Energy Services > Energy Management

The goal is to reach optimal energy efficiency and minimal carbon emissions, but to get there, you need an energy management plan. That means not only reducing your energy consumption but also continuously monitoring and analyzing your usage so you can improve efficiency. Calvert-Jones can help you assess your building's operational and energy needs so you can take control of your energy usage. We’ll help you devise the following strategies:

Evaluate & Reduce Demand
If an HVAC system is not regularly maintained, you can bet it’s using more energy than necessary. Have your HVAC system evaluated by Calvert-Jones to ensure your HVAC units are running in their optimal condition. Then, make any necessary adjustments, improvements, or repairs to your HVAC system. It will not only reduce the HVAC’s impact on the environment, it can generate more than a 500% return on your investment. Consider a long-term, fixed-cost HVAC maintenance plan to keep your operation working efficiently, because preventative maintenance is always cheaper than repairs or replacement after-the-fact.

Eventually it will make economical (and ecological) sense to upgrade your HVAC. Even well maintained HVAC systems lose efficiency over time, and new systems are designed with better energy efficiency nearly every year. Calvert-Jones can analyze your systems and can tell you if the cost of upgraded equipment makes sense based on the savings you can accrue through lowered operational costs and energy consumption.

Monitor in Real Time
Automation is the only effective means for participation in real-time energy markets and demand programs. Ask Calvert-Jones about real-time, Web-based monitoring of internal conditions to help you keep your systems operating at maximum efficiency and at times when energy suppliers charge the least. With monitoring, you can effortlessly reduce building energy consumption, carbon footprint, and greenhouse gas emissions while improving cost, comfort, health, and productivity.

Load shedding, normally used in industrial, large commercial, and utility operations, is monitoring electric usage continuously (usually by automated instrumentation) and shutting down certain pre-arranged electric loads or devices if a certain upper threshold of electric usage is approached. Calvert-Jones can examine your situation to see if there’s a financial case for load shedding.