measuring gas consumption
“Organisations within the scope of CRC should go along with
the spirit of the Commitment and investigate how they can
modify their use of gas. Users should in practice establish
policies which reduce their total utility consumption.”
As he noted, “We start off with those vendors’
environmental conditions in the building. That
includes the user interfaces and the control-
lers which are programmable to meet differ-
ent requirements. A building can be configured
so that the users can micromanage conditions
in different parts – the objective is to provide a
comfortable environment and in the most ef-
ficient way.”
Within the Siemens portfolio are the con-
trollers and management tools which handle
the core energy-consuming equipment in a
building. The data reported by boiler controls
and lighting systems, for example, is typically
networked back to a management station
which allows the site’s facilities managers to
see information on one or more screens.
Without the ability to track gas on a periodic The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is in-
basis through the meters installed by gas sup- tended to force down energy consumption
pliers, is there any real pressure – apart from across the estate of the near 6000 participants
the cost of the gas itself – on users to reduce in the opening rounds. As the data has to be
their consumption? aggregated for submission to the CRC Admin-
Andrew Gore of SMS accepts that there is istrators, would it follow that networking
less incentive for purchasers to upgrade their management data from all of the sites in an
gas meters to a more advanced technology organisation to a central control point would
which can track consumption with sufficient help improve energy saving across the entity?
‘resolution’ to provide useful information to Ellis was able to speak from experience.
management. “Organisations within the scope “We provide a number of different solutions to
of CRC should go along with the spirit of the organisations with multiple buildings.
Commitment and investigate how they can “We are able to draw a meaningful compari-
modify their use of gas. Users should in prac- son between their buildings, or the energy
tice establish policies which reduce their to- consumed in each per square metre. This
tal utility consumption.” makes it easier to share best practice across
It would be fair comment that Siemens Me- the estate and put the necessary corrective
tering Services has something of a vested in- action in place.”
terest in such a strategy. The company owns
and operates more than a million meters in
the UK spanning electricity, gas and water.
Cost versus energy saving?
The Siemens teams deal on a day-to-day ba-
Control through Building Management
sis with a complete cross section of major
energy users from both the private and public
Ian Ellis is the Marketing Manager of the sectors. Are those organisations driven more by
Building Technologies Division, which oper- the need to reduce energy costs than achieving
ates in parallel with SMS within Siemens. He the higher ideal of carbon reduction?
explained that the organisation provides en- Ian Ellis of the Building Technology Divi-
vironmental management products to third sion believes that cost is still the more domi-
party systems integrators who use Siemens nant consideration and is likely to be so for
technologies in their installation. some time to come.
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