This Emergency Facility Was Operating Efficiently… Or So It Seemed

The Grande Cache Public Service Building needed to remain operational at all times to support emergency readiness and daily municipal operations.

• Were systems running continuously during low-demand periods?
• Was equipment operating longer than necessary?

Without operational visibility, unnecessary energy use could quietly blend into normal day-to-day facility activity.

Once the facility gained operational visibility, patterns began appearing that were previously impossible to see through utility bills alone.

Systems were operating during periods of lower demand, equipment runtime wasn’t always aligned with occupancy.

Energy use that once seemed normal was revealing clear opportunities for operational improvement .

The discoveries showed that unnecessary energy use wasn’t tied to a single issue — it was occurring across multiple systems throughout the facility.

In a facility designed for constant readiness, even small inefficiencies repeated daily could create a measurable impact on overall operational performance and energy consumption.

With visibility into real operational behavior, the facility could begin making more informed and targeted decisions.

Instead of relying solely on assumptions or utility totals , the Grande Cache Public Service Building gained a better understanding of how the facility actually operated day-to-day.