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How to Run an Effective Resource Reduction Competition Webinar

August 2017

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Agenda

1. Introductions2. Competitions overview3. How to plan & execute a competition4. Building occupant engagement5. Measuring success6. Takeaways7. Q & A

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Who’s who?

Abigail Karp Ralf VonSosen Tristam Coffin Jim Simon George Radtke

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Energy Reduction Competitions Overview

What is an energy reduction competition?

Competition to see which building or metered space can achieve the biggest percent reduction in electricity use during a competition period in comparison to a baseline period.

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Steps to competition success

1. Form a Competition Organizing Team

2. Determine competition structure & design

3. Identify & set up competition data

4. Develop engagement plan

5. Compete to reduce

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Step 1: Form a Competition Organizing Team

● Determine roles

● Involve different groups - facilities, sustainability, building occupants

● Outline a competition planning timeline

● Most common organizing team size: 4-7 members

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Step 2: Determine competition structure & design

● Short term vs. long term

● Participating groups and buildings

● Baseline and competition dates

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Step 3: Identify & set up competition data

Determine how you are collecting data from each meter & how it will be presented. If you’re using BuildingOS:

● Log in → Apps → Competitions → ‘Create a new competition’

● Confirm you have online meter data for each participating space

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Step 4: Develop engagement plan

Determine what events you’ll be able to run and how to educate participants.

● Choose a name & theme to brand your competition● Schedule competition events● Choose competition awards & prizes● Utilize behavior change tools - feedback, norms, prompts, etc.

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Step 5: Compete to reduce

Execute your plan! Run events and share competition progress.

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Whole Foods Market

Planning Fall 2017 competition

● First energy reduction competition

● October 1 - October 21, 2017 (3 weeks)

● Three Bay Area stores participating: Harrison (Oakland), Petaluma, & Mill Valley

Tristam Coffin

Director of Sustainability & Facilities

Whole Foods

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Gonzaga University

Runs CCN competition every year + year-long competition

● CCN 2017 saved over $20,000 in 3 weeks

● Reduced electricity by over 15% across 77 buildings

● Tapped into university culture to engage studentsJim Simon

Director of Sustainability

Gonzaga University

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Frisco Independent School District

Ran two 3-month long competitions in the 2016-17 school year

● Saved over $600,000 district wide

● Used BuildingOS as an educational toolGeorge Radtke

Director of Energy Management

Frisco ISD

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Planning a successful competition

How do you plan an energy reduction competition?

Who is involved in the planning process?

What techniques do you use to tailor your competitions to your unique school or company?

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Creating occupant excitement and engagement:

How do you market the competition to your occupants?

How do you build excitement and generate engagement?

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Gonzaga University

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Measuring success

What are your metrics for measuring competition success?

Who do you define those metrics with?

How to you report and display competition success to executives and participants?

What strategies have you deployed to maintain energy reduction behaviors after the competition is complete?

Strategies for Success

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Panel takeaways

1. Engage a variety of people - students or employees, sustainability staff, facilities staff

2. Tap into your organization's culture and values - like basketball for Gonzaga

3. Widely promote your competition and publicly share your results

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Steps to competition success

1. Form a Competition Organizing Team

2. Determine competition structure & design

3. Identify & set up competition data

4. Develop engagement plan

5. Compete to reduce

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Resources for Lucid Customers

1. Competitions App in BuildingOS2. Storyboards App in BuildingOS3. Competitions How-To in Learning & Support Hub4. Running a Successful Competition webinar recording (BuildingOS

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Q & A

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