by AF 0321 f3 — March 24, 2010—AirAdvice, a developer of technologies to monitor and assess building energy performance, recently released an upgrade to its BuildingAdvice energy services program. The energy services platform now automates generation of Energy Star Benchmarking reports that evaluate current and potential energy efficiency of existing commercial buildings, says the company.
Through BuildingAdvice’s industry-leading energy services platform, these reports can now be generated in a fraction of the time they previously required, according to AirAdvice.
Under development for the past nine months, the current upgrades to BuildingAdvice offer powerful data integration and automation in creating building energy reports, which include:
- Energy Benchmark – Determines a buildings Energy Star rating and current utility cost per square foot relative to comparable properties and evaluates the savings potential.
- Energy Savings Assessment – Identifies low- or no-cost opportunities to save energy by adjusting current systems and processes. Combined with Energy Benchmark, provides a more comprehensive picture of a buildings energy use.
- Energy Savings Audit – Evaluates return on investment of energy-saving building improvements by calculating projected utility savings on an annual basis. Breaks out savings per capital improvement, or cumulative savings as a result of multiple improvements.
Additionally, the Building Data Management System (BDMS) offers a building-centric data architecture, storing utility bill and other building information for use in any of the energy report types, thereby eliminating duplicate data entry and streamlining report generation.
MultiLogOn, another added BuildingAdvice feature, enables users to collaborate on energy efficiency projects with other team members, or to work on multiple projects at any given time.
For more information, see the AirAdvice Web site.
