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Customer Case Study
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Cisco, Schneider Electric, and Verdiem
deliver unified energy management
across lighting, HVAC, and ICT
infrastructures.
Challenge
The Ministry of Education and Science in Portugal oversees public schools across the
country and counts “improving the quality of student learning” and “strengthening the
working conditions, resources, and autonomy of schools” among its principal goals. One
of the ways that the Ministry pursues its mission is with the help of Parque Escolar, a
public company formed in 2007 to help implement an infrastructure modernization plan for
public high schools nationwide. The company is charged with renovating school buildings,
creating an efficient and effective facility management system, and helping enable better
integration of schools with the community.
country and counts “improving the quality of student learning” and “strengthening the
working conditions, resources, and autonomy of schools” among its principal goals. One
of the ways that the Ministry pursues its mission is with the help of Parque Escolar, a
public company formed in 2007 to help implement an infrastructure modernization plan for
public high schools nationwide. The company is charged with renovating school buildings,
creating an efficient and effective facility management system, and helping enable better
integration of schools with the community.
As part of these renovations, Portuguese schools benefitted from structural and infra-
structural improvements, namely the addition of heating, air conditioning, and ventilation
systems (HVAC). A state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, including an integrated
wired-wireless Cisco network, was also deployed at over 1000 public high schools
nationwide. Despite the use of energy-saving designs and materials, several newly
renovated schools showed a significant increase in energy usage (in some cases, power
bills doubled or tripled) as compared to pre-renovation numbers. This increase was
found to be not only due to school enlargement but also to the introduction of new
systems, in particular HVAC and also, to some extent, an increase in information and
communications technology (ICT) equipment such as PCs, interactive boards, IP phones,
and networking devices.
structural improvements, namely the addition of heating, air conditioning, and ventilation
systems (HVAC). A state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, including an integrated
wired-wireless Cisco network, was also deployed at over 1000 public high schools
nationwide. Despite the use of energy-saving designs and materials, several newly
renovated schools showed a significant increase in energy usage (in some cases, power
bills doubled or tripled) as compared to pre-renovation numbers. This increase was
found to be not only due to school enlargement but also to the introduction of new
systems, in particular HVAC and also, to some extent, an increase in information and
communications technology (ICT) equipment such as PCs, interactive boards, IP phones,
and networking devices.
Portuguese Schools Cut Energy Use by
25 Percent
• Customer Name: Parque Escolar
EPE - Portuguese Public Company
• Industry: Education
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal
• Number of Employees: 3600
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal
• Number of Employees: 3600
students and staff
Challenge
• Control and monitor energy
consumption from all new
equipment installed
• Better coordinate energy
management activities between
schools and maintenance and
central administrative office
• Raise community energy efficiency
awareness and encourage “green”
behaviors
Solution
• Schneider Electric-Verdiem-
Cisco EnergyWise partnership for
centralized energy management
solution
• Help enable integration with local
renewable energy production and
with smartgrid
• Display and use real-time energy
data as educational tool at schools
to promote conservation
Executive Summary