Program Introduction

This webinar-based, four-part course will take the participants through the process of establishing a Strategic Energy Master Planning (SEMP) program within their organizations. We will explore the creation of a strong foundation for strategic investment in energy and water projects, including gathering baseline energy data and estimating program potential based on that data.

The course will include "homework" assignments on key topics. Each class is a prerequisite for the following class.

With the course material and completed assignments in hand, participants will be prepared to lead their organizations in the development of a plan designed to reduce energy costs and bring down carbon footprints.

Program Details

Course One: Getting Started and Establishing the SEMP Program, Tuesday June 7 from 6:30 – 8:00 am EST

Course Two: Building the Case for Each Energy Project and Creating a Multi-Year Funding Stream, Tuesday June 14th 6:30 – 8:00 a.m EST

Pricing

Member: $99 Non-member: $149

Course Description

The course will start with an overview of strategic energy planning in a health care organization - and why it matters. The discussion will focus on how to create a strong foundation for year-over-year investment in energy and water projects. This includes gathering baseline data - and then estimating program potential based on that data. The second, and more important, base building activity is the time spent communicating with key stakeholders. Fortunately, there is a wealth of information that can be used to create organizational buy-in for a sustained focus on energy.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn central arguments (and industry data) that demonstrates the power of a SEMP program - providing answers to the core question of why energy projects are important, smart investments.
• Obtain information that can be used immediately to begin building interest within the executive management team and across the organization.
• Understand the baseline energy data that needs to be gathered, and become acquainted with straightforward tools for analyzing the impact of the organization's energy use.
• Understand the available data that can be used to establish the investment potential in terms of both environmental impact and financial savings.

Course Description

There's no debate about one key point – proposed projects that have a poor “return-on-investment" will go nowhere. Even a project with good financial prospects will struggle to get approval when the engineering and finance teams are not speaking the same language. In this session, we'll talk through how to move beyond this barrier.

Without a SEMP program in place, energy project proposals will always vie for funding with other proposed projects during the annual CAPEX budget process. This discussion will describe a variety of approaches for changing that dynamic – with the goal of creating an on-going stream of funding for sustained multi-year investment.

Learning Objectives

• Provide facility engineering teams with information about the financial criteria that are important to
• CFOs and finance teams.
• Gather ideas for developing proposal buy-in with this key stakeholder group.
• Discuss ideas for new approaches for setting aside internal funds for energy projects – including
• example of organizations within the health care industry that have adopted these ideas.
• Discover where to look for external funding.

Course Description

Many health care organizations will accept the idea that a SEMP program makes sense. The challenge is to turn that into a funded, multi-year commitment. To get there, selecting the right initial projects is critical. Second only to creating a sustained funding stream, the development of a well-considered project pipeline is an essential component to building a successful program. The core concept is to create a lightweight selection process that will identify projects that fit an agreed upon set of decision criteria.

Learning Objectives

• See different approaches to thinking about selecting projects (and multi year commitments) based on the organization's existing point-of-view about energy projects.
• Provide facility teams with specific ideas and examples of areas where there are likely to be early wins.
• Learn the essential criteria and potential evaluation methodologies, for deciding whether or not a project should be included in the project pipeline. Emphasis is placed on developing a track record of success.

Course Description

Using a SEMP document outline as a focal point for discussion, this session will focus on the essential ingredients that need to come together within a phased SEMP program approach. After the first year of SEMP work in the rear view mirror, that foundational effort is ready to be honed into a sustained, established organizational process. The focus switches from getting the program launched to meeting long-term goals - while keeping track of the progress and performance of projects along the way. The SEMP document is a “living" plan that reflects the on-going commitment to lowering energy consumption, driving the organization's carbon footprint down, and saving money.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this discussion, participants will

• Have a Objectives checklist of the key activities that should occur in the first year - and an outline for a SEMP Plan document that can be tailored to fit their organization.
• Come away with a clear set of activities that need attention as the SEMP program matures. This includes the “nut-and-bolts" of obtaining and presenting project performance data, and identifying new energy projects. The work will also involve keeping an eye on innovation and looking at where other organizations are investing.