Building Energy & Facility Assessment
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Energy Audits
The need to reduce energy costs is a crucial business practice for successful organizations, and energy audits have begun to play a more significant role in managing energy expenses. Energy audits can encompass a variety of surveying techniques but most commonly consist of an analysis of energy usage within a building or facility and its contained equipment. Energy audits can be ASHRAE Level I, II, or III for conditioned space, or comprehensive or tactical energy surveys for industrial facilities. Audits include comprehensive lists of energy efficiency measures derived from building and facility performance. Energy audits also include financial analysis for each identified measure. Energy audits can use information from building management systems (BMS) with the goal of reducing energy usage without negatively impacting the company’s everyday practices. Industrial energy audits often focus on key aspects of the overall system that tend to use the most energy. Common examples of audited equipment include HVAC, lighting, and plug load.
Commissioning WorCx is a committed and environmentally accountable partner who understands that "going green" makes sense – fiscally, environmentally, socially.
We bring the expertise it takes to increase your energy efficiency so you get commitment and a range of suggestions to improve your energy efficiency and bottom line.
Our years of practical, common sense tells us – "Hey - ya don't need to air condition your gymnasium in the summer when there's no one at school." Which equals smart energy practices that start saving you energy and money – immediately.
Commissioning WorCx honors team and integrity, as much as we do expertise in the field.
Energy Efficiency Measures
Energy efficiency measures do not operate in isolation from one another. Solar gain through windows that warms in the winter also heats in the summer and can be a source of glare unless controlled. Similarly, lighting efficiency measures affect the operation of heating and air conditioning systems in a building. Accordingly, planning for and executing retrofits should be done with a whole-building performance perspective to ensure cost-effective and efficient performance over the year - and for the long term.
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Building Envelope
Lighting
HVAC
Heat Recovery
Hot Water
Combined Heat and Power
Refrigeration
Building Commissioning
Energy-Efficient Office Equipment
Energy Star Analysis
Building Upgrade Manual
The 265-page Building Upgrade Manual is a comprehensive guide to profitable energy efficiency upgrades presented in an easy-to-understand framework designed especially for ENERGY STAR partners. Chapters address the ENERGY STAR buildings five-stage approach, leading you through the entire planning, financing, and implementation process.
Download the entire manual, below, or select a specific chapter:
Chapter 3: Investment Analysis
Technical stages
Chapter 7: Supplemental Load Reduction
Chapter 8: Air Distribution Systems
Chapter 9: Heating and Cooling Upgrades
Unique facility strategies
Chapter 11: Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
Download the 265-page ENERGY STAR Building Upgrade Manual (4.5 MB) here.