Humber College Toronto

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1 CASE STUDY Purchaser Power About: The Supply Chain Management Association s Purchaser Power program will provide supply chain professionals with the tools, resources and best practices for implementing sustainable procurement practices when purchasing energy consuming equipment for commercial and industrial sector companies in Canada. Humber College Toronto Company Profile Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada s leading post-secondary institutions. Committed to students success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber campuses serve more than 27,500 full-time registrants and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Project Partners:. Humber College Sustainability Plan The impact of the 27,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, and growing across the three campuses and growing, their impact on the surrounding environment and communities is significant. The college wants to have a positive impact on its surrounding environment, improve the student experience, and lead by example. Humber has created a sustainability plan, which includes membership from the senior administrators of the college, along with faculty, administrative staff and student participation. The plan is a living document, and is aligned with the Strategic Plan covering 6 main areas of priority: Recycling & Waste Management Sustainable Transportation Energy & Climate Change Green Buildings & Landscapes Water Purchasing & Ethical Sourcing Purchaser Power Case Study

2 This case study will focus on item number three: Energy and Climate Change. The five-year Purchasing and Ethical Sourcing plan referenced in Appendix A seeks to address energy usage through two points: Develop sustainably preferable purchasing policies and make them accessible for all campus purchasers while exploring opportunities to further improve Humber s supply chain (e.g. recycled content, locally produced, life-cycle impact, embedded energy of products etc.) Energy and Climate Change Humber College was a key participant in the development of the requirements for the Purchase 100% ENERGY STAR rated technology for all energy rating technology on campus and prefer EPAT Silver ITS Request for Proposal (RFP) process developed as part of the Ontario Student Involvement To ensure broader engagement from the student body and faculty, Humber used a great ground level approach to promote energy efficiency, involving the students in one of the graphics design courses to create an educational campaign reminding staff and students to reduce energy on campus. The students worked in teams to come up with creative concepts and then pitched the concept Energy Can t Save Itself to the Sustainability Committee, as if it were a client at an advertising firm. This scenario provided the students with real life experience and a project for their portfolios which rolled out across Humber s facilities. The college benefitted by getting incredibly creative ideas that will reach the students for very little cost. Projects Undertaken In the following pages, we will provide the details of key projects being undertaken, that incorporate ENERGY STAR products with an overall goal of saving energy wherever possible. HVAC Energy Savings In 2014, the college completed a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) retrofit on one of their buildings, going from a constant air volume (CAV) to a variable air volume (VAV) ventilation system. The retrofit involved installing variable speed drives on the main supply and return fans, and VAV boxes for each individual classroom. Existing lighting motion sensors in the classrooms were tied to the VAV box. When there is no one in the classroom, or if the temperature has already been satisfied the VAV for the room slows down, which in turn slows down the main fans. Instead of running at 100% all the time, the main fans now run at 70%. The energy savings are hard to accurately calculate, but are estimated in the region of $50,000 per year. Broader Public Sector (BPS) Procurement Directive which was issued by the Ontario Management Board of Cabinet and became effective April 1, The directive sets up rules for the designated BPS entities on the purchase of goods and services using public funds. The directive applies to all school boards, colleges and universities in Ontario with the goal of the BPS supply chain code of ethics goal being to ensure an ethical, The HVAC category of equipment which is ENERGY STAR rated. The college feels there may be some small gas savings from having to preheat less intake air, but they do not have any solid numbers on the savings. The anticipation would be that 90% of the savings would be electrical. Purchaser Power Case Study

3 IT Infrastructure As much as 10% of Humber s energy load is from computer equipment of one sort or another, including the data centres, hub rooms, computer labs, printers and desktop machines. There are almost 7,000 desktop machines across Humber s campuses, making IT infrastructure a prime target for major energy savings. Office Equipment: Having set in place stringent procurement guidelines, Humber has included ENERGY STAR in the group buy tender for many years, with Dell being the incumbent provider. Part of the RFP includes: Environmental Program 1 The Proponent should describe the following with respect to its environmental program Page 26, 27 of 101: Its environmental program including for instance, recycling of packing materials. It s environmentally friendly (e.g. energy conservation features) Products. 1 RFP OECM Page 26, 27 of 101 How it complies with EPEAT standard, and how that standard will be maintained for the Term of the Agreement. For further savings, the Humber IT Department uses Faronics Power Save software on their Internet Technology (IT) network. Faronics automatically turns off every computer lab computer at night to reduce energy use. They have experimented with turning the lab computers off during the day, but the boot time makes it inefficient as a customer service. Staff computers are shipped with a standard image with the power efficiency setting activated, although users can turn them off if they want. The estimated savings from this is roughly $25 / computer / year which on 7,000 desktops is $175,000. Projects Savings Highlights The organization replaced kwh life $ Energy life CO 2 savings life CO 2 trees saved (000 s) (000 s) (000 s) > 4,100 Monitors > 7,000 PC s 3, ,285 >2,100 Laptops ,661 > 200 Photocopiers Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM): Desktop Technology, Products & Services RFP, July 28, 2011 Page 26, 27. Purchaser Power Case Study

