Carbon and Energy Management
Delivering a Low Carbon Future Aligning business strategy and governance to drive performance improvements
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
DELIVERING A LOW CARBON FUTURE
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THE ENERGY MA NAGEMENT CYCLE
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ASSESSMENT 6 OPTIONS 8 IMPLEMENTATION 10 MONITORING 12 SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESS CYCLE
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Photo credits Page 9: Brent Civic Centre, UK - photo courtesy of Morley von Sternberg Page 11: Heathrow Airport Cooling Station, UK - photo courtesy of Pascall+Watson Architects
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Driving Performance Improvements URS’ size and service diversity provides us with a perspective on the energy management cycle that our competitors do not have. We understand that our clients strive to achieve concurrent regulatory compliance together with cost efficiency. As the Number 1 Green Design Firm globally*, we: •• Drive down energy costs •• Develop bespoke tools that cost effectively assess facility energy consumption •• Apply state of the art technologies Some of our recent achievements for our clients have included: •• Identification of annual energy savings of over 17 % per year worth over £6m annually. •• Development and installation of energy efficiency and LZC technologies in a time critical environment. •• Achieved sustainable growth.
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Delivering a low carbon future Reducing energy consumption makes good business sense – it’s one of the easiest ways to reduce operational and maintenance costs as well as reduce the increasing cost burden of regulatory compliance, especially with regard to emitting greenhouse gases. By proactively managing energy use, organisations can realise significant cost savings, while meeting the growing financial and environmental expectations of their stakeholders – including employees, customers, investors and the general public.
•• Developing carbon and energy management strategies
URS is a global provider of carbon and energy management and global climate change services across a number of industrial and commercial sectors.
•• Advising on climate change opportunities and risks
We assist local and international organisations develop, implement and review their energy and carbon management policies and programmes. Our work includes:
URS supports clients to improve their energy and carbon performance, and we help them withstand future price shocks and improve security of supply issues. We help clients identify low carbon and energy efficient practices and with our engineering, asset and programme management experience help them integrate these practices into their business systems and culture.
•• Understanding how and where your business uses energy •• Implementing energy auditing and reduction programmes •• Developing carbon emission inventories and footprints
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•• Delivering retrofit technology solutions to reduce energy usage •• Designing low and zero carbon facilities •• Developing renewable energy generation projects •• Complying with energy and carbon legislation
The energy management cycle We understand that our clients are motivated by a mix of regulatory, financial and reputational drivers which greatly depend upon their own specific circumstances and sector. Whatever your motivation, we offer a comprehensive range of services specifically tailored to meet the needs of organisations operating in a climate of rising energy prices, mounting regulation, growing interest from investors and stakeholders and an increasing requirement to pay to emit greenhouse gases. Our Energy Cycle shows how URS supports organisations in establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving their energy and carbon management practices. Through our four step process, we enable systematic achievement of continual improvements in performance, efficiency, regulatory compliance and conservation of energy and greenhouse gases.
URS is a global provider of energy and sustainability assessment methodologies including Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), CEEQUAL, BREEAM and LEED assessments. In this brochure you will find out more about the services URS provides during each of the four energy management phases shown above.
“URS DEVELOPS STRATEGIES THAT ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES�
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KEY SERVICES •• Data capture •• E nergy and CO2 baseline modelling •• Feasibility studies •• Rapid Energy Modelling (REM) •• Energy auditing •• Thermal imaging •• D etermining the investment business case •• DECs & EPC assessment •• Energy Management Strategy •• Carbon Governance
Assessment Energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways for companies to address rising costs and increasing statutory regulation. By understanding the current energy and carbon management position of an organisation, URS can develop a robust business case for investing in improvements.
URS has the capability to help businesses achieve improved energy efficiency and adapt to the regulatory landscape while ensuring operational continuity and a steady return on investments.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ENERGY MANAGERS AND AUDITORS OPERATING AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING ISO 50001 LEAD ASSESSORS. Our team has extensive experience in developing and implementing the resources necessary for energy and carbon measurement and performance management.
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We have developed tools to appraise how organisations really use energy and understand where the most cost effective improvements can be made. Our assessments not only establish the technical opportunities within your operations but also recognise the savings that can be realised through behavioural and organisational change. We recognise that different stakeholders require the assessment findings presented in different ways including detailed technical specifications, benchmarks, financial payback and Value at Stake calculations.
