FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FEATURE REAL TIME 24/7 DATA ON ENERGY USAGE/WASTAGE
t-mac Technologies has secured a metering contract with exhibition and conference venue Manchester Central. This modern facility has employed the company to undertake a detailed programme of metering to boost sustainability across the site. t-mac units have been installed across the venue to give full visibility of the site’s energy consumption. t-mac provides real-time 24/7 data on where energy is being used and potentially wasted in every space of the venue.
TARGETING AREAS OF INEFFICIENCY This data will help Manchester Central’s facilities team to target areas of inefficiency to generate further reductions and savings. t-mac will take a granular approach to metering data providing information on every inch of the venue. The t-macs currently monitor more than 174 meters within the venue including mains gas, electricity and water in addition to sub-metering items such as distribution boards, plant rooms, kitchen equipment and waste disposal units. The consumption information generated is visible on a web-based dashboard and can be viewed on computers, tablets and smart phones. Plans are in place for the energy saving
data to eventually be displayed on digital signage around the venue. “Working with Manchester Central and
helping them to achieve their energy reduction targets has been a real coup for us,” explains t-mac director Lisa Gingell. “From mapping the venue’s mains consumption we were able to see the whole energy profile and create targets through the t-mac software. “Enabling business to meter, manage and control energy use and ultimately reduce carbon and cost is at the core of t-mac. We work with clients to help them ‘listen’ to their building and forecast consumption so that they can shape energy saving plans for the future.”
TAKING SUSTAINABILITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL Russ Forshaw, director of facilities Management at Manchester Central comments: “We have made massive sustainable strides over the past two years to cut carbon and reduce our energy bills by more than a third. These meters will now allow us to take sustainability to the next level. We can now get an excellent understanding of where energy is being wasted, whether that’s during an event, in build or breakdown. “Manchester Central operates 24/7 so we need to monitor energy 24/7. This will
lead to more sustainable events, a more sustainable venue and further significant energy savings. “Manchester Central has 25 meeting spaces and three conference and exhibition halls of 23,000m². Something as simple as leaving lights on can be very costly to the business. These meters will not only save money and energy, they will give us a much greater understanding of the energy resources different events, exhibitions and conferences require.”
SMOOTH TRANSITION One of t-mac Technologies’ energy engineers comments: ‘the installation shows the diversity of the t-mac system being retrofitted into two very different environments – one modern and one over 30 years old. Our aim throughout was to ensure a smooth transition to get the best solution and stop the need for shutdowns on critical/ sensitive equipment during installation.” Manchester Central is one of the first
major venues in the UK to achieve the international standard for sustainable events management – ISO 20121.
t-mac Technologies T: 01246 233 632
www.t-mac.co.uk
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