Linked Data in Production: Moving Beyond Ontologies
Mollie Ettenborough 2013 masccc
1. The
City
of
Newburyport
Small,
coastal
city
in
Essex
County,
35
miles
northeast
of
Boston.
Popula@on
of
17,416
as
of
the
2010
census.
Historic
seaport
with
a
vibrant
tourism
industry,
and
includes
an
industrial
park.
Newburyport
includes
part
of
Plum
Island.
2. Star@ng
Point
• Took
a
big
picture
view
of
managing
like
a
business
and/or
campus
to
manage
all
assets
• Energy
Advisory
CommiOee
(EAC)
studies,
evaluates,
and
makes
recommenda@ons
to
the
Mayor
regarding
energy
conserva@on,
energy
efficiency,
and/or
conversion
to
greener
energy
sources.
The
EAC
assists
the
Mayor
by
iden@fying
policy
implica@ons
and
cost
savings
derived
from
poten@al
energy
conserva@on,
and
inves@ga@ng
sustainable
development
measures
and
guidelines
for
local
businesses
and
homeowners.
• Schools
had
begun
this
work
in
2004
and
had
achieved
savings
• Benchmarked
all
buildings
with
EPA
PorTolio
Manager
• S@mulus
funding
started
programs
3. City
Wide
Usage
• Newburyport
has
14
municipal
buildings
• 47,875
MMBtu’s
in
2012.
• 17%
reduc@on
since
baseline
year
in
2009
Timeline
of
Annual
Municipal
Energy
Use
Baseline
MMBtu
Year
1
MMBtu
Year
2
MMBtu
Year
3
MMBtu
Year
4
MMBtu
Year
5
MMBtu
For
Most
Recent
Year:
Change
vs.
Baseline
(%)
Fiscal
Year
2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981
73%
Water/Sewer
&
Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662
95%
Open
Space
(op@onal)
Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958
113%
Street
and
Traffic
Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232
87%
TOTAL
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833
84%
4. Energy
Efficiency
Conserva0on
Block
Grant
2009
This
grant
funded
three
energy
conserva@on
projects,
aimed
at
reducing
energy
use
by
43%
at
the
City
of
Newburyport’s
Kelley
Youth
Services
Center
one
of
the
least
efficient
buildings
in
the
City.
HVAC
Efficiency
Improvements
Air
Sealing
and
insula@on
Upgrades
to
steam
and
air
handling
new
thermostats
5. First
Green
Community
Grant-‐$155,000
total
projected
annual
savings
$14,800
City
Hall-‐ligh0ng
upgrades
included;
air
sealing
and
insula0on
upgrades,
separa0on
of
thermal
zones,
upgrades
to
steam
system,
and
insula0on
of
boiler
room
condensate
piping.
7. Energy
Efficiency
• Schools-‐
Total
System
Wide
Electricity
Usage
in
all
school
buildings
from
FY04
to
FY11
was
down
36%
resul@ng
in
a
savings
of
approximately
$270,000
annually
• Promoted
residen@al
energy
efficiency
programs-‐
Carbon
and
Community
Energy
Challenge,
and
Mass
Save
programs,
and
general
educa@on
on
energy
efficiency.
• Schools-‐
Solar
traffic
ligh@ng
and
outdoor
LED
ligh@ng
• Solar
trash
compactors
in
many
public
areas
• Goals
for
new
WWTF
OCL
Building
Include:
–
Improve
Process
Efficiency
–
Upgrade
Inefficient
Equipment
&
Systems
–
Enhanced
Process
Control
– Limit
Power
Consump@on
–
Add
Renewable
Energy
Components
–
LEED
Cer@fica@on
for
the
New
OCL
Building
8. City
Wide
Usage
• Newburyport
has
14
municipal
buildings
• 47,875
MMBtu’s
in
2012.
• 17%
reduc@on
since
baseline
year
in
2009
Timeline
of
Annual
Municipal
Energy
Use
Baseline
MMBtu
Year
1
MMBtu
Year
2
MMBtu
Year
3
MMBtu
Year
4
MMBtu
Year
5
MMBtu
For
Most
Recent
Year:
Change
vs.
Baseline
(%)
Fiscal
Year
2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981
73%
Water/Sewer
&
Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662
95%
Open
Space
(op@onal)
Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958
113%
Street
and
Traffic
Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232
87%
TOTAL
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833
84%
9. Clean
Energy
Newburyport
Middle
and
Upper
Elementary
with
a
500
kW
Solar
Array
10. Clean
Energy-‐
True
North
Solar-‐
Net
Metering
for
Newburyport
Salisbury
and
Triton
School
District
• True
North
• Water
Sewer
• MVPC
11. Lessons
Learned
in
Becoming
a
Green
Community
• Our
first
aOempt
to
pass
Stretch
Code
failed
• Real
costs
savings
• Requires
long-‐range
planning
and
accountability
• Great
exercise
if
only
to
develop
a
comprehensive
energy
plan
and
usage
data
base
• Encourages
greater
responsibility
of
municipal
assets
• Transporta@on
sector
needs
further
innova@on
13. Future
• One
new
school
and
one
upgrading
taking
place.
Both
will
meet
reimbursement
points
for
either
LEED
or
CHPS
(High
Performance
Schools)
• Street
lights-‐in
process
of
purchasing
• Clean
Energy
Strategies
Program
with
Mass
CEC
• Incorpora@ng
energy
planning
and
sustainability
into
city’s
Master
Plan
• Energy
fund
• Net
zero
by
2030
14. Opportuni@es
to
innovate
and
save
• Zero
Waste
Pilot
• Buying
Energy
on
Contract
• Transporta@on
• Anaerobic
Diges@on
and
FOG
• Cross
pollina@on
and
overall
sustainability
• Think
big
picture