Sustainability services
Energy & Water Management
- Management of utilities on campus including electricity, natural gas, fuel, and water
- Monitoring and data analysis of energy, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions
- Identification, assessment, and implementation of opportunities to reduce energy and water consumption
- Identification and assessment of cost-effective, low-carbon alternative energy opportunities that are compatible with campus energy infrastructure
- Collaboration with the Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability to promote an energy and resource conservation culture in the university community
- Research of new technologies to improve building and campus energy efficiency
- Greenhouse gas reporting as per Bill 44: the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
- Achieve the energy and water conservation goals in the UVic Sustainability Action Plan for Campus Operations 2014 - 2019
Who can use this service?
- Faculty
- Staff
How do I request or access this service?
- Contact David Adams, Energy Programs
- adamsdd@uvic.ca
- 250-472-5168
- SAU 123
Other information
The following are some of the technologies used to reduce energy and water consumption:
- Efficient LED lighting for interior & exterior
- Interior lighting control using occupancy
- Daylighting control using photocells
- Computer workstation power management software.
- Variable Speed Drives for electric motors
- High efficiency domestic water heaters
- Vending machine electrical economizers
- Current sensing workstation power bars
- Replacement of pneumatic actuators with electronic actuators
- High efficiency electric motors
- Low consumption water fixtures
- Variable volume ventilation systems
- Expansion of computerized HVAC control system
- Exhaust hood demand ventilation control
- Ventilation heat exchangers
- Demand Controlled Ventilation using CO2, VOC, Humidity, and Airflow Sensors
- Occupant behavioural engagement programs
- Sanitary water heat recovery systems
- Heat pump technology
- Utility sub metering and data archiving
- Fault Detection Analytics Software
Sustainability Action Plan
The Sustainability Action Plan identifies key goals and actions for energy and water conservation to be achieved by 2019
Energy
- Goal 1: Achieve a total institutionalized greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 30% by 2019, relative to 2010 as the baseline year.
- Goal 2: Reduce campus electricity consumption intensity by 8% by 2019, relative to 2010 as the baseline year
- Goal 3: Reduce campus natural gas consumption intensity by 12% by 219, relative to 2010 as the baseline year
- Goal 4: Implement renewable energy demonstration projects on campus that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy use.
Water
- Goal 1: Reduce campus water consumption by 25% by 2019, relative to a 2010 baseline year.
- Goal 2: Retrofit 25 water fountains in campus buildings for easy refilling of personal water bottles.
Integrated Energy Master Plan
- This Integrated Energy Master Plan identifies key future opportunities to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
- The master plan aims to harmonize the university's Strategic Plan, Campus Plan and Sustainability Action Plan to ensure its objectives are met.