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 Lower RIT’s carbon footprint  Carbon Neutral by 2030  Lower energy consumption of all kinds  Improve efficiencies wherever possible  Implement improvements for Ice Arenas  Promote awareness of energy consumption

 Enid Cardinal – RIT Senior sustainability Advisor  Hockey Team & associated parties  Students / Spectators  Building Maintenance  Construction companies  RIT Financial Department

 Ritter Arena is one of the largest energy drains on this campus ◦ Must keep a sheet of ice frozen 24/7 ◦ Keeping indoor environment at suitable conditions for spectators (Air around 60°F) ◦ Simultaneous heating and cooling can be counter- productive, and waste serious energy. ◦ And how is RIT planning to reduce the overall energy consumption? By adding…

 According to ASHRAE data, hockey arenas consume an enormous amount of energy ◦ Average rink: 1.5 Million kWh/year ◦ Most Efficient:.8 Million kWh/year ◦ Least Efficient: 2.4 Million kWh/year  Some arenas in Canada have reduced their overall energy consumption by 25-50% by lowering the overall temperature of the arena.  There are only 2 LEED certified Ice Arenas in existence.

 The Zamboni, powered by propane fuel, re-surfaces the ice.  Some other zambonis are powered by diesel.  Some college hockey players in other arenas have been hospitalized by the Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide emissions left by the Zamboni’s emissions.  After the Zamboni does it rounds, there have been recorded values of 50+ PPM of CO in other arenas, well above acceptable levels of around 30 PPM.

 Ice dumped in parking lot to melt ~ potential cooling source.  3 Deposits per hockey event  Complaints/eye sore

- Stores energy in form of ice. - Improves air conditioning efficiency - Lower cost for electricity at night - Lowers energy usage about 43.2 kW-hrs during the day. - Uses about 32.0 kW-hours at night. Ice Bear Energy

 Few places on campus monitor their energy use ◦ Only some of the newer buildings  Energy usage monitoring per room and per floor/area is desired so improvements can be made in high consumption locations.  No data showing current electricity consumption ◦ RIT has some plug devices that can be used to do research about outlet energy consumption  Some offices and buildings have movement sensors that help reduce energy consumption.

 20% - 30% of the energy is ‘wasted’ due to poor usage ◦ Equipment not used remains plugged to the outlets (‘Ghost Loads’ - Ex. Computer, chargers, etc)  Water at RIT is cheap but there is no monitoring of the water usage except when water comes in and out of the campus. ◦ Lots of water is wasted and this is not yet quantified  Building Temperature: ◦ Energy is wasted in heating or cooling academic and residential buildings because thermostats are poorly located. ◦ Temperature in building need to be uniform to avoid losses. ◦ An ideal temperature in buildings is between 68 and 72 degrees.

Courses:  Heat Transfer  Fluid Mechanics  Circuits and Hardware  HVAC

Lower Energy Consumption Reduce Indoor EmissionsIdentify poor behaviors Of New Ice Area RIT goal of carbon neutral by 2030Spectators cannot be sick from gameUn-Supervised Use (leave lights on) Reduce Running Costs of ArenaCO levels above requirementsVarying Room Energy Usage Green Certifications of new buildingsPlayers become sick occasionallyHandicapped Doors Stay Open Chargers left plugged in Space heaters Reduced Campus Utility UsageReduce Physical Waste Electrical Costs Are 50% of Total Utilities Pile of Ice behind arena from Zamboni Higher Energy Cost/kW-hr during DayUnknown Building water usage Maintain Current Tuition

 Improve the quality of the Circuits and Electronics lab  Create a ‘project build’ space for engineering clubs on campus  Create an easier way to interface with Student Government  Create an easier way to interface with Papa John’s (for club pizza sales)  Improve and fix known problems with the registration system

 Nick Hensel  Engineering Clubs (members and officers)  Papa John’s  Student population (registration)  Meghan McDonald (interview scheduled for Monday)

Ice Arena ◦ High energy usage of arena as a whole Zamboni ◦ High indoor pollutant levels (CO,CO2,NO,NO2,etc…) ◦ The Ice pile Monitoring of current “energy hot spots” ◦ Target where energy is being used in order to identify “Ghost Loads” ◦ Unknown usage: Dorms by building, floors, rooms

 Enid Cardinal – Senior Sustainability Adviser at RIT  Dan Krawczyk – Project Engineer at Ice Builders, Inc.  Stuart Hughes – Ice Arena Supervision  Phil Amsler – Sustainability Advocate for Students (Former SG President)

 NPR Story about Emissions ◦ in-an-unlikely-spot-an-indoor-hockey-arena in-an-unlikely-spot-an-indoor-hockey-arena  Ice Rink Efficiency Document ◦ df df  ASHRAE Article: ◦ df df  The Energy Management Manual for Arena and Rink Operators: ◦ f f  GHOST LOADS: ◦ Efficiency/Energy-Efficiency-and-Your-Home/a40/ Efficiency/Energy-Efficiency-and-Your-Home/a40/