The first step is to perform a comprehensive review of processes to gain efficiency and eliminate waste. EC&D personnel is specialized in applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies in service-oriented organizations. Once the optimum process has been established, our software architects will design a customized application, either web-based for interaction with external stakeholders or intranet-only. Stand-alone application development and Software-as-a-Service solutions are available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Financial planners of both private and public entities face permanent constraints in the availability of budget for capital expenditures. This means that the allocation process is heavily contested, with projects competing to provide the best value for the shareholders or citizens. This situation is usually evident in the status of lower-priority infrastructure such as the mechanical and electrical components of buildings.
Alternative financing models provided by either financial institutions or directly by Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) allow asset owners to renovate their buildings, using the reduced operational expenditures (typically from energy consumption) to pay for the renovation in off-balance sheet models. Although accounting regulation has become increasingly strict in such schemes, there are still financing structures that allow for it. EC&D can support asset owners to identify and develop agreements both with financial institutions and ESCOs that provide these services to ensure an optimum impact while minimizing risks.
The first step for a financial institution is to develop a meaningful, yet practical sustainable investment policy. The importance of the process and stakeholder engagement required to develop such policy is often overlooked. Top management strategic guidance towards the company goals is the cornerstone of the process, which requires the involvement of multiple departments, such as the investment teams, risk, treasury, legal & compliance, etc. EC&D has developed key components of sustainable investment policies such as the eligibility requirements, MRV requirements, Quality Assurance, E&S screening criteria, etc.
Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.
Burnout reduces productivity and weakens your energy, leaving you feeling increasingly helpless, hopeless, cynical, and resentful.
The negative effects of burnout spill over into every area of life—including your home, work, and social life. Burnout also affects you physically, lowering your immune system and making you more vulnerable to illnesses like colds and flu. Burnout is a gradual process, it doesn’t happen overnight, and because of its many consequences it’s important to deal with it right away.
EC&D has design workshops that support employees in creating their definition of success and help them to find out what is that they need to change to find balance in life and feel fulfilled and ultimately happy
As Financial Institutions face increasing pressure from clients and shareholders to move beyond “do-no-harm” or screening activities to “do-good” or achieve a positive impact, the complexity to assess, monitor and report these activities increases substantially.
Climate Finance is particularly complex for financial institutions as it involves technical and engineering aspects that go beyond the core activities of a Financial Insitution.
EC&D provides specialized services that address the design of green lending portfolios, impact reporting and monitoring of climate investments. The company has contributed to the development of ISO 14097, which establishes a framework for assessing and reporting investments related to climate change.
Although the basic common function of an ESCO contract is to fund a new installation without drawing from the organization's resources, there are many variants: shared-savings, energy performance contract, energy supply contract, managed energy service agreement, etc… Even within each model, small changes in the deal structuring can have a substantial impact on the way they are accounted in the organization’s financial statements. Our experts can help you to define which model is most suitable for you and select ESCO companies that can deliver on those models.
Governments that implement Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Energy Labelling programs offer this information to their citizens through Product Registration System (PRS) software platforms. These web applications enable a seamless integration of product registration by manufacturers, monitoring activities by the governments and awareness raising activities for the general public. EC&D can develop custom-made PRS software to suit the needs of specific country legislation.
This and similar questions are frequently asked by tenants to their landlords, who in turn ask their facility managers. Unfortunately, in many cases, these questions remain unsolved for years.
EC&D has performed troubleshooting and M&E systems analysis in hundreds of buildings and the answer to these questions usually lies in a defective construction (by design or error), incorrect operation of the equipment or a combination of both.
As the answer to those problems requires a correction in the facility, it usually allows for the development of a solution that achieves superior energy performance, resulting not only in a resolution of the problem, but also a financial gain.
