Make a List and Check it Twice to Prepare your Buildings for the Holidays AheadOctober 8, 2014
Presenters: Bob Buhl, Senior Continuous Monitoring Manager and Jeff King, Director, Operations Control Center
Busiest Time of the Year
Traditionally the busiest time of year for North American Retail
– Special Events & Sales before, during, and after Holidays
– Holidays in US, Canada, and Puerto Rico (National & Local)
Seasonal Operational Support changes during this time
– Reducing Cost and Energy Efficiency Efforts tend to move to a Focus on the Customer Experience
Many organizations experience seasonal pain points
– Last Minute Change Requests for Lighting, HVAC, and facility systems.
– Urgent calls for comfort improvements
Agenda
Building your pre-holiday checklist
Insights to manage systems, building controls & alerts
Seasonal considerations & communication plans
Emergency preparedness
Take Charge of Your Plan
Make Your List and Check it Twice
Compile your checklist
Make a list of tasks
Include deadlines, due dates, and calendar-significant updates
Estimate the amount of time it will take to perform each task
Allow time to verify and/or make changes
Communicate the Plan and Updates to the Plan
Provide Visibility to Status and Exceptions or Variances
Inform and Enroll
Review the Checklist with your team
– Update, add, and make changes
– Get buy-in
– Communicate internally and externally to vendors
– Awareness Opportunities
– Coordination with other teams
Request input on schedule changes
– Special events
– Customer hours
– Employee hours
Task List Essentials
Schedules
– Make a list of Holidays
– Special Events or Sales
– Special considerations for Loss Prevention, Security, etc.
Clocks & Batteries
Emergency preparedness
– Make the Lists
• Contact Lists
• Asset Lists
• Control List
• Task List
Other Alerts and Triggers for Action
Weather-related
Baler, Compactor alerts
Door and people sensors
Freight, truck, and delivery schedules
Demand shedding, daylight harvesting
Generator testing, schedules, etc.
Photocell operation
Daylight Savings time adjustments and checks
Summary: Your Opportunities
Have a plan and a backup plan
Disaster recovery and business continuity
Plan and communicate early and often
Identify and share best practices
Provide visibility to the organization
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