Navigating the Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) process can be daunting, but there are resources to help! ClimateWise has launched a webpage to help understand the complex process of EWRB. Visit www.benchmarking-help.ca for:
EWRB Overview
Benchmarking: Step by Step
Resources
FAQs
Link: www.benchmarking-help.ca”
Join us on Thursday June 20th at 6:00pm at the downtown Toronto Spoke Club to learn more about energy data reporting tools for new and existing buildings. Presentation topics will include:
The Toronto 2030 Platform tool
The Compass tool
Project specific results and related reporting requirements from Energy@Work
The latest information related to mandatory reporting on energy and water usage and related directions from the Ontario Ministry of Energy.
A networking reception will follow the presentations, and both the Toronto 2030 Platform and the Compass tool will be available for demo.
Tickets are $20 and include light refreshment and one (1) drink ticket. Registration is required.
On June 12, 20019 at 18:00, Scott Rouse the Managing Partner at Energy@Work will be speaking to the Toronto Building Managers' and Operators' Association on Achieving Peak Performance.
The event begins with cocktails at 17:00 and dinner at 18:00. For more information, contact Peter Choi at 647-303-7675 or have a look at their newsletter.
Energy@Work presented “Benchmarking and Energy and Water Reporting (EWRB)” at the annual Co–operative of Housing Federation (CHF) Annual meeting. Value examples were provided as well as the opportunity that EWRB provides to understand building’s performance that leads to cost savings!
The presentation is available here - >
At the BOMA 2019 Global Adjustment Workshop Energy@Work provided case study examples on how best to respond to Global Adjustment Mechanism (GAM) or the “GAMe”.
There are 2 strategies and both begin with an Energy Management Action Plan (E-MAP). Changes that Ontario is facing are summarized well in this article, and the Energy@Work GAMe presentation is available here.
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Berkeley Castle is a commercial and retail building in Toronto’s east end. Built in 1868, the heritage building has undergone multiple renovations to modernize over the years. According to Linda Leistner, Property Manager of Berkeley Castle Investments, the age of the building presents a few challenges when it comes to keeping energy costs down while keeping tenants comfortable. While some organizations opt to jump into equipment upgrades, a better approach might be to start an entirely different journey by improving operating habits and control sequences through a continuous improvement cycle.
With limited time, budget and experience to focus on energy management, Leistner enlisted the expertise of Scott Rouse, Managing Partner at Energy@Work, to help identify new opportunities to save.
Early results are promising – in just nine months, Berkeley Castle has seen a 9% reduction in energy use through non-capital changes alone and even greater savings are expected in the coming months. Leistner and Rouse are now more proactive and strategic about energy management, meeting monthly to review data and working with Toronto Hydro to plan projects ahead that will save energy without compromising the comfort of tenants. “OPsaver pays for us to look comprehensively at our whole building and how systems work together,” Leistner says. “We’re now gaining a lot of momentum with our savings.”
A summary of the case study is available here ->
The National Post ran a full page story on 365 Bloor's transformation which included significant involvement from Energy@Work.
Highlight of achievements include:
Repositioning and transformation of a commercial asset that helped revitalize the Bloor & Sherbourne area.
Achieving BOMA BEST Platinum + the 2018 Earth Award (highest 2018 Platinum score in the 250,000 Sq.Ft category)!
Received the Collaborative Excellence Award from BOMA Toronto at the race2reduce CREST Awards
Perhaps the biggest achievement is their continued commitment to do even more.
The article credits the Greenrock Property Management’s vision and the team work with Postmedia Place. Paul Godfrey said: “Teaming up with Greenrock allowed us to create purpose-built, high-tech and energy efficiency space for our employees to work and collaborate in, in entirely new ways.”
Energy@Work is pleased to have also been mentioned for our Energy Management Action Plan (EMAP). By following the plan and working monthly with Operations, Management and other key stakeholders, utility savings were identified and implemented. Credit also is due to Toronto Hydro’s OPsaver program, Real Time Monitoring and BOMA Toronto’s race2reduce program.
The full story is located on the back page of the National Post: Weekend edition, Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Congratulations to both Postmedia Place and Greenrock Property Management.
Energy@Work ran a webinar on April 5, 2018, through the CimateWise Business Network to provide an overview of the rules around the Global Adjustment Mechanisms and how they affect Ontario business.
A copy of the presentation is available here, and more information is available by contacting requests@energy-efficiency.com or by completing our online information request.
The annual June 15th Global Adjustment Mechanism (GAM)e decision #1 is coming up quickly.
Properties over the average demand of 1,000 kW average monthly demand can opt to be Class A or B. Manufacturing and industry over 500 kW can also choose between the two classes.
The ClimateWise Business Network, in partnership with Energy@Work is hosting a workshop on Global Adjustment (GA) to address the charge on your electricity bill. The Webinar takes place on April 5, 2018, from 15:00 to 16:00. It will cover:
You can register on-line for the workshop here ->
Feel free to give us a call at 416.642.0571 or drop an email to requests@energy-efficiency.com.