Energy ​e​fficiency in ​b​uildings

Businesses are concerned about high energy costs and regulations, hence the need to focus on managing energy use in buildings. Energy efficiency in buildings refers to optimising energy use to lower consumption while maintaining or enhancing comfort and productivity.

TÜV SÜD offers comprehensive services to help businesses implement energy-efficient practices that lower operational costs, improve occupant comfort, and minimise environmental impact.

Energy efficiency in buildings is crucial for reducing overall energy consumption and operating costs. It involves optimising building design, systems and operations to minimise energy use while maintaining or improving comfort and functionality.

Energy-efficient buildings significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering energy consumption, crucial in combating climate change and decreasing the overall carbon footprint of the built environment. Energy efficiency in buildings offers substantial economic benefits and helps organisations significantly reduce utility bills, improve property value, and promote marketability.

However, achieving these benefits requires overcoming certain challenges. These may include initial investments for energy-efficient technologies, ongoing maintenance, and compliance with complex regulations.

With the right partner, you can overcome these challenges and achieve energy-efficient buildings, which are essential for gaining recognition in sustainability efforts and ensuring regulatory compliance. They also maintain operational effectiveness without compromising occupant comfort.

TÜV SÜD offers various services to support businesses in achieving energy efficiency in buildings. From energy audits to consulting, to compliance testing and certification, we enable building owners, facility managers, and developers to achieve building energy efficiency. We make sure your buildings are efficient, save money, and demonstrate your commitment to sustainability. 

Our experts can help you achieve energy-efficient buildings with the following services:

• Energy and media efficiency

Our integrated approach reduces energy consumption, operating costs, and CO₂ emissions while meeting compliance with legal standards. Services include comprehensive assessments, energy audits, on-site workshops, and strategies for building energy conservation.

• Energy audits

We conduct detailed audits to identify specific energy consumption (SEC) and energy conservation opportunities so as to establish a comprehensive energy management programme, evaluating costs and ROI for each measure.

• Energy advisory for buildings

Our advisors evaluate energy optimisation potential, identify energy wastage, and offer MEP design capabilities from audit to commissioning, including opportunities to resell excess energy.

• Energy management system advisory

We guide you in setting up ISO 50001 energy management compliant systems, integrating best practices into your current management system to continuously improve energy performance.

• Energy modelling and simulation

Using 3D computer and dynamic simulation modelling, we provide accurate representations of energy consumption to support decisions about green measures.

• Lighting simulation

Advanced simulation tools help maximise natural lighting use, potentially reducing lighting energy costs by up to 60 %.

• Certification

We offer certifications for energy-efficient businesses, elevators, factories, and HVAC products. Buildings that meet our standards receive the TÜV SÜD certification mark.

• Training

Our training programmes include EnMS awareness, energy auditor, technical energy manager, and M&V protocol training to enhance expertise in energy management.

Energy ​e​fficiency ​c​ertification

We provide certifications for "Energy-Efficient Enterprises" and other frameworks, enabling organisations to demonstrate their commitment to energy management and sustainability.

BREEAM green building certification

This certification assesses buildings' sustainability performance across various categories, including energy efficiency, water usage, and materials. It helps organisations achieve recognition for their sustainable building practices.

LEED green building certification

Along with BREEAM, LEED is another part of our green building training and certification system that evaluates building sustainability. This certification provides comprehensive support, assisting organisations in defining their sustainability objectives and navigating the requirements.

ISO 50001 energy management system certification

We offer certification for ISO 50001, which establishes a framework for managing and improving energy performance through systematic approaches.

Energy efficiency testing and certification

We conduct testing and certification for energy-efficient technologies and products, ensuring compliance with international standards and regulations.