ENVIROWORDS: environmental and energy management reporting

Benchmarking/Due Diligence:  Assess energy consumption in comparison to other buildings/centers represented as a rating that can be provided to third parties for regulatory compliance and/or property transaction due diligence.  Common ratings include EPA’s Portfolio Manager , CEUS, and CBECS. 

Energy Accounting :  Accounting for all the energy usage in a building/data center to track electric, gas, compressed air, steam, water, sewer, trash energy consumption by

• kWh and MMBtu
• Demand
• Load Factor (indicator for potential demand savings)
• PUE: Power Use Effectiveness (for Data Centers only)
• Costs and Budgeting Forecasts
• Billing Errors
• Trends
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Annual Load Profile: amount of energy consumption used over a specified periods.
• Building/Data Center Operating Profile: amount of operations occurring over a give time period expressed as a percentages
• Energy Usage over Load Profile
• Weekly Load Profile
• Time of Day Peak Hours
• Consumption vs. Potential Cost Savings

Carbon Footprint: calculation based upon actual energy supply source(s) because where your building(s) are located determines your carbon footprint.  Building(s) in states that rely on coal to produce electricity are bigger carbon emitters than elsewhere, however, utility rates in those areas are more palatable. 

Due Diligence:  For commercial real-estate, identifies energy consumption in relation to net operating income to facilitate asset valuations.  Low energy consumption as indicated through benchmarking or energy conservation measures will indicate the ability to lease, obtain full occupancy and increases asset values.   

Energy Conservation Measures:
Identify site-specific areas for energy conservation based on real-time data, allowing for quick modifications in design and performance to achieve cost saving goals. 

Recommendations on Better Utility Rate Structures:  High variability in utility rate structures through the United States make it imperative to be armed with good energy management recommendations.  Power factor and demand data facilitates win-win negotiations with account representatives to achieve better rates.  ENVIROWORDS identifies opportunities for capacity planning, procurement budgets and hedges against price volatility. 

ENVIROWORDS 2009