Smart Strips Study Phase 1 Completed
December 14th, 2021
With support from WSU’s Revolving Energy Fund (REF) and NEEA’s BetterBricks Program, the ID+CL has completed the first phase of implementing a tenant engagement program designed to help building occupants on the WSU Pullman campus manage their personal comfort while learning strategies to save energy while on campus.
Project Goals:
- Reduce energy use and costs at WSU: inform, educate, and empower occupants to help reduce their personal energy use and encourage their peers to be more conscious of wasted energy on campus.
- Sustainable Community at WSU: Foster the development of a social and active building culture that inspires community sustainability in meaningful ways.
- Health and Well-being of WSU building occupants: empower occupants to take control of their physical and mental health, comfort, and well-being.
- Each device plugged into the Smart Strip was inventoried and individually metered
- Smart Strip settings were adjusted to each individual’s work schedule (e.g., 7:00 AM-6:00 PM)
- Participants were given $4.00 in Ferdinand’s gift cards, a brief overview of how to change their settings, and an instructional booklet.
- Data were entered into Excel and then calculations were done to determine project energy savings based on real measured data and additional research.
- So far, 60 smart strips have been installed, and we will have 100 installed by June.
See below for our intermediate and projected cost-savings from this project.