Improving Energy Equity

Overcoming Barriers to Adoption with SEM

SEM is a completely different approach to engaging multifamily to reach more people and generate more savings.

Strategic Energy Management programs are prevalent in the US and Canada, but multifamily and low-to-moderate-income sectors have especially not been a target. We aim to change that.

Why Multifamily SEM works:

• SEM seeks to engage both the residents and the building operation staff through digital communications, local Energy Champions, educational workshops, and training.
  
  
• Energy savings are benchmarked and tracked to help participants see changes and understand how they can be a part of something bigger, like reduced GHG and reduced energy strain on the grid.
  
  
• SEM can bridge the gap for management properties by benchmarking and visualizing how they compare to other buildings.
  
  
• Results from multifamily SEM are not all energy-related. Nonenergy benefits such as more engaged residents and staff, improved resident comfort, reduced maintenance calls, and an optimized building system are a huge draw for multifamily property owners and managers.
  
  
• SEM helps tackle the pandemic-related increase in work-from-home residents and impact on buildings operations and energy usage profiles at many properties that have resulted in over-building consumption.
  
  

Get your team focused on multifamily energy efficiency again by contacting us to learn more.