3. UCSF: A Health Sciences Focus
Residents Postdocs
6% 4% Students
Students •Medicine
11%
•Dentistry
•Nursing
Faculty •Pharmacy
8%
•Graduate Programs-
Master’s and PhD
Staff • Research
71%
4. Goal: Reduce Energy Consumption
by Changing Behavior
• What we must do:
• Inform
– What can I do?
• Motivate
– Initial behavior change
– Long-term behavior change
5. Reinforcing Behavior Changes
• Each person pledges to one action minimum
– Quantifiable
– Focused and easy actions
• Follow up with periodic updates on results
– Monthly newsletter
9. Our Results: Pledges and Potential
Savings
Totals
Pledges 95 50 41 36 253
Potential 76,105 16,690 13,944 12,017 118,757 kWh
Savings $10,655 $2,337 $1,952 $1,682 $16,626
Actual Savings: based on data from monthly utility bills
10. CONSERVATION IS CONTAGIOUS
Koret Building
Performance for 2010
26% Energy Reduction
$115,000 Savings
Follow Up With
the
Target 2.5% Energy Reduction for 2011 = $6800
What Koret Building Occupants Pledged to Do
Departments/
Room Lights Computer Shades Task Light Peripherals
Building
# of
Pledges
$60
21
$160
16 2
Total Projected Annual Savings for 2011 = $5310
$20
7
$150
9
Occupants
Feedback and Next Steps
Your building needs additional pledges to meet Send in your request for free replacement of the
the goal for 2011! following items:
· Recruit your colleagues to pledge and act · Lunch room refrigerators manufactured before
· Your building’s goal could be met if: the year 2000
o 10 more people turned off room lights · Old computer monitors of the CRT type
when not in use · HP Laserjet printer models manufactured
o 5 more people shut down computers at before 1993
night We will be sending you progress reports of how
o 5 more people turned off task lights at your building is doing .
night
Contact Information
Winifred Kwofie, P.E, MBA, MS
Associate Director - Strategic Facilities Management
UCSF Capital Programs and Facilities Management
Winifred.Kwofie@ucsf.edu ½ 415-476-6469
11. Challenges
• Scheduling of tabling events
• Occupants’ understanding of University
policies, i.e. computer shutdowns
• Customizing for different audiences
• Motivating and incentivizing occupants
12. Moving Forward
• Continuous improvement of outreach strategy
• Promotion of pledger’s commitment to action
• Incentives to reinforce commitment
• Keep the message simple
• Connecting to occupants through positive
stories
“If you can’t do 100 actions to save energy, then just do one.”