Case Study - Office Building Portfolio
Problem Statement:
– Client needs to meet city benchmarking requirement across a portfolio of 25 commercial buildings.
– Several of the buildings lacked documentation required to substantiate footprint for energy benchmarking.
– Client had incomplete records for many of the buildings and benchmarking needed corrective work.
- Number of buildings in Portfolio25
- Buildings requiring GFA4
Results:
- Cost Avoidance$48,975
- Savings to Customer, %56.1%
- ROI7,836%

- Client saved nearly $49,000 in expenses in a single reporting period.
- Benchmarking was complete and submitted, client was provided with all relevant documentation related to energy benchmarking including GFA, and many corrections were made to prior benchmarking report.
- Client now has access to a Dashboard showing KPIs relevant to their business, as well as access to an Energy Procurement marketplace and an incentive finder for supporting energy efficiency improvements.
Side by side comparsion
Traditional Route
- Benchmarking Cost / Building$1,275
- Third Party Verification Requirement, D.C. / Building$1,000
- GFA Documentation
*Figures above are from actual contractor quotes
$13,650 - Total for Benchmarking$31,875
- Total for Third-Party Verification$25,000
- Total for GFA Documentation$54,600
- Total Cost with Traditional Route$ 111,475
Workflow Control
- Benchmarking Cost / Building$2,500
- Third Party Verification Requirement, D.C. / Building$0
- GFA Documentation
*Figures above are from our flat pricing package
$0 - Total for Benchmarking$62,500
- Total for Third-Party VerificationIncluded
- Total for GFA DocumentationIncluded
- Total Cost - Workflow Control$62,500