What It is?
On average, commercial buildings waste 30% of their energy, according to the EPA. Commercial energy audits and the energy saving recommendations they produce help businesses reduce that waste while lowering operating expenses, reducing their carbon footprint, and allowing them to qualify for energy rewards programs to secure better financing.
Walk-Through Analisis
An ASHRAE Level 1 energy audit includes a brief on-site survey and an analysis of the building’s energy bills to provide an overview assessment of energy cost and efficiency. It provides initial low-cost changes that will help reduce energy consumption as well as suggested capital cost improvements to be considered going forward.
Energy Survey and Analysis
An ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit goes into more detail about a facility’s specific energy use. It provides a cost analysis and the resulting savings of recommended improvements that can be made to meet your specific financial and environmental goals. Additional suggestions may be provided, like an overview of potential changes for capital-intensive projects. This level is generally suitable for most buildings and facilities.
Analysis of Capital Intensive modifications
If you need a more in-depth assessment to help guide capital investment decisions, the ASHRAE Level 3 commercial energy audit offers more comprehensive cost and savings data. This level takes the potential capital-intensive modifications identified in Level II and does a deeper analysis to provide a more thorough look at the project’s cost and savings to help you make investment decisions.
