SEATTLE, WA · ENERGY
Commercial energy audits in Seattle.
We run commercial energy audits for Seattle facilities, from a simple ASHRAE Level I study to an investment-grade Level III review before a large capital spend.
Find the waste before you buy the upgrade.
Most commercial buildings are paying for energy they never use. A proper commercial energy audit puts numbers on it: where the waste is, what the fix costs, and what it returns. From there, efficiency consultants sequence the upgrades so the cheap wins pay for the big ones.
The audit also tells you when the answer is bigger than efficiency. High demand charges point at battery storage; aging equipment points at a mechanical replacement that pays back in utility savings. Either way, you decide with real numbers on the table.
START HERE
How Seattle facility teams pick the right audit level
A commercial energy audit is a study of how your Seattle building uses energy and what it would take to use less. We follow ASHRAE Standard 211, which sets consistent practices for conducting and reporting audits on commercial buildings. A Level I audit is the simple version. It uncovers easy, no-cost adjustments to equipment you already own. A more systematic Level II or Level III audit goes further. Most buildings have a limited budget for efficiency work. The job of the audit is to point that budget at the best measures, not the first ones someone names. We rank what we find, and we say plainly which items we cannot support with your data.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Energy audits for Seattle tenant improvements and new builds
- SDCI treats a business as new when it moves to a different location or expands within an existing commercial building. We audit before the fit-out, while equipment choices are still open.
- Alterations that do not change the use are a tenant improvement. Audit findings can ride along with that permit set instead of becoming a separate capital project later.
- New commercial, mixed use, and industrial buildings in Seattle need a construction permit from SDCI. Design-stage energy work belongs inside that timeline, not after occupancy.
- SDCI's GIS map shows zoning and environmentally critical areas, which can limit where new equipment is allowed to sit on the site.
LOCAL DECISION
Pull your Seattle permit record before we price any measure
Seattle runs the Seattle Services Portal, where you can check recent permits and violations on a property. SDCI also keeps a Research a Project page for historical permit records and a GIS map for zoning and environmentally critical areas. We pull those first. Past permits tell us what equipment was already replaced, so we do not report a rooftop unit as original when it was swapped out. Open violations change the order of work. Seattle City Light is the city-owned electric utility, so utility account and metering questions go to the city.
WHAT WE HANDLE
Everything under the energy door.
MANAGEMENT
Scope and data checks
What we check on a Seattle commercial energy audit
- Utility bills and the building's energy use intensity, so any improvement is measured against a real baseline instead of a guess.
- HVAC control settings and schedules, because the no-cost and low-cost measures often sit in controls and are what a rushed audit misses.
- Permit history from the Seattle Services Portal and SDCI's Research a Project page, so equipment ages in our report match what was actually installed.
- Maintenance cost alongside energy cost, since an audit can lower both and can raise property value.
- Which measures we can defend with your data and which we cannot, listed separately so nothing unproven gets funded.
Project in Seattle?
Tell us the building, exact scope, and target date. Flux will review the request and send the next step.
QUESTIONS
Straight answers.
What does a commercial energy audit cost in Seattle?
Cost varies with the size and complexity of the facility and the level of audit detail. We price after a scoping call and a look at your bills, never as a blanket figure up front.
Which audit level should a Seattle building start with?
Start with a Level I if the building has never been studied. It uncovers easy, no-cost adjustments. Step up to a Level II or Level III when a high-capital measure is on the table.
Our Seattle building was audited before. Is another audit worth it?
If the earlier measures were installed, the building may already be efficient and the remaining potential small. Send us the old report and we will tell you that before you spend.
Do you check Seattle permit records during the audit?
Yes. We pull recent permits and violations from the Seattle Services Portal and historical records from SDCI's Research a Project page so the equipment history in our report is accurate.
GET STARTED
Find the waste in your building.
The audit is free to scope, and most audits find their fee several times over. Tell us about the building and we'll price yours.
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