4 Photocopiers and Multi-Function Devices (MFDs) The efforts to minimize plug load generated by Photocopiers and other office machines is similar. A separate RFP was prepared for those products, which included the requirements noted below. Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) and its clients strive to source, promote, and support products and services that are environmentally sound. Environmental Sustainability The proposed office multi-function devices (MFDs) should: Possess EPEAT designation, where available Possess Blue Angel certification, where available Meet or exceed ENERGY STAR certification standards, where applicable, with automatic power down and sleep settings Possess ECOLOGO certification Be from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that has a registered environmental management system Be manufactured in an environment that observes fair labour practices as observed in the country of origin Contain recycled content when manufactured Allow clients to return packaging materials used in shipping or used during the delivery of service at no charge to clients; and Meet health and safety standards, as set out by the province of Ontario and the government of Canada. Vending Beverage Machines With such a large student body spread over the various campuses, the need for vending machines is a given. The Sustainability Committee saw great opportunity for additional savings in this area. Purchasing guidelines set out a plan to ensure both use of ENERGY STAR certified equipment, and time of use criteria. The key guidelines are: Food Services Vending Beverage Machines HVAC Energy Savings LED Lighting Project Purchasing and Ethical Sourcing Energy saving measures: 1. The Vendor must provide all machines that meet the ENERGY STAR specifications for energy efficiency. 2. All machines must come with a low power mode option that automatically puts the machine into a low-energy lighting and/or lowenergy refrigeration states during times of inactivity using vending machine sensors 3. OR all machines must be ENERGY STAR rated equipment that is programmed to operate on the same schedule as building occupancy. 4. Please specify any other energy-saving features. Electricity Can t Save Itself The RFP occurred in 2014 and the new equipment is currently in place. Calculated savings were $12,000 per year based on reduced hours of use by the refrigeration and lights in the machines. It s too small a number to actually show up on the bill. Purchaser Power Case Study

5 LED Lighting Project Humber has completed many light emitting diode (LED) lighting retrofits. Before embarking on a retrofit, an energy analysis is conducted to establish the potential savings and return on investment (ROI). The example below is based on a project currently being installed, which calls for replacing high intensity discharge (HID) lighting fixtures at 170W each with 30W LED s. One interesting part of the calculation is the dramatically reduced maintenance costs. The LED retrofit project cost of $95,000 and will be repaid within 1.6 years. Add to this the ongoing savings that project an annual energy savings of $14,500 coupled with the $65,000 from the major reductions in maintenance, given the long life of the bulbs. Another benefits includes better lighting in the college s perimeter, which provides safety, while saving a significant amount of maintenance and energy costs. Purchaser Power Case Study

6 Food Services Humber has many kitchens, both for their Food Services use and the Culinary Education program. Electricity Can t Save Itself The Sustainability Committee is involved when equipment is purchased as per established relationships between the Food Services vendor and the Humber College Purchasing Department. Energy sub metering is part of the solution. The Food Services group is responsible for paying for any increased energy over and above what an ENERGY STAR rated equipment would use. This gives an incentive for buying more efficient equipment. Recent purchases that save a lot of energy include a deep fat fryer and variable speed kitchen hoods. The Spring Air kitchen hoods use TruFlow Energy Management. Sensors in the duct sense heat and smoke and slow down the fan where it can to save energy. The supplier claims up to 50% savings, but the software in the hood shows the actual numbers are closer to 35%, which is still a saving of roughly $8,000 / hood annually. The college doesn t believe there is ENERGY STAR rated equipment in this group, but feels the equipment has the same energy efficiency type focus as ENERGY STAR. CONCLUSION: Humber College has engaged with many stakeholders to create and implement a successful energy savings program within its broader sustainability mandate. Their achievement reach well beyond the traditional, easily achieved projects and produce measureable results. This case study was compiled with information and data provided by Humber College. CONTACT US Media Contact: Amanda Cormier, Director Public Affairs and Communications Supply Chain Management Association Phone: Ext acormier@scmanational.ca Purchaser Power Case Study

7 APPENDIX A PURCHASING AND ETHICAL SOURCING Action Items Timeline Accountability Conduct workshops & dialogue about sustainable preferable purchasing Ongoing Eliminate toxic materials used on campus where possible Ongoing Facilities Management Reduce the volume of paper used on campus and give preference to 100% PCW FSC certified and other sustainable standards for paper Track our printing and paper choices and share metrics of the environmental savings (all printing projects to include metrics such as trees saved) Define what sustainable food means For Humber College measure baseline efforts and develop standards and targets for sustainable food procurement at on-campus dining facilities (eg local, reduced-packaging waste, Ocean-Wise etc.) Develop sustainably preferable purchasing policies and make them accessible for all campus purchasers while exploring opportunities to further improve Humber s supply chain (e.g. recycled content, locally produced, life cycle impact, embedded energy of products etc.) Purchase 100% ENERGY STAR rated technology for all energy rating technology on campus and prefer EPAT Silver Ongoing Year 1 Year 2 Facilities Management Facilities Management Campus Services HRT ITS Become a member of the Fair Labour Association Campus Services Review supply chain and supplier s environmental commitments Take stock of all major purchases and their environmental, social & economic footprints. Develop a plan to focus on these over time Year 4 Purchaser Power Case Study