McGill University Launches Bilingual Pulse Energy Dashboard for Energy Efficiency
As part of the roll out of its energy management program, McGill University unveiled a new bilingual online building energy management dashboard. The dashboard is one component of McGill’s new building energy management software, PulseTM.
The software is a tool that empowers administrators, operations staff and building occupants to reduce energy use on campus. Under its new energy management plan McGill University will monitor over 50 buildings and cut energy use per square foot by 12% below 2002-2003 levels.
“McGill has a long history of excellence and their energy management plan adds to this tradition; it positions the school as a leader in building energy management and sustainability” said David Helliwell, Pulse Energy’s CEO and co-founder. “The bilingual dashboard is a first in Canada and reflects the importance of engaging everyone in reducing building energy use.”
The public-facing interface, delivered as an internet application, can be accessed on any computer connected to the World Wide Web. On the dashboard building occupants can see a minute-to-minute view of their building’s energy use and compare one building’s performance with another, which allows them to track the impact of their energy saving actions.
“Our partnership with Pulse Energy is key to improving the energy performance of our campus buildings”, said Jerome Conraud, McGill’s energy manager. “PulseTM gives us the ability to meaningfully engage the campus community and save energy.”
Administrators at the University selected PulseTM energy management software for building energy management to meet twin goals: raising awareness about energy consumption on campus and enabling operations staff to quickly and efficiently identify energy issues in buildings as they arise. Currently, the dashboard displays energy information for over 30 campus buildings; by 2012 the entire McGill campus will be connected to PulseTM.
For more information on McGill’s Energy Management Plan and to view the live building energy dashboard, click here.
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