"Behind the scenes we elevate our staff to be more than building engineers; they are business engineers."
- Scott Goodspeed, Director, VES - Vanguard Engineering & Energy Services
The rapid escalation of energy costs is impossible to ignore today, especially for commercial property owners. In fact, in recent years many commercial property owners have witnessed a trend; energy has become
the single most expensive line item in their building’s operating budget. Landlords have come to recognize that a business model which includes energy management must be incorporated into their daily operating process.
As a stand-alone service offering, or as a value-added service to our commercial and multifamily property management clients, Vanguard Engineering Services (VES), a subsidiary of Vanguard Realty Group, responds to the commercial building owner’s need to control the costs of their building(s) operating budget.
Our engineers operate buildings at optimal levels of efficiency. In certain circumstances, we design and build state-of-the-art automation systems that allow for remote monitoring and control over utility consumption. These supply and demand measures, provide a sophisticated property-specific prescription for our clients, to achieve maximum benefits to their bottom line while significantly improving the building environment.
Any one of Vanguard's
client case studies makes the point. Reading only one of them is all it takes to inspire action.
The typical effort for Reduced Consumption solutions includes:
(see case study):
• Cataloging consumption through 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,
• Calculating ROI based on applied measures
The typical effort for Procurement solutions (in deregulated markets) includes:
(see case study):
• Cataloging consumption by documenting years of utility billings,
• Discussing client risk tolerances, operational functionality, tenant lease structures and terms,
• Development of a request for proposal (RFP) issued to qualified suppliers,
• Solicitation of bids (issuance of the RFP) based on clients specific risk profile,
• Receipt of bids from suppliers,
• Review of bids to ensure compliance with the RFP,
• Presentation of bids to client, with pricing matrix,
• Discussion on pricing results and potential contractual considerations,
• Request for refreshed pricing prior to final selection of supplier,
• Negotiation of bids, followed by providing client with executed copy of the supply agreement
VES - Engineering & Energy Services
