Rising tariffs, unreliable supply and stronger expectations from investors, tenants and regulators are pushing building owners to treat energy as something to be managed rather than simply paid for. Yet many organisations lack a reliable baseline, cannot say which systems drive consumption, and launch retrofit projects without a plan for financing, procurement or confirming that savings were delivered.

This programme follows the sequence a real decarbonisation project takes. Participants start by collecting and normalising energy data, calculating intensity indicators and mapping end uses. They then learn audit methods and evaluate measures across building fabric, lighting, cooling and ventilation, controls, pumping, and on-site renewable generation. Financial appraisal using simple payback, life-cycle cost and carbon abatement cost helps rank options, while sessions on funding routes, performance contracting, procurement and commissioning explain how plans become projects. The closing sessions cover operational behaviour, monitoring dashboards and verification of savings.

Teaching is workshop based. Participants analyse utility bills, interpret audit findings and build a prioritised plan for a case-study building, then adapt the same method to a property from their own portfolio.

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

• Establish an energy and carbon baseline for a building using bills, sub-meters and benchmarks.
• Conduct a structured energy audit and record findings consistently.
• Evaluate efficiency measures for envelope, lighting, HVAC and controls.
• Assess the role of rooftop solar and storage in reducing grid demand and emissions.
• Rank retrofit options using payback, life-cycle cost and carbon savings.
• Plan funding, procurement and commissioning for a decarbonisation programme.
• Verify and report achieved savings with measurement and verification methods.

The programme suits those who plan, operate or finance buildings, including:

• Facilities and estates managers
• Building services, mechanical and electrical engineers
• Architects and quantity surveyors working on retrofits
• Energy managers and sustainability officers
• Property developers and asset managers
• Hospital, school and university operations staff
• Public works and county infrastructure officers
• Energy service company and green building consultants

Participants complete the programme with:

• An energy baseline and intensity benchmark for a case building.
• An audit checklist and reporting format for their own sites.
• A ranked measures list with cost, payback and carbon saved.
• An outline decarbonisation roadmap with phasing and funding options.
• A procurement and commissioning checklist for retrofit works.
• A measurement and verification plan to prove savings.

Sessions blend technical input with applied analysis. Participants will work through:

• Spreadsheet exercises on sample bills, meter profiles and audit data
• Case-study buildings including an office, a hospital wing and a campus block
• Facilitated discussion of retrofit successes and failures
• Group appraisal of competing measures under a fixed budget
• Action-plan clinics applying the method to participants' own properties

Participants who complete the five days and submit their exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.