Promote your Business & Make New Contacts
"Time to consider your environmental performance”
Friday 4th November 2011
9.30am – 11ish!
Presented by Clive Andrews
of Aleka Design Ltd.
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?
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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
Domestic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Performance_Certificate
• Energy Performance Certificates
Non-Domestic.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuild
ing/epcsandnondwellings
• ISO 14000 family of International
Standards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_14000
Legislation & Responsibility
• Government Legislation
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/economy/
• Corporate Responsibility
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1075408504
&type=RESOURCES
• Getting an edge on competitors!
Get an Edge on Competitors
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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
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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
• Plan
Identify areas for improvement
develop a strategy and set goals.
• Do
Try to implement the strategy
• Check
Measure performance against goals
• Act
Review progress and modify the plan if necessary
Electricity Usage Graph
Monday 26th July - Working Week
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09:36
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14:24
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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
Night time usage
6
305
Daytime Time Electricity Usage
Power W
Desktop PC + 2 screens
230
Inkjet Printer
10
2nd Laptop + screen
130
Laser printer
20
Amplifier / Speakers
Daytime usage
5
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)
= £500
White 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