Spring 2007, Volume 10 Newsletter:
HRES Partners with the HGCI to Take Charge of Energy Conservation
This spring, the HGCI continues to work closely with Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) to compile utility baselines and audit more buildings in the search for energy conservation solutions. For HRES Residential Real Estate alone, the HGCI has conducted extensive building performance audits on over 1 million square feet of residential buildings resulting in the identification of over 200 possible Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) that will now be implemented. This will go a long way to meeting HRES’s goal of achieving a 25% energy reduction over a five year period.
This year’s work is laying the foundation for HRES to create a comprehensive energy management program that is focused on:
• Utility monitoring
• ECM prioritization
• Innovative ECM funding and re-investing mechanisms
• Standardized ECM project management protocols
• Training and education
• Coordination and integration amongst key HRES staff
• Measurement and verification
This energy management strategy is enabling HRES to reduce both green house gas emissions and utility bills, proving that energy efficiency is synonymous with business efficacy. The HGCI’s team leaders working on this project are Darien Crimmin and Jesse Foote. HRES staff working with the HGCI include David Dower, Joe Gregory, and Mike Quinn.