Smarter, Greener Learning: A Strategic Approach for Post 16 Education

Richard Everett ‘Intelligent’ Buildings Consultant RE Youtube FW LSC TfLGP site Education Sector MB Youtube

Green and Intelligent Buildings: save costs and boost productivity, sustainably!

Ask not ‘what can you do for your technology?’ ask ‘what can your technology do for you?’

with apologies to John F Kennedy

‘Intelligent’ Building Definition

“Intelligent buildings should be sustainable, healthy, technologically aware, meet the needs of occupants and business and should be flexible and adaptable to deal with change”

Clements-Croome (2007)

Definition - 2

An intelligent building is a

dynamic

and

responsive

architecture that provides every occupant with

productive

,

cost effective

and

environmentally

approved conditions through a continuous interaction among its four basic elements: places (fabric; structure; facilities); processes (

automation; control; systems

;) people (services; users) and management (maintenance; performance) and the

interrelation

between them. The CIB Working Group W098 (1995).

Behaviours

• Tidy or untidy • Methodical or haphazard • Good memory or Forgetful • Lighting, heating and systems – consume energy – control them • Automation – switch it off!

The ideal

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Unified messaging Cause and effect Building Mgmt Systems Infrastructure Trend analysis AV Digital signage Room management

Buildings

The goal – 4 E’s

• Economy = minimising cost • Efficiency = making best use of e resources • Effectiveness = degree of achievement of outcome e • Efficacy = degree of relevance of outcome e e

Pedagogy

• Worker Performance =

Motivation

x

Ability

x

Opportunity

• Tasks - Individuals – Want to do – Capable of doing – Can be done • Building creates – Physical environment

Pedagogy and Buildings • “Space has the power to condition behaviour and form personality. ... The environment affects our emotions, feelings and reactions.“ Scuri (1995) • “the more integrated building allows communications between staff to be considerably enhanced.” Penn et al. (1977)

CLCs – the new LRCs • communications • social interaction • flexibility • hierarchical and non-hierarchical organisational structures • work productivity • effectiveness of ventilation and air quality • privacy • crowding • individual control • Storage Ilozor (2000)

Happy workers are effective

• “research suggests a correlation between worker productivity, wellbeing, environmental, social and organisational factors.” Clements-Croome (2007)

Return on Investment

Salary exceeds building energy and maintenance costs and annual construction rental cost by a factor of

Salary costs as a

90%

organisational costs

Ratio of costs Construction :

1 : 5 : 200

Business operating

Annualised UK building costs

• Capital investment – £200/m² per year • energy and plant costs – £10/m² per year • Staff costs – £15,000/m² per year Hodgett (1993) • a 1% change in productivity...??

Sydney Opera House

Cost $120m Cost overrun 1700% Replacement Cost $120m

Energy usage

• Energy used to heat, light and ventilate buildings

– 45%

• Energy used to construct buildings

– 5%

Edwards (2002)

Carbon Trust

• High potential – Building Controls – Smart metering – Building fabric • Heating, ventilation • Cooling, integrated design • Lower potential – Biomass (for electricity generation), – Nuclear Fusion, – Solar photovoltaic Carbon Trust (2001)

Ill advised reduction?

“Often there is an attempt to reduce maintenance with consequential waste of energy and deteriorating environmental conditions. Evans et al (1998) point out that the building lifetime cost ratios vary but commonly are 1:5:200 to 1:10:200. In other words, the major costs of running an organisation are the salaries of the staff. Clements Croome (2007)

Energy efficient buildings

 The following features are important: High levels of thermal insulation Natural ventilation – connected spaces Exclude excessive solar gain

High efficiency lighting Individual control measures

Efficient systems equipment and appliances Employ effective facilities management  Clements Croome (2007)

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Buildings

Post Script

“Of course,

communication is vital

. This means having mutual respect between fellow professionals and an open mind to include expertise from backgrounds different to those with which the building industry is familiar. For the long term, it is important that these issues are reflected in education and training courses.” Clements-Croome (2007)

Thank you Richard Everett – Independent Consultancy The Old Coach House 9 High Street Old Town Stevenage SG1 3BG 01438 215 447 07766 611 826 [email protected]

www.intelligentbuilders.co.uk