This webinar discusses how energy contests can be used to reduce building energy use. It notes that contests are an effective way to engage occupants and achieve energy savings without capital costs by appealing to human motivations like competitiveness and feedback. The webinar shares the results of past Pulse Energy contests, which achieved 1-7% energy savings. Tips are provided for running successful contests, like identifying champions, setting goals, and offering prizes. Challenges mentioned include maintaining consistency and achieving persistent savings. Pulse Energy's software is also introduced for measuring savings and automating day-to-day energy management.

1. Pulse Energy Webinar:
Using Energy Contests to
Reduce Building Energy
Use
May 6, 2011
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2. Poll Results
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3. Poll Results Continued
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4. More Poll Results
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5. Owen Rogers - @exortech
Pulse Energy, Competitions Lead
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6. Why engage occupants?
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7. Common Motivations
• Organization commitments
• Quick and easy win
• Raise awareness
• Green marketing
• Research
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8. Energy savings without capital cost
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9. Traditional focus: awareness and altruism
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10. Human social dynamics
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11. Work with human nature
Social Fun
Competitiveness Feedback
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12. Ideas for occupant engagement
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13. Competitions
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14. Our experience
• 9 competitions
• universities, offices
buildings, government
• 1 to 10 buildings
• 1 week – 3 months
• over 600 participants
• multiple time zones
• multiple countries
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15. Results
• 1-2 weeks: 5-20%
• 1-3 months: 2-5% savings
• Up to 7% savings over 6 months
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16. Results
• Energy savings focus
• See what’s possible
• Empowerment – changing norms
• Ideas for further changes
• Persistent savings
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17. Observations
• HVAC tuning often has biggest impact
• real-time is key
• lighting is easiest
• plug load is hard
• operational changes are most
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18. #winning
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19. Pulse™ Competitions
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20. Competition as a race
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21. Energy savings as distance
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22. Visualizing savings
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23. Savings: actual vs baseline
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24. Comparing buildings
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25. Handicap: fuel efficiency
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26. Assessing energy savings potential
1. Total consumption
2. Efficiency 3. Control
4. Influence 5. Commitment
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27. Assessing energy savings potential
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28. Assessing energy savings potential
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29. Observations
• Control is most important
• Control + commitment yield best results
• Efficiency is not as important
• Easier to save in smaller buildings
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30. Tips
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31. Tip: pick a date
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32. Tip: run a trial
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33. Tip: identify champions
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34. Tip: set a goal
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35. Tip: have a kickoff
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36. Tip: do food
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37. Tip: use themes
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38. Tip: synchronize events
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39. Tip: offer prizes
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40. Tip: run a survey
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41. Tip: run a survey
•Pick a date
•Conduct a trial
•Identify champions
•Set a goal
•Have a kickoff
•Do food
•Use themes
•Synchronized events
•Offer prizes
•Run a survey
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42. Challenges
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43. Challenge: consistency
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44. Challenge: persistent savings
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45. Challenge: fun vs fairness
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46. Challenge: sprint vs marathon
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47. More than competitions
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48. Pulse™ for day to day operations
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49. Pulse™ for day to day operations
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50. Pulse™ for measurement & verification
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51. Questions?
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52. Questions?
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53. Questions?
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54. Questions?
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55. Questions?
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56. Thank you!
•Additional questions? Contact Pulse Energy
•1-877-331-0530
•info@pulseenergy.com
•http://www.pulseenergy.com/company/contact
•More energy management best practices
•On-demand webinars:
http://www.pulseenergy.com/resources/energy-
management-webinars/
•Pulse blog: http://blog.pulseenergy.com/
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