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Bridging the Gap From Potential to Actual Savings
- Michael Henry
- Jul 26, 2023
- 2 min read
Strategies for Improving Building Performance with Energy Consulting Services.
Buildings account for 40% of primary energy use in the United States, and the use of electric power and heat in the buildings sector accounts for about 40% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the availability of energy-efficient technologies, the gap between potential and actual savings often exists due to degrading and inefficient building systems and wasteful and counterproductive behavioral habits of building operators and occupants.
Our services are designed to help property owners and managers achieve their sustainability goals by reducing energy, water, and material consumption in buildings. We offer a range of services to improve building performance, save money, and preserve the environment. We understand the importance of addressing the gap and offer various strategies and methods to reduce energy, water, and material consumption in buildings by integrating human behavior, organizational practices, and building operations.
Our team of experienced energy consultants understands that establishing urgency and appealing to multiple motivations are crucial for promoting mutually beneficial positive behavioral improvements. We can help clients convince managers, tenants, and employees of the need for practical energy-saving systems and incorporating multi-motivational and reward-based behavioral changes and provide strategies for doing so.
At Sparkz Contracting LLC, we believe that education and training are key to achieving sustained adoption of behavioral change. That's why we provide training and education to building operators and occupants to help them adopt voluntary and rules based sustainable behaviors and practices. We can also help clients develop and implement energy management plans to monitor and track energy use, identify opportunities for improvement, and measure the impact of those strategies and methods.
We have worked with a wide range of clients, including commercial, multifamily, healthcare, office, and industrial property owners and managers, to help them achieve their sustainability goals. Our services are tailored to the specific needs of each client, and we work closely with them to develop and implement customized solutions.
Reducing energy, water, and material consumption in buildings is crucial for achieving sustainability. Our energy consulting services leverage new technologies and proven strategies to provide expert guidance and support to clients, enabling them to improve building performance, save money, and preserve the environment.
Contact Sparkz Contracting LLC today to learn more about our energy consulting services and how we can help you achieve your sustainability goals.
To get you started in the right direction here are 10 proven strategies we help our clients implement for improving building performance:
Conduct an energy audit to identify opportunities for improving inefficiency and prioritize highest value actions.
Upgrade lighting to LED and install occupancy sensors to reduce energy consumption.
Install high-efficiency HVAC systems to reduce energy consumption and improve indoor air quality.
Implement smart building controls to automate and optimize building systems.
Improve building envelope insulation and seal air leaks to reduce heating and cooling loads.
Install renewable energy systems, such as solar panels or wind turbines, to offset energy consumption.
Implement water-saving measures, such as low-flow fixtures and water-efficient landscaping.
Use sustainable building materials and minimize waste during construction and demolition.
Encourage sustainable behavior among building occupants through education and incentive programs.
Monitor and track energy, water, and material consumption to identify opportunities for improvement and measure progress.
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