However while big capital buildings grab headlines for their expensive retrofit and new-builds focus on Zero carbon and LEED ratings there is a huge opportunity in the mass of boring but essential and significant building stock that will never see tens of millions spent, but none-the-less for a very low investment in non-intrusive data-models based on consumption and weather load can see identification of often huge performance anomalies.

Pulling up the lowest common denominator is arguably less “sexy” but simple disciplines like weather compensation, good schedule keeping and appropriate monitoring and dimensioning of plant will make a huge difference over the coming years.