In the world of property management overseeing energy in big portfolios of small but numerous sites is a daunting challenge. No manager can afford to watch energy consumption every day at every site while energy costs are up, and maintenance resources are limited. Enter kWIQly, a cutting-edge AI platform that is here to revolutionize [...]
As a facility manager, are you responsible for ensuring that your operations are running smoothly and efficiently? One important aspect of this job is to ensure meeting energy use reduction targets. Monitoring energy usage is commonly offered as a tool to reach energy and CO2 reduction targets. However, even a continuous energy use monitoring [...]
Let me tell a story without naming names. I believe it to be very typical for the Ontario market. Some business was convinced they had the most energy efficient operations in the world. Why wouldn't they be if they had installed energy-efficient equipment provided by the reputable vendor? However, an old owner had a [...]
Quality of energy management defines quality of energy retrofits. Finding ‘why’ energy is wasted is pivotal to determining how to fix the issue. Energy management is the key to unlocking utility savings and reaching carbon reduction targets. But how do you know if your energy management practices are up to par? A simple way [...]
'Energy submetering project' is doomed to fail unless it is a 'data-based operations management enablement project'. With energy submeters getting cheaper, setting up a submetering project is a no-brainer and not a big deal, right? - Sure, if your sole goal is to spend money on new meters. It's a different story if your goal is [...]
Cost of saved energy directly adds to QSR owner's profit
In the tough world of quick-service restaurants owners are paid last. After everything and everybody are paid, the remaining profit is all too often modest. How can a QSR franchise owner increase their take home pay? Beyond the obvious – selling more and cutting product waste – what can an owner do to boost [...]
I attended an interesting session Ask Us Anything session on ISO 50001 with Andrew Hejnar, MSc, P.Eng., CEM, CPEnMS, CEA, CRM, SEP PV, organised by Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) and run by Olivier Cappon. Well done! Key takeaways: ISO 50001 is highly scalable, it can be implemented in companies as small as [...]
I can calculate carbon emission of your plant at Scope 1 and Scope 2 in Canada
I often hear that "Energy audit costs money, but saves no energy". This is true and not true at the same time. Here is why: Any experienced plant manager knows that their plant wastes utilities. No shame in this. Every plant wastes energy. Few plant managers know where exactly this waste occurs and even [...]
