here

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Don’t

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Why?

What?Tool Box Talks

If you need support in choosing the right solution for your business please get in

touch! Phone me direct on 07799 117886

or emailsam@ecoevents.com

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