Energy management website for schools, universities and researchers

26th August 2011

The online energy management website was initially developed by researchers at the Environmental Change Institute with an aim to attract business’ anonymised data for their research into energy consumption by building type. It is aimed at any small or medium business however, due to its link from academic research it may be of particular interest for educational establishment to bring into the learning arena.

Furthermore, it is available to schools and universities for half the normal price to reflect their often-squeezed budget, with a view that the educational establishment can actually save on their own energy bills whilst using it as an environmental learning aid.

The online tool in itself is a valuable and interesting support into energy useage, as users can track their energy consumptions by simply adding weekly meter readings and receive personalised graphic displays relating to the energy useage and efficiency. This provides an ability to assess your buildings energy efficiency and ultimately cut costs from lowering consumption, which can be a further benefit to the school or university’s building manager!

sMeasure is a learning tool for students of all levels from infants to senior researchers to put theory into practise and is an excellent resource for discussions, forums, energy efficiency tips and sector type energy useage. For those interested in a higher-level of research, details of the Environmental Change Institute’s research have now also been included on the site, providing an insight in to areas such as stock modelling, benchmarking across buildings and buildings types and the relevance of performance curves used with degree-day data. Institutions may also approach the team to discuss anonymised data sharing to further advance the project.

Users simply need to add weekly meter readings and the tooling does the rest. No kit or outlay is required and it is offered at half the normal price at £60 per building per year (+VAT), so there is no better time to sign-up and start energy monitoring today. (Price correct at time of going to print. Offer expires 31st December 2011)

Contact: Annah Todman 0845 264816 Annah@smeasure.org.uk