Energy Audits & Consulting
Our team specializes in making sense of the data behind energy use and translating it into actionable solutions and utility cost savings
Energy audits benefit our clients who recognize that utility costs are unusually high
Our team conducts holistic energy audits to gain an understanding of in-depth energy use throughout the entire building. This process determines areas of energy waste as well as areas with a potential to be more energy efficient.
The data from our energy audits allow for building owners to make data-driven decisions on strategies to implement toward lowering utility costs.
When it comes to making strategic decisions about energy upgrades, energy auditing is the first step.
Benefits of Energy Auditing & Consulting
Our clients who partner with Iconergy’s energy audit & consulting team are typically experiencing the following issues:
- Equipment that is half-way through its anticipated life-cycle or older
- Energy utility costs that don’t seem to add up
- Extreme weather conditions that results in poor occupant comfort
- A need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Unsure of the anticipated results from implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency measures
- Deferred maintenance items that get pushed back year after year
Our team follows industry standards including American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to answer all of the questions our clients have about their energy usage, generation, and waste issues in their buildings. By doing this, the buildings we implement solutions for generally see a 20%+ drop in energy utility costs due to the savings and return on investment from our projects.
Lowering Utility Costs for Our Clients
There are three main buckets for energy saving opportunities.
- Low-cost savings measures
- Capital projects
- Distributed/renewable energy opportunity
Clients appreciate our team’s ability to provide a comprehensive plan based off of real run-time measurements. Implementing energy and water conservation measures without a plan may lower utility costs, but having our team of specialists will create a bigger impact at a quicker rate.
Our team helps our clients determine the priority of implementation. Whether it’s tuning-up existing equipment or recommending equipment replacement, our clients appreciate having a prioritized list with the projected simple payback timeline to make decisions based on data, usage, and savings. Having this plan in place, our clients know the exact equipment that is wasting the most energy and can prioritize those areas first, having a bigger impact on both lowering utility costs and lowering GHG emissions. Our team will also include deferred maintenance items in our plan to help provide a timeline and budget for when these items will finally be knocked off the ever-growing list.Our Process to Energy Audits & Consulting
The vital first step of our process is fully understanding your building or campus. We work closely with our clients to understand their needs and objectives to provide a far more successful outcome.
Once we’ve nailed down your goals for the project, we’ll begin collecting the necessary data to paint a picture of your building’s energy use. We recognize that every space is unique, so we adjust our services accordingly.
Equipment We Assess
Every building is unique based on location, original construction, operations and maintenance practices, occupancy, and typical building use and hours of operation. For each energy audit we perform, we look at the general building information, building envelope, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, service hot water (SHW)/domestic hot water (DHW), lighting, and process and plug loads to determine areas that are wasting energy or could be upgraded with a desirable simple payback.
Historical Data
Each building has its own history as building use could vary, addition and expansion projects, and advances in technologies. An important step to our process is to understand details about how buildings are being used by assessing a data summary, utility rate structures, benchmarking, target and savings estimate, and end-use breakdown.
What Our Reporting Assessment Includes
At the end of every energy audit project, our team delivers a report that outlines carbon dioxide emissions, water usage, wastewater, projected savings on ECM implementation and ROI schedule. If the client desires, we also present this information to leadership and various stakeholders as well as provide training for staff.
Levels of Energy Audits
ASHRAE defines three levels of audits that builds on the previous level. As audit complexity increases, so does thoroughness of the site assessment, the amount of data collected, and the detail provided in the final audit report.
We design our projects to be easy to understand and engaging, so you’ll be better equipped to make decisions about energy use and system upgrades. With that said, here are a few of the benefits of an energy modeling project with Iconergy.
Level I: Site Assessment or Preliminary Audits
Overall view of the energy consumption of a building to identify no-cost and low-cost energy saving opportunities, and a general view of potential capital improvements. Activities include an assessment of energy bills and a brief site inspection of your building.
- Utility bill analysis & comparison
- Site visit to assess operations
- Identify low-cost / no-cost measures
- Identify potential capital upgrades
Level II: Energy Survey and Analysis
Level II audits include an in-depth analysis of energy costs, select spot utility measurements, energy usage and building characteristics, and a more refined survey of how energy is used in your building. Many clients seek ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits to satisfy local ordinance requirements.
- Identify Operations & Maintenance improvements
- Disaggregate energy use to major systems
- Evaluate practical measures (cost-effectiveness)
- Evaluate potential capital upgrades
Level III: Detailed Analysis of Capital-Intensive Modifications/ Investment Grade Audit
Detailed analysis of capital-intensive modification audits (sometimes referred to as an “Investment Grade Audit”, or IGA) provide very detailed recommendations and financial analysis for major capital investments. Level III audits include monitoring and more detailed and sometimes longer-term data collection.
- Collect field measurements
- Engineering evaluation of capital upgrades
- Conduct Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of proposed upgrades
Lower Your Building's EUI
Optimizing your space for more efficient energy use doesn’t happen overnight—it takes time, dedication, and most importantly, the knowledge to make it happen. That’s why our team focuses on conducting the most comprehensive energy audits in the industry.
We recognize that your facilities are some of your most valuable assets, and we design our projects accordingly. Our goal is to provide you with the insights to make informed decisions about your energy use.
And we’re here to help you make the right choice for your needs, every step of the way. At Iconergy, we aim to be a long-term partner for all of your energy needs. Our team brings the most current knowledge and state-of-the-art equipment to help you achieve optimal efficiency.