RAPID ENERGY MODELLING REM is an innovative technique that uses 3D building assessment to create powerful, accurate energy models for simulating design changes or building improvements. It efficiently provides building owners with a deep understanding of a building’s energy use to allow the development of solutions that generate cost savings on energy consumption, reduce CO2 emissions and enhance the quality of a building’s environment.
PROJECT PROFILES Kraft Global URS provided energy audit and re-commissioning services at 14 of Kraft’s manufacturing facilities. We identified £6 millon of annual savings representing a reduction of more than 16% of their annual energy spend.
Heron House, UK URS has identified potential savings of £60,000 per annum at Manchester City Council’s (MCC) main office, Heron House. The workplace for around 350 staff was opened in 1982 – 30 years on, the naturally ventilated courtyard configuration office has aged well but falls well short of modern energy standards. A one day site visit enabled the URS team to construct the Rapid Energy Model and develop a series of improvement options with a cost-benefit analysis. We are currently working with MCC to implement these measures and also identify further savings across the portfolio.
REM can be used to improve existing buildings or to optimise new building design at the masterplanning stage. It provides insight into the energy performance of buildings based on their specific design and usage including: •• Accurate energy and carbon footprint based on a 3D building performance model – no need for drawings or legacy data •• Identification of the largest energy uses in the building and anomalies such as a poorly controlled plant •• Rapid simulation of improvement scenarios including building fabric and glazing, lighting design, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and renewable technologies •• Modelling of the building environment including day lighting levels and thermal comfort
European Tyre Manufacturer URS has worked extensively with one of Europe’s largest tyre manufacturers, carrying out detailed site energy audits of their UK and EU based sites to investigate energy use and provided recommendations for improvements. Through detailed data mining of sub meter data we developed detailed ‘energy maps’ to understand how and where the most energy was being used. We also developed guidance for an energy management reporting system, suggested improvements in data management and helped the business use this data to develop a top-down energy management campaign. The project also investigated aspects like sharing of best practice between sites and awareness of energy management procedures and policy to establish where more work was needed to improve employee engagement. 7
KEY SERVICES •• E nergy efficiency programmes and technology selection •• LZC technologies/renewables •• Capital projects analysis •• B usiness case and funding options •• Energy performance partnerships •• S upply and demand side energy management •• R egistered Low Carbon Consultants •• Technical advisor
Options URS helps organisations go beyond energy efficiency - our engineers are experienced in providing low impact and sustainable solutions for environmental issues such as resource use and water efficiency. Our approach to energy and carbon management focuses on achieving the most cost effective means to meet our clients’ goals. Recognising that each organisation is unique, we create strategies that mix cultural and behavioural measures with engineering and technological solutions.
Assessments made by URS consider real world issues such as technical constraints, site integration issues and environmental impacts. Our solutions meet business and operational needs while delivering effective results to meet the increasing legislative requirements for onsite, near-site and off-site options.
OUR SOLUTIONS, WITH ADDED INNOVATIONS AROUND ISSUES SUCH AS LOGISTICS OR OPERATIONS, ACHIEVE LONG-LASTING, EFFECTIVE CHANGE
In addition to improving existing buildings and facilities, we work with masterplanners and local authorities to implement decentralised energy strategies, introducing low carbon energy sources into developments and helping them make the most of government incentive programmes.
To protect our clients against future uncertainty, our economic modelling experts work to examine sensitivities to key variables to produce the most robust and flexible solutions that suit our client needs.
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PROJECT PROFILES Morriston and Singleton Hospital, UK URS was engaged to assess the feasibility of a number of CHP options. The study drew together a number of strategic phasing implications of mid- and long-term hospital expansion plans, whilst also seeking to maximise the economic savings available in the short to medium term. The completed study demonstrated how the central integration of CHP could radically reduce their energy-related environmental footprints and also reduce energy-related costs over the life of the plant.
Brent Civic Centre, UK URS designed a biofuel Combined Cooling Heat and Power (CCHP) system as of the sustainability and building services commission Brent Civic Centre in Wembley, recently completed and inaugurated as the greenest public building centre in the UK. Achieving a BREEAM Outstanding rating of >85% required an innovative solution; URS’s energy specialists worked from an early stage with the architects and design team to optimise the solution for the 30,000 m2 mixed use building, minimising energy consumption and maximising natural daylighting. An assessment of the possible low and zero carbon energy supply options established that renewable-fuelled CCHP was the preferred option for providing a sustainable, reliable, long term energy solution and achieving the CO2 reduction targets.
