Reaching for ISO 50001 or LEED?

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At Monitor Hut, we have the technology to help your company towards energy certification and industry standard compliance. If you strive to achieve ISO 50001 or LEED certification, you’ve likely discovered the complexity of monitoring, reporting and reducing energy usage.

Remote energy monitoring is a great way to track your building’s energy usage. This can also help identify areas where you can make improvements. Selecting a solution to help you in your certification ambition, you want to make sure it’s a straight-forward process with data analysis that’s simple.

Monitor Hut’s Technical Director explains: “There is a multitude of solutions on the market where energy monitoring is an afterthought, meaning reporting is often clunky and not quite fit for purpose. With Monitor Hut, you get a full solution from hardware installation to analysis and reports that are fit for your needs. Ultimately, this is a comprehensive solution which will save you a lot of time”.

Monitor Hut’s Measurement and Verification tool is designed with certification compliance in mind.

Whether you are working towards ISO50001, LEED or any other industry standard or certification, Monitor Hut can remove a lot of hassle for you. Contact us for a free demo to see for yourself.

Is LEED and ISO 50001 new to you? Read below for some further information.

LEED certification

To obtain LEED certification, buildings must meet certain energy-related requirements and performance standards. Here are some of the energy-related information needed for LEED certification:

• Energy Performance: The building’s energy performance must meet certain requirements to be eligible for LEED certification. To determine the building’s energy performance, you’ll submit energy models or actual energy bills showing that the building meets the performance standards.
• Energy Efficiency Measures: Buildings must incorporate energy-efficient measures to reduce energy consumption and improve energy performance. This can include measures such as high-efficiency HVAC systems, lighting controls, and efficient building envelopes.
• Renewable Energy: Buildings can earn additional points toward LEED certification by incorporating renewable energy sources such as solar panels, wind turbines, or geothermal systems.
• Commissioning: Building commissioning is a process that verifies that building systems are designed, installed, and operating correctly to meet the building’s performance goals. Commissioning is required for all LEED projects. This helps ensure that the building is operating efficiently and meeting its energy performance goals.
• Measurement and Verification (M&V): LEED-certified buildings must implement a measurement and verification plan to track their energy performance over time. This plan involves measuring the building’s energy consumption, comparing it to the building’s predicted energy use, and making adjustments to the building’s systems to optimise performance. Monitor Hut’s M&V tool makes this process a breeze! 

To obtain LEED certification, buildings must meet certain energy-related requirements and performance standards. This includes demonstrating energy performance, incorporating energy efficiency measures, incorporating renewable energy sources, completing building commissioning and implementing a measurement and verification plan.

 

ISO 50001

For organisations committed to addressing their impact, conserving resources and improving the bottom line through efficient energy management. ISO 50001 is a standard for energy management systems (EnMS) that provides a framework for organisations to improve energy performance, reduce energy costs, and enhance sustainability. To obtain ISO 50001 certification, organisations must meet certain energy-related requirements and performance standards. Here are some of the energy-related information needed for ISO 50001 certification:

• Energy Baseline: Organisations must establish a baseline for their energy use to track their energy performance over time. This involves gathering data on the organisation’s energy consumption and identifying areas of high energy use.
• Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs): Organisations must establish EnPIs to track their energy performance and identify opportunities for improvement. EnPIs are metrics that help organisations track their energy consumption and can include measures such as energy use per unit of production, energy use per square foot, or energy use per employee.
• Energy Policy: Organisations must develop and implement an energy policy that outlines their commitment to energy management and identifies their energy management objectives and targets.
• Energy Planning: Organisations must develop an energy management plan that outlines their energy management objectives, targets, and action plans to achieve those objectives and targets.
• Energy Performance Monitoring: Organisations must monitor their energy performance regularly to track progress towards their energy management objectives and targets. This involves collecting data on energy consumption and EnPIs and analysing that data to identify areas for improvement. Contact us to see Monitor Hut’s solution for this. 
• Energy Performance Improvement: Organisations must implement energy efficiency measures to improve energy performance and reduce energy costs. This can include measures such as implementing energy-efficient technologies, optimising building systems, and changing employee behaviours.
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Organisations must ensure that they are complying with all relevant energy-related legal and regulatory requirements.

Using Monitor Hut’s remote monitoring hardware and analysis platform can help you save time simplify your journey towards ISO 50001 certification.