SAS UK has just completed their first year of Workplace Footprint Tracker (WFT) enabled energy management in their fabulous Marlow site. Their flagship building, Upper Wittington was the initial project focus.
SAS team begun with a well thought out approach setting up an energy management process for monthly reviews as well as investigations into how their building systems were functioning. The energy reduction project was initiated by corporate services and Suzanne Blois was appointed to manage the process.
In preparation, just over a year ago, twelve smart sub-meters where fitted to the largest building assets including chillers, ventilation, kitchen and supplies to the work-zones. This data was feed into the WFT.
The WFT showed up challenges with lighting controllers, space heating and ventilation. Some of these challenges were easy to rectify while others have proved more complex. Highlighting these challenges led to Building Management System reprogramming so that electricity demands could be optimized in addition to asset control plan development and alterations for other equipment settings.
The verifiable outcome has been an 8.5% saving in electricity consumption in last year – amounting to 101,000 kWh. This saving will be extended this year as a number of the identified challenges are continuing to be resolved.
This year SAS will focus on floor power and creating more employee energy awareness as well as heating and ventilation, and looking to further reduce ‘out of hours’ energy wastage. This will include encouraging employees through active communications and training to be aware of the need to save energy through switching off more equipment when they are not required.
