In these days of uncertainty, it is important to keep operating expenses to a minimum. One difference between those companies that weather these difficult times and those which do not survive will be that the survivors will be those who have reduced their unnecessary expenditures before it is too late.
Unnecessary costs include a portion of your utility costs, which for many until now were just considered “a cost of doing business.” By running an inefficient building, you are overpaying your utility for energy. It just doesn’t make any sense.
A good building energy audit will point the way to reduce your energy costs by 10% to 40%. For large organizations, this can be substantial, and could be the difference between staying afloat and going under.
A commercial building energy audit is a study of your building’s energy using equipment. Building energy audits often also look at water consumption (even though that is not technically considered energy). An energy auditor comes out to your building and interviews facility managers, inspects lighting, air conditioning, heating and ventilation equipment, controls, air compressors, water consuming equipment, and anything else that is using energy. The auditor will develop a list of energy conservation measures (ECMs) that could reduce energy usage and costs in your building. Depending upon the level of building energy audit, the auditor will then quantify how much savings potential there is for each of these measures, and the costs associated with implementing them. Some measures will take decades to pay for themselves, while others will start paying for themselves within months.
Once you have read over your commercial building energy audit, our energy auditor will meet with you over the phone to discuss the report, and what your next steps are to start reducing your energy costs.
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John Avina, CEM, CMVP, is internationally recognized as an expert on Option C M&V, and utility bill analysis. Mr. Avina founded and has led Abraxas Energy Consulting since 2001. He has conducted energy audits and performed energy analyses on hundreds of buildings for over 13 years.
Kevin Warren, P.E., CEM, LEED AP has performed energy analyses for hundreds of buildings and industrial facilities. He is the founder and principal of our East Coast consulting partner, Warren Energy Engineering, LLC. Mr. Warren has 15 years of intensive energy efficiency engineering experience and is a registered professional engineer in several states. Mr. Warren provides Quality Assurance on our ASHRAE Level II audits.
Mark Stetz, PE, CMVP, CRM has 15 years experience as a consulting energy engineer, auditing and improving the energy efficiency of commercial/industrial/residential buildings and documenting results through measurement & verification. Mr. Stetz has evaluated energy-efficiency projects and programs for major utilities, conducted economic analysis of proposed efficiency upgrades, and evaluated emerging renewable energy technologies for specific applications.
Ertun Reshat, CEM is a mechanical and energy engineer with extensive experience in the energy conservation field. His expertise includes analysis and design of mechanical and electrical systems. He has extensive experience in energy engineering, energy audits and facility condition assessments, site energy use modeling, energy savings calculations, life cycle cost analysis, feasibility studies for distributed generation projects, as well as calculating utility incentives. He is proficient in data collection and real time monitoring systems for low and high voltage equipment.
For a free initial consultation on the energy performance of your organization, contact us at 805-547-2050, email us at energy.audits@abraxasenergy.com, or use the form at the top of the page. We look forward to hearing from you!
