Audit Description
Audit DescriptionIn partnership with facility analytics provider, Datakwip, EMAT provided an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit of a medical facility in the Washington, DC metro area. The 1.2 million square foot facility consisted of eight buildings and was a combination of office, daycare, lab, and manufacturing space.
EMAT’s auditing software and services, combined with Datakwip’s ongoing operational analytics provides clients the unique ability to both find opportunities to save energy and have the execution and ongoing utilization of these opportunities monitored and measured in a way that maximizes long-term savings.
Potential Savings Identified
- 100 Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
- Total annual savings of over 18 million kWh, 500,000 therms, 120,000 gallons of water, and $1.9 million in cost savings
- Overall payback of only 4 years
Global Financial Organization Headquarters
Audit Description
EMAT completed an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit of the headquarters for a major global financial organization in Washington, DC. The 880,000 square foot facility was constructed in 2005 and consisted of one building and a parking garage. The building was 700,000 square feet and consisted of primarily office space, with large portions of the building devoted to a data center and a kitchen.
Potential Savings Identified
- Nine (9) Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
- Total annual savings of over 3 million kWh, 18,000 therms, and $343,000 in cost savings
- Overall payback of less than 4 years
Major Medical Research and Health Care Facility
Audit Description
EMAT completed an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit of a major medical research and health care building in Houston, Texas. The 1.4 million square foot building was constructed in 2011 and consisted of three primary sections. The first section was 19 stories and constructed mainly of double pane glass. The second section was 25 stories and also constructed mainly of double pane glass. Both the first and second sections were primarily office space. The third primary section was a three-story meeting center and was constructed of brick. In addition, there was a large data center on-site that was responsible for servicing the building as well as other buildings on the same campus.
Energy efficiency was a primary focus when this building was constructed, which was evidenced by the building receiving an ENERGY STAR® Score of 88, well above the threshold for certification. Particular attention had to be paid to this building during the on-site portion of the audit and subsequent analysis to identify potential energy savings.
Potential Savings Identified
- Eleven (11) Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
- Total annual savings of over 3.7 million kWh, 470 MCF of natural gas, 1.3 million ton-hours, 4,000 gallons of water, and $550,000 in cost savings
- Overall payback of less than 4 years
Metropolitan Office Building
Audit Description
EMAT completed an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit of a large office building in Bethesda, Maryland. The building totaled 275,000 square feet, with an 85,000 square foot parking garage.
Potential Savings Identified
- Eighteen (18) Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
- Total annual savings of over 2.2 million kWh, 59,000 therms, and $290,000 in cost savings
- Overall payback of only 2 years
Secondary Educational Facility
Audit Description
EMAT completed an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit of a high school in Houston, Texas. The 252,000 square foot building was constructed in 1905 and consisted mainly of classrooms, offices, a gymnasium, and a kitchen.
Potential Savings Identified
- Seven (7) Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
- Total annual savings of over 1.5 million kWh, 5,500 therms, and $123,000 in cost savings
- Overall payback of less than 6 years
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Audit Description
ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit on 32 buildings including office space and laboratories totaling 600,000 sf
Results
EMAT identified over 300 ECMs totaling over $390,000 in annual savings
FEMA: National Emergency Training Center
Audit Description
ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit on National Emergency Training Center (NETC). NETC is a government owned higher education facility with 23 buildings totaling 575,000 sf
Results
EMAT identified 149 ECMs totaling over $800,000 in annual savings
FEMA: Center for Domestic Preparedness
Audit Description
ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit on Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). CDP is a government-owned higher education facility with 48 buildings totaling 909,000 sf
Results
EMAT identified 40 ECMs totaling over $400,000 in annual savings