Empowerment for a smart university

EMPOWERING PEOPLE FOR A SMART UNIVERSITY.

Didac FerrerSustainability and Equal Opportunities, UPC

MY TALK

A real story Some reflections My vision for a Smart university A recommendation

A REAL STORY

2011. Economic viability plan

Energy Savings

Plan2011-2014

Reduce 25% total energy consumption in 2014 compared to 2010.

OUR GOAL

tendencial

Pla d’estalvi energètic

Strategic lines

Collaborative teamsGuia 2.0Investments in

efficiency

PEOPLE TECHNOLOGY

SIRENA. Monitoring

Training

Institutional decisions

↓ 25%

Monitoring24/24365

www.upc.edu/SIRENA

SIRENA 3.0 (powered by DEXMA):Public and open90 buildingsElectricity, Gas, Water205 measurement points3 (+1) measuring levels:

UPC / campus / edifice

User profilesManagementMaintenance ReceptionResearch & education

How to change an ORPHAN building into a LIVING building?

• Parents >> Team, community of users• Meaning and purpose >> Sustainability• Recognition >> Incentives, Feedback• Tools >> Energy information system

BUILDING ENERGY OPTIMISATION PROJECTS

5 PRINCIPLES

• Scale = building + community• Voluntary • 25% savings re-invested• Self-organisation• Low-Cost investments

Voluntary participation

2011 2012 2013

13 build.30% surf.

21 build.50% surf

33 build.80% surf

2014

42 build.95% surf

4/3/2014

-30%

FRI SAT SUN

DATA ARE ONLY 1/5TEAM

AWARENESS DATA

OPERATIONSINVESTMENTS

Col·laborar

Compartir

Coneixement

Cooperar

Corregir hàbits

Co-decidirCompetir

DOES IT WORK?

Building D2 Campus Nord (Departament)

Building RECTORATE Campus Nord

Energy results (UPC)

Stabilisation: around 5M€Cummulated savings: 4M€

Economic Results (UPC)

LESSONS LEARNT

It’s more about SOCIAL innovation than TECHNICAL innovation

IT’S BASICALLY ABOUT EMPOWERING

PEOPLE TO USE

INFORMATION

COLLABORATIVE ORGANISATION

SMART UNIVERSITYMY VISION

Campus = LAB

U = Collaborative Organisation

A RECOMMENDATION(FOR TECH_NO_OPTIMISTS)

Technology often brings more problems than solutions