5 Best Practices for Commercial Building Energy Management

1. 5 Best Practices for Commercial Building Energy Management

2. • The energy consumption in commercial buildings is very high, which leads to increased utility bills. • Studies show that a significant portion of the energy goes wasted every day in commercial buildings. • In order to curb the wastage of energy resources, efficient energy management becomes imperative. • Identifying the problems and resolving them helps in reducing wastage and bringing down the energy consumption of the commercial buildings.

3. Here are the 5 best practices that can help in better energy management of the commercial buildings. 1. Regular Maintenance of HVAC Systems • Routine maintenance of your HVAC systems helps in cleaning, repairing, and replacing all the damaged parts, thereby enhancing the functionality of the systems. • Through the elimination of all the inefficiencies of the HVAC systems, better energy management, and more energy savings becomes possible. 2. Measurement and Analysis of Energy Consumption • Monitoring and measuring the effectiveness as well as energy consumption of all the systems in the commercial building is important. • With appropriate energy consumption information, managing inefficiencies and reducing the consumption rate becomes easy.

4. 3. Maintenance of Lighting Systems • Regular maintenance of the lighting systems can help in significantly bringing down the energy costs. • Moreover, switching off the lights when not in use and energy-efficient lights can also help in reducing the energy expenses of commercial buildings. 4. Educate Tenants • While a number of tenants may be unaware of the energy-efficient solutions, educating them about the conservation measures help. • Encouraging them to adopt the various energy conservation initiatives can help in efficient energy management of commercial buildings. 5. Keep Office Equipment in Power Saving Mode • Encouraging the tenants to use office equipment like computers, printers, and fax machines in power-saving mode can reduce the energy costs. • Turning off the business equipment at the end of the day also helps in energy management.

5. • For efficient energy management of commercial buildings, contact Certified Building Systems. • For more queries, you can speak to our experts on 905-282-0728. 5650 Tomken Road Unit 11 Mississauga, ON L4W 4P1 905-282-0728 www.certifiedbuildingsystems.ca