Energy Audits

Interested in a Commercial Energy Audit?  Our team consisting of Professional Engineers can identify ways to improve efficiency and lower your utility costs.  Frequently with existing commercial structures, we find ways to improve energy efficiency by 10% or more with things that you can do yourself at little or no cost.

Our energy audit team has years of experience performing energy audits on office buildings, educational, retail and hospitality facilities. Let us help you get started on the path to lower operating costs and reduced greenhouse emissions.

Steps Involved in a Commercial Energy Audit

A commercial audit is conducted per the standards set forth by the American Society for Heating and Refrigeration Engineers (AHSRAE) and can include the following components:

• Energy Performance Benchmarking through EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager
• Installation of temporary energy meters
• ASHRAE Level 1 Energy Audit
• ASHRAE Level 2 Energy Audit

Allied Energy, Inc. will benchmark your building using Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager.  This program will compare your building’s energy consumption against others across the nation of similar size and use, and lets you decide if an energy audit is worth exploring.

If an energy audit is something you wish to pursue, our highly qualified team of specialists using standards established by ASHRAE can perform two levels of audit to suit your needs.

Installation of temporary energy meters

Temporary monitoring equipment (typically for a period of 1 week) is installed that enables Allied Energy  to create a clearer picture of the property’s real-time energy usage. It will be used to characterize current operations and to collect and interpret electrical energy data.

ASHRAE Level 1 – Walk through Analysis

Level 1 audit includes a preliminary energy use analysis, a site inspection and a report detailing low-cost / no-cost energy conservation measures and potential capital improvements for further study.

ASHRAE Level 2 – Energy Survey and Analysis

Level 2 audit includes a preliminary energy use analysis, ASHRAE Level 1 analysis, and also includes more detailed energy calculations and financial analysis of proposed energy efficiency measures.  The financial analysis allows the facility owner to truly understand the financial benefits of installing energy efficient measures.