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Reference Number | NE/H003371/1 | |
Title | Building energy management. Implementation of a sophisticated web-based software tool. | |
Status | Completed | |
Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 100%; | |
Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 25%; |
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UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 15%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 15%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 70%; |
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Principal Investigator |
Prof NJ (Nick ) Eyre No email address given Environmental Change Institute University of Oxford |
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Award Type | Standard | |
Funding Source | NERC | |
Start Date | 01 October 2009 | |
End Date | 30 September 2010 | |
Duration | 12 months | |
Total Grant Value | £116,666 | |
Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors; Transport Systems and Vehicles | |
Region | South East | |
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Investigators | Principal Investigator | Prof NJ (Nick ) Eyre , Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford (100.000%) |
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Objectives | The purpose of an NERC follow-on award would be to scope the viability of commercializing an existent web-based building energy management software tool aimed at Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (Smeasure-www.smeasure.org.uk). The software makes available for the first time to SMEs sophisticated building energy management feedback that dueto cost constraints are not well catered for by the bui lding energy management community. We argue that a web-based service will make energy management tools cost effective and generate a substantial revenue stream to the service provider. The objectives to be achieved through the NERC award are:
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Abstract | Researchers at Oxford University have developed a prototype software application for use by businesses to measure, benchmark and target their building energy use and carbon emissions. The software designed for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) supplies them with sophisticated feedback so they can assess a buildings energy performance and make informed decisions in prioritising energy saving investment. The software does not require users to have any prior technical knowledge of building energy management. In addition, successful uptake of the software will produce large scale datasetsof energy use in non-domestic buildings for use in primary building energy research. Our application to the NERC follow-on fund is to identify the best routes for commercializing this innovativesoftware. | |
Publications | (none) |
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Final Report | (none) |
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Added to Database | 11/10/10 |