Investments in energy efficiency almost always have a positive impact on profits and earnings, not least of all within the building and housing sectors.

Electra Energy has extensive knowledge of energy use within the construction and urban development sectors. In these times of explosive world development and increasing energy shortages contractors, architects and building managers alike, have a duty (both to their own bottom line and sustainability in general) to strive for maximum energy efficiency in both building design, construction and management.

Energy efficiency measures within this sector are widely misunderstood and indeed many supposedly remedial projects actually increase overall energy loads. This is invariably due to taking energy efficiency measures that only incorporate a partial understanding of the entire load. Energy efficiency measures do not operate in isolation from one another. Solar gain through windows in hot climates is a typical area for heat reduction using deeply tinted glass. However, if glare and AC load is reduced, lighting loads increase often increasing the overall energy load on the building. Similarly, lighting efficiency measures affect the operation of heating and air conditioning systems in a building. Hence, planning for and implementing retrofits should be done with a whole-building performance perspective to ensure cost-effective and efficient performance over the year—and for the long term.

Electra Energy Building audits are in most cases free, and enable all parties to identify key areas of energy use and waste, and consequently pave way for savings and income investment opportunities. See Carbon Trading

Building Audits lead the way to:
• Improved building system control
• Increased energy efficiency
• Improved building equipment performance
• Improved indoor air quality, occupant comfort and productivity
• Decreased potential for owner liability
• Greatly reduced operation and maintenance costs
• Possible additional income streams from CDM projects