Top: Brent Civic Centre, UK; Above: Major UK Beverage Bottler CHP
Energy Action List for Government Departments, UK URS developed an Energy Action List to allow government departments to cross-check current building operation against best practice measures, identify energy saving opportunities, and progress through to implementation projects that cost-effectively reduce the consumption of energy, thereby allowing them to develop a simple business case for investment. The checklists were designed to permit both technical and non-technical personnel to begin the process of evaluating opportunities to reduce energy consumption whilst maintaining the core function of providing a comfortable working environment.
Major UK Beverage Bottler CHP This ongoing project involves the viability, development and design of a “Quadgeneration” 5 MW Combined Cooling Heat and Power Plant with Carbon Capture and Purification at a major operational UK site. URS validated the outline scheme concept and developed a number of options around core technology and configuration, providing a detailed comparison in terms of whole life cost, technical, operational and environmental considerations. URS produced a design for the preferred scheme and submitting a detailed planning application.
TRACK RECORD IN TECHNOLOGY •• Building energy systems – lighting, HVAC, BMS thermal •• Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and trigeneration (or CCHP) •• District heating and cooling •• Smart grids •• Solar power (thermal and photovoltaic technology) •• Biomass, wood fuel and biofuels •• Energy from waste, including anaerobic digestion •• Process engineering, including heat recovery and motive power •• Geothermal power stations •• Onshore and offshore wind •• Hydroelectric, wave and tidal power
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KEY SERVICES •• Mechanical and electrical engineering •• Civil and structural engineering •• Project management •• Asset management •• Policy advice •• Specialist commissioning and optimisation •• Operation and training, including Soft Landings •• Project Management •• CDM Coordinator •• Management Strategy
Implementation URS offers a true lifecycle service, with the ability to deliver solutions beyond the constraints of the desktop. Our experience is evident in the early stage advice we offer and enables us to deliver at both a technical and strategic level.
URS has a large team of energy and carbon consultants, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, with have specialist experience in the identification, design and implementation of energy efficient project solutions. We have the experience and capability in house to undertake detailed design of new buildings and industrial and commercial facilities, retrofit and refurbishment projects, dedicated energy installations from solar panels to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and ancillary systems such as absorption chillers, heat rejection, water treatment, pumping, fuel storage and transfer systems.
overseen several commercial arrangements for operation of energy schemes including Energy Services Company (ESCo) agreements
Our teams are experienced in the procurement of capital plant installations and understand the complexity that may arise with construction projects having multiple stakeholders and interests. We have developed and
We have developed and assisted in the implementation of energy management policies and strategies for organisations ranging from SME’s to blue chip organisations.
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Our project management capabilities include contract administration, site supervision, CDM-C, commissioning and witnessing. We believe in the importance of education and empowerment of the end-users of a building or facility. Employing principles such as those set out in BSRIA’s soft landings we will ensure design intent is carried through to operational practice.
TESCO STORES CCHP, UK A URS-led consortium developed an innovative CCHP packaged Energy Centre - a packaged plant room containing a reciprocating CHP engine which generates electricity for the store.
PROJECT PROFILES Local Authority Energy Efficiency & Carbon Reduction Plan, UK URS developed a corporate level energy efficiency and carbon reduction (EECR) plan to support and enhance the existing Asset Environmental and Sustainability policy of a UK Local Authority. The plan formed part of a suite of documents that exist at a portfolio and property level and provide behavioural/management change and system process efficiency opportunities for the Local Authority to implement as well as the more traditional technical solutions.
Heathrow Airport Cooling Station, UK
Heathrow Airport Cooling Station, UK
URS has provided the complete scheme and production design for this highly engineered central cooling plant. This new facility provides low carbon chilled water across the Eastern Campus of the Airport including the new terminal T2A. The emphasis of the design philosophy has been on low energy, high reliability and resilience, ease of operation as a twenty four seven facility.
