Energy Performance Audit - How productive is your building?
Building efficiency research
Research has revealed that simple adjustments to a building’s heating and ventilation systems can have a substantial effect on employee health, wellbeing and productivity, as well as reducing energy costs. The end result has a significant impact on your bottom line.
“What many businesses don’t understand is that by using property efficiently, treat it as a resource to be optimised, it can deliver tangible benefits in employee performance through increased productivity and wellbeing”
Richard Kauntze, Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices
Making your building work for you
We understand that optimising your building is about more than energy costs. Research by the Carbon Trust suggests that appropriate adjustments to temperature controls alone can improve productivity by up to 11%. Our Energy Performance Audit showcases the added value of your property for your business, including direct savings on your energy bill and CO2 footprint.
3D visualisation of building performance
The Energy Performance Audit is powered by DesignBuilder (3D visualisation) and incorporates EnergyPlus (the U.S. DOE building energy simulation program) for modelling building; heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and other energy flows. The impact of changes to the building or the way it is used is compared with your predefined performance indicators.
“Where green buildings have generated higher sales prices, the increase in value is largely driven by higher rental rates, lower operating costs, higher occupancy rates and lower yields”
The Business Case for Green Building - World Green Building Council 2013
This visualisation of geometry and performance aids understanding and helps communication between you and the technical staff. Informed decisions can be made and monitored. The end result is an optimal understanding of building performance, ensuring a building that best meets the ongoing needs of your business.
Making a difference today
The initial audit expenses are easily compensated by the direct energy savings, even without capital expenditures. The business case is greatly enhanced by providing a productive and comfortable work space for your staff. After the initial assessment we offer you a monthly monitoring service, including liaising with your energy management team to continually assess and optimise your building’s performance.
Benefit’s of an Energy Performance Audit
Landlords
- To validate comfort, durability and green credentials
- To reduce management costs
- Increase rental appeal and value
- Multiple scenario generation – understand performance implications before investing
- To reduce/explore complaints
- Understand the real performance of your building in business terms.
- Build an energy contract
Facilities Managers
- Winning or renewing contracts, by delivering business-centric benefits.
- Meeting your client’s strategic business objectives – operating costs, going green, staff attraction, retention and productivity.
- Reducing occupant complaints – rooms too hot or too cold?, working environment.
- Addressing escalating energy bills - modelling, reviewing and influencing occupant behaviour.
- Delivering ongoing value to your client.
- Promoting tenant retention through the data model.
- Strengthening the organisation’s position in negotiations with energy providers.
- Business-centric KPI driven model. 3D visualisation facilitates communication and collaboration and enables buy in from the board.
- Identification of problems, including overheating and solar gain (diagram below)
HR
- Improve staff attraction, retention and productivity. Reduce absenteeism
Supporting stats:-
“With over 85% of workplace costs attributed to salaries and benefits, even slight improvements in staff productivity, health and wellbeing can result in a significant payback to the bottom line”. World Green Building Council – The Business Case for Green Buildings
“Adjustments to temperature controls alone can result in an increase in productivity of 11%”. The Carbon Trust