DIG IGITAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SKIL ILLS FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT O3 - A1 Le Lear arnin ing Unit 1 Su Sustainabili lity an and Envir vironmental l Iss Issues and the an their ir Im Impac act on FM Proje ject Sta tart Date te - October 1st, 2016 Proje ject End Date te - March 31, 2019 Duratio ion in mo months - 30 months Proje ject code 2016 -1-UK01-KA202-024420 DATE: 01 DECEMBER 2017 - Prepared by: SWC
Learning Unit it 1 Description Title Sustainability and Environmental Issues and their Impact on FM Description This learning unit introduces the learner to sustainability and environmental management and provides basic facts and principles that improve resource efficiency in or for buildings, covering different types of FM operations. It introduces to the key EU and national legislation on environmental issues. Overall Learning Learners should understand key concepts of the Outcome environmental and sustainability principles in order to develop a coherent and efficient saving energies policy. Also, learners should comprehend what EU and national environmental laws address and know which the main legislation covering the various topics related to energy saving practices for the building industries. EQF level 4 - 5 Duration 20 hrs NLT ECVET credits 1 Prerequisites General Assessment 1 assignment: case-study (5 open-ended questions and/or multiple choice test). Learning Outcome 1 Describe the fundamental principles of environmental management and sustainability in relation to FM. Learning Outcome 2 State at least 3 energy saving measures for buildings. Learning Outcome 3 Explain how to manage and implement energy efficiency within the buildings in the short- and long-term. Learning Outcome 4 State the main national and EU environmental policy principles (laws) on energy saving practices for the building industry. Learning Outcome 5 Advise customers on how to improve resource efficiency in or for buildings.
Sustainability • Sustainability has increasingly become a rising concern for all areas of life • Increasing population size and living standards are resulting in degradation of earth’s resources • Developing need to “ meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” Former Prime Minister of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland. • Societal requirement to take Earth’s carrying capacity into account across all sections of life • Sustainable practices; • recognise the needs of everyone • protect the environment • carefully use natural resources • maintain high and stable levels of economic growth and employment The Business Case for Sustainability in the UK Property Sector
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Sustainability • Environmental, Social and Economic responsibility • Sustainability is an overarching ethos covering three areas which must interlink • Sustainable development • Wide range of sub topics • Impacts on all aspects of life Economic • Much wider than environmental and energy issues • UN Sustainable Development Agenda lists 17 Goals Economics, food, health, education, energy, infrastructure, equality, construction, climate, land & water Environmental Social
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Sustainability in Facilities Management • Energy • Waste • Water • Productivity • Maintenance • Lifecycle costs • Total cost of ownership • Organisation behavioural change • Compliance with regulation • Ergonomics & occupational quality conditions (air quality and velocity, temperature, humidity, illumination, health & safety, etc.)
Sustainability in Facilities Management • A wider view of sustainability incorporates ; • Social value • Agile working • Wellbeing • Social value • Sustainability has grown in overall importance within the FM sector ; • 35% say it is extremely important and 37% say it is very important. • The main reasons for sustainability’s importance are ; • Resource and cost management • Customer expectations • Legislative compliance • Health/safety British Institute of Facilities Management; • Ethics and community investment Sustainability Survey 2017 • ‘Green’ image
Environmental Management The active management of society’s impact on the environment. • Balance the use of natural resources and unsustainable materials • Pollution control • Waste management • Natural resource consumption • Public health • Recycling • Compliance with environmental regulation • Development and Implementation of Environmental management policies
Environmental Management Policies • Statement of key points the organisation wishes to achieve with actions to be taken on; • Waste • Resources • Recycling • Compliance with legislation • Policy should achieve buy-in across all levels within the organisation • Policy should be communicated; • Internally within the organisation • Externally to customers and suppliers
Environmental Management Policies • Regular monitoring and reporting of outcomes to ensure progress • Promotion of achievements • Consider implementing ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
Improving resource efficiency • Resource efficiency increasingly important as input costs rise • Valuable method of reducing running costs and overheads • Opportunity to release funds for facility improvements • Environmental and social benefits to be gained by becoming more resource efficient • Enhances the FM Company’s profile and can be used as a powerful tool to attract new business Resource Efficient Scotland; Resource Efficiency in Schools
Methods to improve resource efficiency • What is the current baseline? • Collect & Analyse Data (benchmarking) • Electricity/oil/gas consumption • Waste production & practices • Water & waste water • Review of any current resource efficiency practice • Discussion with building users • Scale of opportunity for savings is influenced by the initial building fabric and operations being carried out within it
Improving resource efficiency - strategy Setting SMART Targets for resource efficiency • Achieve buy-in from across the organisation • Ensure targets allow achievement of numerous goals • Consider achievement of legal requirements • Set short and Long term targets for achievement • Include anticipated costs/budget for each action • Resource Efficient Scotland; Resource Efficiency in Schools Consider the quick wins to give early success • Promotion of the activities being undertaken
Reducing Resource Use in Buildings Consumption of resources and environmental impacts of a building can be reduced by: • Promoting better initial building design • Weighting resource use against the needs and functionality of the building • Considering future need for re-configuration or deconstruction • Ensuring a greater use of energy efficient products • Using recycled materials & reusing existing materials • Promoting more resource efficient construction and renovation • Reducing waste sent to landfill by using the waste hierarchy • Placing a financial value on being resource efficiency. • Involving the competences of the facility manager during the design to reduce the resource use during the building operation.
Sustainability, Environmental & Resource Efficiency Opportunity • Buildings are responsible for; • 40% of energy consumption in EU • 36% of CO 2 emissions in the EU • Older buildings typically require 5-7 times more energy than new buildings with 35% of the EU's buildings being over 50 years old. • By improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings, the total EU energy consumption and CO 2 emissions could be reduced by 5-6%. https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/buildings About 75% of buildings are energy inefficient Depending on the Member State, only 0.4-1.2% of the stock is renovated each year.
Energy Saving in Facilities Management Data Accurate and detailed energy data is an essential requirement and allows for; • Tracking of impact of changes in building management practices • Comparison between similar buildings • Comparison of annual energy consumption • Identification of areas within properties needing special attention • Energy management will assist in reducing the performance gap between building design/targets and the actual performance achieved on site • Energy saving policy will heavily influence; • Reactive and planned maintenance decisions • Replacement equipment purchase specifications
Steps to improve energy efficiency 1. Energy audit and measure: Collect the data and analyze 2. Fix the basics: Deploy low cost, high yield fixes to blatant energy waste 3. Optimize through automation and regulation: Integrate energy management into everyday processes through use of modern, high efficiency technologies 4. Monitor, maintain, and improve: ensure savings are embedded and sustained 5. Does the operator have a full understanding of the Building Management System (BMS)? 6. Consider implementing ISO 50001 (Energy Management) www.schneider-electric.com
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