“Behind the scenes, we elevate our staff to be more than building engineers;
they are business engineers.”
—Scott Goodspeed, Director of Commercial Engineering and Energy Services

The rapid escalation of energy costs for commercial landlords is impossible to ignore today. Landlords and tenants can no longer turn a blind eye to the cost of energy. Many commercial property owners have witnessed a trend in recent years; energy has become the single most expensive line item in their building’s operating budget.

What started as a natural effort to reduce this expense in our managed properties, has grown into an effort to help a host of  non-managed clients as well.  Largely by word of mouth, this business model has taken the lead over most everything else that landlords today feel must be incorporated into their daily operating process. Any one of the VES client case studies makes the point.  Reading only one of them is all it takes to inspire action: 

The typical effort for demand-side solutions include (see case study):

• Cataloguing consumption by documenting years of utility billings,
• Reviewing building plans and records,
• Conducting and documenting on-site inspections and testing of the asset
  (MEP systems, building envelope, garage parking structures, etc.),
• Providing practical solutions based on budget constraints
  (from improving manual building operations to full automation design, construction, and commissioning),
• Documenting results with monthly reporting,
• Calculation ROI based on applied measures

The typical effort for procurement solutions in deregulated markets include (see case study):

• Cataloguing consumption by documenting years of utility billings,
• Discuss clients risk tolerances, operational functionality, tenant lease structures and terms,
• Develop a request for proposal (RFP) to be issue to qualified suppliers,
• Solicit bids (issuance of the RFP) based on clients specific risk profile,
• Receive bids from suppliers,
• Review bids to ensure compliance with the RFP,
• Present client with pricing matrix,
• Discuss pricing results and potential contractual considerations,
• Request refreshed pricing prior to final selection of supplier,
• Negotiate and provide execution copy of the supply agreement.