"Time to consider your environmental performance”

Friday 4th November 2011

9.30am – 11ish!

Presented by Clive Andrewsof Aleka Design Ltd.

Promote your Business & Make New Contacts

Intro

• Aleka Design Ltd. Specialise in bespoke remote monitoring, data logging and automation systems for smart homes and small businesses.

• We have particular experience in monitoring Solar Hot Water and PV systems, Rainwater Harvesting systems, and Home Automation systems.

Control Panel

Strauss T6 Water Dispenser• http://www.strauss-water.co.uk/office-water-dispensers-stylish

• Save Money on bottled water• Complete control means less wasted water

Clean Air Evaporative Cooling• http://www.cleanair.co.uk/

• No banned HCFCs• Spectacular Energy Savings

Why is it important?

• The planets climate is changing• Government Legislation• Corporate Responsibility• Get an edge on competitors• Environmental Management Systems• Example• Questions

Global Warming

At the End of the Gas Pipe

Energy Crisis

Raw materials becoming scarce

Running out of Landfill sites

Certificates and Standards

• Energy Performance Certificates Domestichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Performance_Certificate

• Energy Performance Certificates Non-Domestic.http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/epcsandnondwellings

• ISO 14000 family of International Standardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_14000

Legislation & Responsibility

• Government Legislationhttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/economy/

• Corporate Responsibilityhttp://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1075408504&type=RESOURCES

• Getting an edge on competitors!

Get an Edge on Competitors

• Reduce Costs• Improve business efficiency• Increase selling opportunities• Boost your public image

• Environmental Management System

ISO14000

• The ISO14000 environmental management standards were created to help organizations reduce their impact on the environment.

• They concentrate on processes rather than products in a similar way to ISO9000.

• Certification is performed by third-party organizations and ISO19011 can cover both.

List of ISO 14000 series standards• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_14000• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_14031• • ISO 14001 Environmental management systems—Requirements with guidance for use• ISO 14004 Environmental management systems—General guidelines on principles, systems and

support techniques• ISO 14015 Environmental assessment of sites and organizations• ISO 14020 series (14020 to 14025) Environmental labels and declarations• ISO 14030 discusses post production environmental assessment

• ISO 14031 Environmental performance evaluation—Guidelines• • ISO 14040 series (14040 to 14049), Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, discusses pre-production planning

and environment goal setting.• ISO 14050 terms and definitions.• ISO 14062 discusses making improvements to environmental impact goals.• ISO 14063 Environmental communication—Guidelines and examples• ISO 14064 Measuring, quantifying, and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions.• ISO 19011 which specifies one audit protocol for both 14000 and 9000 series standards together.

Carbon Footprint

• http://www.carbonfootprint.com/sme.html

• Align with International best practice / standards such as ISO14064, Publicly Available Specification 2050 (PAS2050) and Publicly Available Specification 2060 (PAS2060)

Development Your own System• http://www.epa.gov/EMS/info/index.htm

• PlanIdentify areas for improvementdevelop a strategy and set goals.

• DoTry to implement the strategy

• CheckMeasure performance against goals

• ActReview progress and modify the plan if necessary

Electricity Usage GraphMonday 26th July - Working Week

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Night Time Electricity Usage  Power W

Netgear 8 port router 4

TV aerial distribution panel 10

Cordless Answer phone 2

HiFi on standby 26

BT Vision box 14

Entertainment PC in standby 6

LCD TV in standby 16

Kitchen radio on standby 6

2 smoke + 1 carbon mono alarm 24

Sockets A 145

Broadband modem and 8 port router 17

Asus mini PC 29

Laptop power supply on standby 6

Night time usage 305

Daytime Time Electricity Usage

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Desktop PC + 2 screens 230

Inkjet Printer 10

2nd Laptop + screen 130

Laser printer 20

Amplifier / Speakers 5

Daytime usage 395

Analyze Your Electricity Bill

Approximate cost of 1 watt per year = £1

Current Annual Electricity Bill = £660

Average daily cost (from graphs and tables) = £500White Goods and Lighting = £160

Identify Potential Savings

Night time usage

Daytime usage

White goods and lighting

Set Improvement Targets

• Save over £100 PA by switching things off rather than leaving them on Standby.

• Save over £50 PA by buying a more efficient desktop PC.

• Investigate Solar PV to top up electricity.

Monitor Progress

• Keep a close eye on electricity graphs.

• Keep a tally on electricity meter readings.

• Compare Electricity bills.

• Look for further savings.

Questions and Discussions

• Save Money

• Comply with regulations

• Take a responsible approach to Carbon Reduction and Green Issues