Engineering
Helping clients prepare for building decarbonization
GreenerU’s engineering team helps institutions prepare for building decarbonization through a balanced approach to economic, infrastructural, and building user perspectives. We iterate with your institution to develop designed engineering solutions to meet your unique needs.
Decarbonization assessments
To get started on a decarbonization journey, it often helps to get an assessment of your building or institution’s most likely pathways to lowering your greenhouse gas emissions. GreenerU’s engineering team makes site visits to review building systems, conditions, and opportunities to switch from fossil fuels to clean power.
ASHRAE energy audits
GreenerU performs ASHRAE Level II energy audits that can identify energy-saving opportunities, recommend ways to improve energy efficiency, and lower energy bills. These detailed assessments include an inventory of existing energy systems, analysis of utility data and benchmarking, and development of potential conservation measures.
- ASHRAE’s decarbonization conference: insights and reflections
- ASHRAE publishes top 30 energy-saving design measures
Feasibility studies
Feasibility studies involve a preliminary evaluation of building needs and potential solutions or designs. Projects can include reducing energy or emissions, decarbonization and electrification, renewal of aging assets, or modifications to systems based on changing building needs. Feasibility provides basic design concepts, project budgeting and planning information, and a basis of design.
Design and preconstruction
GreenerU provides design services for your HVAC energy projects, turning initial concepts into engineered solutions. In this phase of development, key design parameters are defined, allowing for preconstruction planning of project budget, schedule, and other construction coordination. GreenerU provides the right level of information at the right time, to help make your project a success.
Energy and emissions financial modeling
GreenerU’s lifecycle cost model (LCC model) helps analyze investment scenarios for energy and decarbonization projects, by calculating the net present value (NPV) of different options compared with a reference case. Our model includes project parameters as inputs, which can be adjusted based on project conditions, scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and other factors. These allow the owner and project team to make an informed investment decision in any energy project.
Navigating funding and financing options
The funding approach for any project is just as critical as the technical solution. GreenerU helps owners create a practical project funding plan, combining utility incentives, state and local grant and lending programs, and other sources of capital.
Contact us to talk about how our engineering team can help your institution prepare for building decarbonization.