P08424 Residential Energy Savings Sponsor – Facilities Management Services Robert Underhill: Project Manager Aaron Resetarits: Component Analysis/ Implementation Feasibility Bill Jamieson: Building System Analysis/ Component Analysis Swathi Paruchuri: Statistical Analysis/ Human Behavior Kris Laera: Statistical Analysis/ Engineering Economics Jeremy Barczak: Coding/ Data Acquisition

Key High level Customer Needs Project Description Reduce energy consumption on Residential side of The RIT campus Market - Students living in the dorms Key High level Customer Needs Save RIT money Reduce Energy consumption Increase student awareness Characterize and explain student energy usage Engineering Specs Payback < 3 years >$24,000/yr 5% Reduction with modifiable suggestions >15% reduction with competition Involve 3380 students in competition to reduce their energy Breakdown (%)of the typical student’s energy based on 3.3 kwh total

System Architecture Overview Reduce Energy Energy Audit Grass Root Campaign Website Competition Hallway Lighting Incandescent Conversion

Results from Audit

Website Architecture User Website Home External Links Dorm Groups Weekly/Monthly Individual Contribution Weekly/Monthly Suggestions for Reducing Energy

Website Design

Competition Check Baseline Energy consumption Get student organization support Advertise for Competition Initiate competition Website functioning 2 week competition Compare to baseline to determine winner Post-Competition Analysis Have Party for winners!

Hallway Timers Establish Kwh Baseline (2 weeks) FMS buys Hallway Timers Install Hallway Timer allowing lights on for 16hrs/day Monitor % Decrease (1 week) Compare to Original goal Assess performance

Incandescent Conversion Establish Kwh Baseline (2 weeks) Inform Students Count number Of incandescent bulbs Buy bulbs Get students to Install new Fluorescent bulbs Monitor % Decrease (1 week) Compare to Original goal Assess performance

Risks and Strategy for Mitigation

Current State of Design Audit (complete) and Suggestions meet all customer needs Website in development On target to meet $5000 budget Likely to spend ~$3000 Schedule: On time Significant confidence in Incandescent Trade in suggestion Moderate confidence in Hallway Timer Suggestion Moderate confidence in Grass-Roots Campaign Mitigations: Suggestion Feasibility Testing Competition Advertising Coordination with and Support from Engineers for a Sustainable World, SWE, ResLife, FMS

Product Development Process Phase Current Phase of Development

MSD II Project Schedule Milestones Week 1 Install meters, begin control readings Week 2 Complete 1 full week of control, Install hallway timers Week 3 1 week of timer testing, provide students with fluorescent bulbs Week 4 2 weeks of bulb replacement testing, inform RA's of competition Week 5 2 weeks of bulb replacement testing, inform students of competition Week 6 Initiate competition: run for two weeks, revise suggestions Week 7 Second week of competition, complete analysis of suggestion performance Week 8 Post-competition analysis, modify website as necessary Week 9 Post-competition analysis Week 10 Post-competition analysis, assemble test data into formal report Week 11 Provide FMS with detailed report of findings and proposed action