| Energy Audits & Studies M.E. GROUP / green assists owners who are interested in investigating the most cost-effective approach to reducing their existing building’s energy costs. M.E. GROUP / green’s energy audits and studies will benchmark your building and identify energy savings opportunities that will make your building perform better. Why is a formal energy audit important? The return you will receive from your energy audit will depend on how thoroughly you investigate your building to identify and analyze the ways you are wasting energy. Often building owners are tempted to implement energy savings strategies randomly based on intuition, however this approach leads to lower return on investment and missed opportunities. M.E. GROUP / green adheres to the three levels of energy audits as defined by ASHRAE. We will work with you to identify the appropriate scope for your building. Level I, basic — also known as a "walk-through" audit, this approach involves a cursory analysis of energy bills and a brief survey of the building to produce a rough estimate of how efficiently energy is used in the building. This level of effort will detect many of the "low-hanging fruit" and may suggest other options worthy of more study, but should never be viewed as comprehensive. Level II, intermediate — this approach will involve a more thorough building survey, energy analysis and some system performance testing. This level of effort will provide a breakdown of how energy is used in the building as well as a broader range of savings options, including simple capital investments. Many facilities will find this level of analysis to be sufficient. Level III, advanced — this approach will involve gathering even more detailed data from field equipment, extensive test measurements are taken which may include spot-measurements and short-term energy monitoring, possible risks are assessed, and intensive engineering and economic analysis produces reliable estimates of project energy and financial performance with the high confidence needed for major capital projects. |
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While energy audits are a part of all M.E. GROUP / green's existing building commissioning projects, the firm has been providing energy audits and studies separately from the full commissioning scope for nearly 30 years. The following is a sampling of M.E. GROUP / green's Energy Audit and Study experience. Additional project experience is available upon request.
| Centerpoint Properties Headquarters Oakbrook, Illinois Level II Energy Audit |
Commercial Building Energy Alliance (DOE/NREL) Nationwide Energy Studies |
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Prairie Hill Learning Center Lincoln, Nebraska Level I Energy Audit |
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