CENTRAL TAFE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT

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• CENTRAL TAFE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT

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Background

• Central TAFE is the oldest and largest TAFE
  College in WA.
• Central TAFE has
• 25,000 students.
• 7 major sites and 2 smaller sites, with 3 sites
  having major HVAC services.
• 105,300 square metres of floor space.
• An annual energy bill of 1.244m.
• An annual maintenance bill of 1.6m.

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Energy Smart

• Energy Smart requires a 12 reduction in
  consumption over 5 years.
• Central TAFE struggled to achieve the mandatory
  reductions in the first three years because the
  easy fruit had already been picked.
• A long term strategy to achieve the 12 reduction
  target by the end of the fifth year was then
  developed.

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Centrals Progress
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Major Initiatives last 5 years

• Reduced energy consumption while increasing total
  student hours.
• Established an Energy and Environmental Committee
  that has met in excess of 80 times. The committee
  investigates and implements energy reduction
  strategies projects.
• Established a full time position for an
  Environmental Officer to develop and implement
  policy, conservation and waste reduction and
  sustainability strategies.
• Implemented range of technical projects with a
  focus on energy, water and waste management.

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Major Initiatives last 5 years cont.

• Secured funds for energy and waste reduction and
  recycling projects.
• Established a College Infrastructure
  Sustainability Committee which is responsible for
  ensuring all infrastructure, capital works and
  asset planning is congruent with sustainability
  principles.
• Voluntary participation in the Australian Green
  House Gas Challenge.
• Voluntary participation in Western Powers Peak
  Demand Saver Program.
• Regular data collection and reporting of site
  based monthly energy consumption to site managers
  through the College's Management Information
  System.

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Technical Projectsover last 5 years

• Ongoing program replacing existing double and
  triple tube fluorescent light fittings with lower
  energy demand single tube maxi light fittings
  with triphosphor tubes. Central has in excess of
  60,000 tubes
• Installation of reflective window tint to north
  facing windows at East Perth Campus.
• Installation of a new BMS, electronic VAVs and
  other remedial works at Perth Campus to value of
  700,000.
• Optimising existing BMS and controls.

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Technical Projectsover last 5 years cont.

• Classroom PCs programmed to go to screen save
  after 10 mins and power down after a further 10
  mins of non-use.
• Admin PCs programmed to go to screen save after
  10 mins of non-use.
• Trialling lighting voltage reduction devices to
  gauge their suitability.
• Installed a small boiler for domestic hot water
  enabling the large HVAC boiler to be switched off
  in summer.

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Award Successes

• Office of Energy - Energy Award for Commercial
  Buildings 1995
• Office of Energy - Energy Award for Commercial
  Buildings 2001
• Office of Energy - The Energy Achiever of the
  year Award 2001 - Phil Bianchi
• Keep Australia Beautiful Award 2001 - Best Higher
  Education Campus
• Finalist 2002 - 3Rs Awards - Energy
  Conservation

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Initiatives for 2006

• Acquisition of low energy use MFDs to replace
  existing high energy use copiers and printers,
  and to reduce printer numbers by 180 printers
  College wide.
• Progressive installation of reflective window
  tint to north facing windows on other College
  sites.
• Voluntary participation in the Western Power Peak
  Demand Saver Program for a further 3 years.
• Installation of lighting voltage reduction
  devices where suitable.

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Initiatives for 2006 cont.

• Progression of an Energy Performance Contract
  combining facilities maintenance and energy
  management.
• A feasibility study has outlined
• Projected energy savings over 5 years of
  1,060,872.00.
• Projected operational savings over 5 years of
  892,335 on Facility Management contracts.
• Delivering estimated total savings over 5 years
  of 1,953,207.00. or 14.
• The next phase is the contract tendering process
  with the contract to be in place on 1st July
  2006.

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Project Performance

• Reduced energy cost from over 1.38 million
  (01/02) to 1.244 million (04/05).
• Reduced total GJ consumption from 46,086 (01/02)
  to 40,787 (04/05).
• Increase in EFT students from 16,560 (01/02) to
  19,665 (04/05).

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Contact Details

• Phil Bianchi
• Manager Facilities Development
• Ph 9202 4344
• Mobile O417 943 290
• Email phil.bianchi_at_central.wa.edu.au
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• Georgia Cain
• Environmental Sustainability Projects Officer
• Ph 9202 4766
• Email georgia.cain_at_central.wa.edu.au

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