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KEY SERVICES •• Energy metering and sub-metering •• Stakeholder engagement •• Smart systems •• Benchmarking and KPI setting •• A utomated monitoring and targeting •• R egular facilities management and operational diagnostic reporting •• C arbon market assessment and trading support •• Corporate strategy development •• Regulatory compliance •• Behavioural change
Monitoring When a business has taken steps to reduce its energy consumption and carbon liability it makes sense to measure the effectiveness of the solutions and learn from the process. URS specialists are experienced at gathering, disseminating and interpreting data streams which can prove confusing or misleading in isolation. Our consultants will help you make sense of your data and then use it to target and drive efficiency and change within your business, realising savings and continually improving energy performance. Our designers understand your technology requirements and the added value of enhanced capability. Where appropriate, we build comprehensive metering and sensing capability into our engineering solutions to keep key data at your fingertips.
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OUR ENERGY BUREAU SERVICE HELPS OUR CLIENTS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THEIR DATA, ESTABLISHING BENCHMARKS AND SETTING KPIs TO KEEP THEIR REDUCTION PROGRAMMES ON TRACK Organisations are increasingly expected to responsibly manage their environmental and social impacts. So as your business progresses along its carbon and energy management journey, it makes sense to communicate your progress to your stakeholders. When you are ready, URS helps you take the next steps to reporting your performance and communicating effectively with your stakeholders.
Top: Reckitt Benckiser; Above: Central Government Carbon Management Strategy, UK
PROJECT PROFILES Reckitt Benckiser URS has provided on-going carbon and sustainability services to Reckitt Benckiser since 2007. In 2007, Reckitt Benckiser launched Carbon20, a major programme committing to reduce cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas impact across its global products (100s across 19 brands) by 20% per dose by 2020 (compared to a 2007 baseline). Reckitt Benckiser achieved its target eight years earlier than planned thanks to the monitoring tools and systems that URS develop and implement. In addition URS also provides Reckitt Benckiser with a number of other support services, including; CRC compliance support in the UK; supporting external communication of carbon programmes including sustainability reporting and responses to the Carbon Disclosure Project; and developing future projections for carbon performance trends based on key scenarios.
Central Government Carbon Management Strategy, UK A consortium led by URS delivered a Carbon Management Programme to 20 Central Government Departments, Non-departmental bodies and executive agencies. Key Programme participants including the Cabinet Office, Department for Energy and Climate Change, HMRC, Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office. The final Carbon Management Strategy provided
each organisation with a route-map to achieving an agreed carbon reduction target. For government Departments this aligned with the proposed Greening Government targets. In delivering this service the project team identified cumulative five year savings across the twenty participants of around 600,000tCO2 and financial savings of ÂŁ107m.
CARBON LIABILITY We help our clients take steps to reduce their carbon liability under the increasing burden of regulation. We can also assist further, developing carbon trading strategies and offset programmes that suit your business.
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KEY FACTS ABOUT URS •• Global environmental and engineering consultancy •• Bringing local expertise to global issues with over 50,000 employees in nearly 50 countries •• Over 3,000 sustainability and environmental specialists •• Senior professionals with extensive sustainability and environmental experience •• Client satisfaction demonstrated by high levels of repeat business •• Pragmatic and innovative solutions with clear business outcomes •• Master Service Agreements with nearly half of the FORTUNE 500
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Support throughout the business cycle As a global provider of fully integrated sustainability, engineering, construction and technical services, URS delivers services throughout a business and project lifecycle.
Our environmental and sustainability practitioners are experienced, flexible and mobile. We work at both a strategic and technical level and are able to establish and integrate policy through to implementing identified solutions. We provide services over a wide range of project size, value and complexities. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver locally, using local expertise with an understanding of local culture at an appropriate cost base yet drawing on our global network of expertise where appropriate.
We focus on delivering pragmatic yet innovative advice and solutions that add value to our clients’ businesses. Our project management skills are demonstrated through our successful delivery of projects on time and within budget. Our high level of repeat business is a testament to the quality of our work. URS has an unwavering commitment to performing work safely, ethically and to the highest quality standards. Health, safety, quality and sustainability considerations are of prime importance to our company and essential to the efficient operation of our global business.
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For more information please contact: Ben Rouncefield-Swales Associate, Energy & Carbon Management Direct: +44 1179 171 193 Mobile: +44 7917 898 548 ben.rouncefield-swales@urs.com
Oliver Riley Technical Director Direct: +44 20 7821 4104 Mobile: +44 7816 068 450 oliver.riley@urs.com
Gina Dederer Team Leader, Architecture & Engineering Direct: +49 201 6850 138 Mobile: +49 172 6180 593 gina.dederer@urs.com
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