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Energy Monitoring Pilot Scheme - churches
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The Diocese of Oxford and the national CofE Shrinking the Footprint campaign are offering churches in the diocese the opportunity to use, for free, energy monitoring software that will help track and reduce their energy use.
The scheme is partnering with sMeasure, an easy-to-use web-based energy managing tool developed by the University of Oxford, that has been designed specifically for organisations like the church.
In only 5 minutes a week the sMeasure tool will help reduce and control energy costs, and provide an ongoing record of energy use. It is expected that churches will save between 10%-40% of energy use by tracking their gas, electricity and oil use - and by integrating accurate local weather data the tool also links energy use to the weather, giving an indication of how efficiently the building is being heated.
We are looking for 100 church buildings from the Diocese of Oxford to be part of this pilot scheme in 2012, before it is launched nationally in 2013. Participation in the pilot means you will give your church free access to the sMeasure tool and access to support and advice.
Find out more information about sMeasure below.
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More about sMeasure
sMeasure began life as a research project at the University of Oxford'sEnvironmental Change Institute. The purpose was to gather much needed building energy data for investigating achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions from the built environment in line with the UK government's commitment to mitigate climate change. The video below introduces the sMeasure software:
You can find the sMeasure website at:www.smeasure.com
Ready to signup to the scheme? Complete the form above.