Energy Management Systems Software as a Service Presented by Frank Cunha III

1. Energy Management Systems
Software as a Service
Presented by Frank Cunha III
INFO 563 STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Professor Malaga (January 2018)
Frank Cunha III, AIA
Executive MBA Program
Montclair State University

2. Energy Use in the United States

3. Typical Energy Use for Buildings

4. 1. Highly Competitive Market
2. 11 Public Universities in NJ, 4 of which are Research Universities
3. Social Conscious Millennials
4. “Energy efficiency has shown to be an important differentiator in the
selection process of Higher Education” The Princeton Review
5. Simply stated: College students today have embraced sustainability.
6. Technology driven environment for education and research drives high
energy use
Higher Education Market Sector

5. Opportunity
1. $ 21M+ Annual Utility Bill
2. Close to 5 Million Gross Square Feet of Built Space
3. 252-Acre Campus

6. The challenges to achieving
energy efficiency goals include:
1. Aging facilities
2. Rising utility costs
3. Limited budgets
4. Increased demand for
technology in the classroom
Challenges & Solutions
To address these challenges, partners are employing
creative approaches in a number of key areas:
1. On-site renewable energy generation
2. Continuous building commissioning
3. Occupant engagement
4. Workforce training and retention
5. Innovative financing
6. Reinvestment of energy savings to support
educational needs and additional energy
conservation measures

7. 1. An Energy Management System (EMS) will enable us to track and manage energy use to control
costs, reduce carbon footprint, and mitigate risk.
2. For example, the “Archibus Energy Management” software provides the means to easily
aggregate, evaluate, and optimize energy and utility spending decisions to reduce unnecessary
consumption and costs.
3. This SaaS can help our department correlate and manage extensive cost and consumption data
with real-time facility and infrastructure portfolio information to track energy expenditures against
our strategic plan or objective benchmarks.
Energy Management System

8. Existing
Building
Management
System
NEW Energy
Management
System
Existing Space
Management
System
DATA DRIVEN
DECISION MAKING
New Technology Eco System

9. Energy Management System – User Interface

10. Potential Savings Over 10 Years
Up to $1-$3M savings a year based on 5%-15% savings

11. Energy Management System – Project Management

12. Energy Management System – Change Management