Energy cost and carbon reporting are now board-level concerns for anyone who owns or runs buildings. Yet many portfolios still rely on monthly bills, manual walk-rounds and spreadsheets that show what was spent but not why. Digital tools can reveal where a chiller is hunting, where lights burn after hours and which sites drift from their targets, provided the data is structured and trusted.

This programme builds a practical digital pathway from measurement to decarbonisation. Participants learn how to plan metering and data collection, connect BMS and IoT feeds, clean and baseline consumption data, and set up dashboards and alerts. They then apply analytics to detect faults, compare buildings, verify retrofit savings using IPMVP principles and link energy models to BIM so that design choices are tested before they are built. The closing sessions deal with emissions accounting, funding options, procurement of digital services and change management with building users.

Learning is workshop based, using sample meter data, floor plans and retrofit proposals. Each participant develops a monitoring plan and a decarbonisation roadmap outline for a real or supplied building.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Plan metering and sensor layouts that reveal how a building uses energy.
• Integrate BMS, smart meter and IoT data into a single performance dashboard.
• Establish energy baselines and normalise for weather and occupancy.
• Apply analytics to detect faults, waste and abnormal consumption patterns.
• Verify retrofit savings with measurement and verification methods.
• Use BIM and energy simulation to compare design and retrofit options.
• Convert energy data into emissions estimates and a phased decarbonisation roadmap.

The course is suited to professionals who operate, design or invest in buildings, including:

• Facilities and energy managers
• Building services and MEP engineers
• Architects and BIM coordinators
• Sustainability and ESG officers in property companies
• Property and asset managers
• Energy service company (ESCO) and energy auditor staff
• Hospital, hotel, campus and mall operations managers
• Real estate investors and green building consultants

By the close of the programme participants will hold:

• A metering and data plan for a chosen building or portfolio.
• A baseline workbook with normalisation applied.
• A dashboard layout showing the indicators that matter to managers and owners.
• A checklist of common energy faults and how data reveals them.
• A draft measurement and verification plan for a retrofit.
• A prioritised decarbonisation roadmap with estimated savings and costs.

The programme is lab oriented and tied to building data. Delivery includes:

• Spreadsheet and dashboard labs using anonymised half-hourly meter data
• Walk-through exercises on floor plans and plant schedules
• Short demonstrations of BMS trend logs and sensor outputs
• Group design of a retrofit package for a mixed-use building
• Presentation of a roadmap to a mock owner board

Delegates who take part in all sessions and finish the lab exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.