Operational Energy Performance Modelling: 

Buildings Benchmarking and Realistic Improved Performance Targets

Survey and operational building performance modelling provides a systematic framework for undertaking an energy survey and reporting. The methods of calculating energy use for compliance purposes (e.g. EPC’s) do not take into account all of the energy uses in a building such as lifts, escalators, catering facilities and server rooms. This operational energy usage can be substantial and would be included as part of the overall operational usage.

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Renewable Energy Technologies (RET’s): 

Assess the feasibility, suitability and viability of RET’s to bespoke applications

In understanding, what is feasible for a development of incorporating RET’s and capturing renewable energy from naturally available sources and evaluating their technical and financial viability.

RET’s considered include: solar thermal; solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, biomass and ground source heat pumps, where a Pre-Feasibility study seeks to evaluate and provide guidance on potential energy production and savings, life cycle costs, carbon emission savings, financial viability and payback potential along with other key factors.

 

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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ESOS:  

Review Total Energy Usage of Buildings, Process and Transport to Identify Savings Opportunities relative to Payback

The aims and objectives of ESOS are to provide an assessment of the organisations operational energy performance and to identify energy saving measures to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and costs. This framework is delivered by an Accredited ESOS Lead Assessor, and leads to the proposal of practical energy and cost effective efficiency proposals incorporating cost benefits analysis and simply payback calculations.

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Energy Management Systems:

Continuous Energy Saving Activities within a Quality Management Systems Framework

Energy Management Systems to BS EN 50001 provides a structured approach for continuous energy saving activities, within a Quality Management Systems framework. Accredited system audited annually and specifically focused on Building Energy Management. It involves operatives, organisational departments and suppliers in this fully integrated approach.

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Air Conditioning Systems Inspection:

Management, Control, Efficiency and Maintenance 

This regulatory requirement applies to sites where the sum of cooling capacity of air conditioning exceeds 12.0 kW. An inspection in line with TM44 would be undertaken by an Accredited Air Conditioning Systems Inspector where the corresponding report seeks to identify potential improvements to the management, control, efficiency and maintenance and potential to individual increased performance efficiency and reduced energy consumption and emissions recommendations.

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Energy Performance Certificates (EPC'S): 

For New Build, Sale or Let to inform Buyers, Owners or Tenants about its Potential Asset Rating

As an Accredited Energy Assessor in the provision of Non-Domestic  (EPC’s). In addition, to the construction, sale and lease requirements of EPC’s they also form the basis of compliance to the MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard) for rented commercial buildings.

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DEC’s: 

Asset Rating based on Actual Metered Energy Consumption

This regulatory requirement applies to public sector buildings of a useful floor area over 1,000 m2 where the DEC certificates must be permanently displayed in a public position and renewed on an annual basis and seeks to raise awareness of energy use in public section buildings. Also used as a means of benchmarking in ESOS surveys.

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BREEAM:

Broad ranging Environmental Assessment Methodology which seeks to Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Buildings

BREEAM aims to minimise the environmental impacts of the construction in the broadest environmental context. Examples, consists of design that seeks to minimise operational energy demand, consumption and CO emissions: Reduce NOx emissions and its corresponding pollution of the local environment.: Selection of embodied carbon construction materials that minimises CO emissions during their manufacture, transport, construction and end of life along with reduction of sanitary water consumption by using water efficient components and water recycling systems.

This process is facilitated by an accredited BREEAM Assessor

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