Sustainability and Energy
DCStrategies provides advice, assistance, and guidance on energy related projects or initiatives to assist agencies in adhering to energy legislation and policy. Consulting services include:
- Energy management or strategy
- Energy program planning and evaluations
- Energy related studies, analyses, benchmarking and reporting such as feasibility studies, vulnerability assessments, and energy security
- Assistance in meeting energy efficient building standards such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Green Globes and Energy Star
- Consulting on carbon emissions trading programs
- Consulting on greenhouse gas measurement and management
- Strategic sustainability performance planning
- Consulting on obtaining high performance sustainable buildings
Effective energy management decisions balance requirements for renewable energy, sustainable energy, and energy efficient buildings certification programs such as LEED with measurable return on investment (ROI) criteria. Information about space utilization, assets and energy usage must be collected, normalized and evaluated collectively to inform an all encompassing view of building operations. We develop visualization tools to help organizations evaluate how and where energy is consumed.