By applying deeper analysis selectively, organizations can increase confidence where it matters most, without slowing progress or increasing cost across the portfolio.
Knowing Where to Start is the Real Challenge
Most organizations don’t struggle to find potential energy efficiency projects, they struggle to know which ones are worth pursuing first. With dozens of upgrade options and hundreds of buildings to consider, it’s difficult to determine where efficiency investments will actually pay off. Without clear, trusted insight, teams are left guessing which buildings to study, which projects to fund, and which opportunities to set aside.
Constellation Navigator provides that starting point. Virtual Energy Efficiency (VEE) brings data-driven clarity to efficiency planning, helping organizations identify high-value opportunities, compare tradeoffs, and focus time and capital where it matters most, before completing energy audits or making long-term investments.
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OUR APPROACH
A Data-Driven Way to Plan Energy Efficiency Investments
Virtual Energy Efficiency helps organizations plan with confidence by starting with data-driven insight across their buildings, before capital is committed or audits are completed. Rather than relying on slow, expensive audits or high-level assumptions, we use advanced energy modeling to evaluate opportunities across portfolios.
Initiate
Start with an address
We begin with a building’s address to generate an initial set of efficiency opportunities, including estimated energy savings, cost impacts, emissions reductions, installation costs and available rebates.
Calibrate
Align models with real-world energy use
Billed energy data is incorporated to calibrate the model and improve accuracy, ensuring projected savings reflect actual building performance.
Refine
Increase precision with building-specific details
As information about construction, equipment, and operations becomes available, models are refined to reduce uncertainty and strengthen confidence in projected outcomes.
Prioritize
Focus on opportunities that matter most
Efficiency measures are ranked based on financial performance, emissions impact and organizational priorities, helping teams decide where to invest, what to phase and what to set aside.
Deeper validation, only when it’s needed
Deeper validation, only when it’s needed
Not every building or opportunity requires the same level of analysis. Once priorities are clear, Virtual Energy Efficiency supports deeper validation for high-value or high-risk opportunities. This may include:
- Desktop Audits
Completed by knowledgeable staff with guidance from our team - Targeted onsite audits
Recommended only when systems are complex, savings are significant or decisions require higher certainty
THE OUTCOME
Turning Energy Efficiency Insight into Confident Action
Virtual Energy Efficiency (VEE) is designed to support the real decisions organizations face when planning energy efficiency across buildings and portfolios. By delivering consistent, data-backed insight early in the process, VEE helps teams move forward with clarity, whether the goal is reducing costs, cutting emissions, meeting performance standards or prioritizing capital investments. Organizations use VEE to:
- Identify which buildings represent the greatest opportunity or risk
- Compare impact of efficiency measure by financial or environmental impact
- Prioritize projects based on business goals and timelines
- Plan phased investments aligned to budgets and asset lifecycles
- Reduce uncertainty around audits, implementation and compliance
This clarity makes it easier to align stakeholders, justify decisions and take the next step with confidence.
The Process
Get the insights you need, when and how you need them
Virtual Energy Efficiency (VEE) offers data delivery on-demand via an enterprise-grade application programming interface (API) or via a web-hosted application. For annual or one-time use cases, we conduct portfolio analyses with deliverables in the form of spreadsheets and reports. Whatever the method, the delivered data on each building can include:
- Calculated current energy consumption and emissions
- Available energy efficiency opportunities
- Savings and reductions from each highlighted opportunity
- Available rebates and incentives
- Lifecycle calculations of efficiency projects and strategies
- Potential impact of relevant building performance standards
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Connect With Us
Plan Energy Efficiency Across Your Portfolio with Confidence
Schedule a conversation to see how Virtual Energy Efficiency helps organizations evaluate opportunities, compare tradeoffs and focus investments where they deliver the greatest value.