Case study Bluewater 3/3
example, so there is always a role for the
implementation of the facilities management. It's just that when you're studying the overall potential energy reduction you probably want to take a more
integrated, holistic project management
approach," he says.
The process starts by pinpointing inefficiencies across the public areas of the
centre's 1.6m square feet of floor area.
Then, with the help of technology company, Sefaira, it will analyse the large
amounts of data obtained through accurate monitoring.
Sefaira will then help gather enough of
Bluewater's consumption data to start
"sequencing the changes in such a way
that will deliver substantial savings for a
significantly smaller capital outlay".
Sefaira has worked closely with the
Bluewater team to design a programme
of upgrades and improvements to unlock
maximum savings. Mittermaier says this
integrated, holistic way to enhance energy efficiency is likely to eradicate the old
approach and change the way facilities
are managed.
"At the beginning of your strategy you
might change your HVAC system. You
may also do other work such as optimise
Bluewater has 1.6m square feet of public floorspace
your sensors to be in line with the kind
of light, which in turn has an impact on
the heat, which therefore affects your
building management system and at the
end of all that you may realise that you
need an HVAC system that is half the
size of what you thought.
"So to avoid this you need to take a
deeply integrated and cleverly sequenced
approach. This will involve running a
very complex modelling strategy to come
up with the right sequence with the right
investment and this will funnel down to
looking at whether it's better to first
change the lights or the cooling and heating system". And, he says, "we believe
this will help us achieve a 50% carbon
reduction."
