Your building lighting is critical to your operations. From allowing people to be able to work to keeping the property safe. After a while your lighting isn’t what it used to be or is out of date compared to modern technology. At these points, instead of replacing all of your lighting, you can get a […]
Most people don’t spend too much time thinking about their building lighting unless a light bulb goes out or a ballast dies. Your lighting though plays a major role in multiple aspects of your building from safety to productivity. Ensuring that your lighting works and will continue to work is an important step to take. […]
Energy wastage in a building especially a big commercial buildings can go unnoticed because it happens in a variety of places with the residents going on business as usual with little or no energy usage tracking. But big savings on the power bill can be realized by identifying areas where energy loss is happening. Which […]
Facility managers often have to grapple with high energy bills for a variety of reasons but all of them largely related to inefficient use of energy and old technology. Energy saving measures several benefits; the energy bills come down, comfortability in the building improves and modernizing the energy systems reduces the building’s carbon footprint. What […]
The total cost to upgrade a residential high rise building to energy efficient lighting is typically below $50,000. Annual savings in energy and maintenance costs is averaging around $20,000. This translates into a payback period of only 2.5 years and represents a unique opportunity for strata councils to drastically reduce their buildings’ escalating BC Hydro bills for years to […]
Reduce annual common area energy consumption and related costs by OVER 40%. Eliminate recurring lighting maintenance and repair costs. Expect attractive investment payback period of 2.5 years or less. Improve safety and security for residents. Enhance property values and investor appeal. Reduce strata fees or maintain at current levels. Stabilize annual operating budgets. Redirect savings to other […]
Whether you are a landlord or a homeowner, it is important to understand how your building loses money by wasting energy. As recurring expenses, energy bills can add up heavily especially in a big building like an office block or warehouse. It means less rental income for you as a landlord. Homeowners can realize savings […]
Heritage Grand is a picturesque strata nestled in Port Moody, British Columbia, and consists of a collection of 158 spacious townhouses built in 1996 with shared underground parking. It’s strata council was increasingly concerned about the escalating Hydro bills and constant budget overruns. It turned to Chelsea Leask, Property Manager at Profile Properties, for help. With insights and valuable […]
Energy Star, the energy audit experts, say that buildings account for 50% of the energy used in the US. The unfortunate fact is that $0.30 of every dollar spent on expenditure is lost through inefficiencies. About 30% of the energy used in big buildings is lost. Older buildings are especially prone to energy leakages. How […]
Every high-rise building must install an elevator. This is a requirement by ADA (Americans with Disabilities) Act of 1990. The federal law was enacted to stop discrimination against people with disabilities by private entities. Elevators account for up to 5% energy use in buildings and this can easily go up to 15% during peak hours. […]