Who: The University of Manchester

When: 2024- Ongoing

What:

The Baseload Optimisation Project was being developed to improve the energy efficiency across the campus whilst reducing carbon emissions inline to support the University’s objective to be carbon neutral by 2038.

RECOM planned and presented a ‘proof of concept’ for a low capital expenditure investment that would have a high ROI when reducing the energy baseload across high energy consumption buildings such as specialist laboratories and IT centres.

This included initial full building and system surveys to develop long-list options with projected capital expenditure and projected payback periods including the carbon and energy saving benefits.

After discovering that current systems were not commissioned effectively, RECOM rolled out Building Management Systems to optimise the effectiveness of each building.

This had since demonstrated significant benefits for the end users and key stakeholders whilst also greatly improving the operational lifespan of the building.