Services
Energy Performance Portfolio Analysis
Stride benchmarks building portfolios against ASHRAE 100, CBECS, and internal portfolio metrics, then ranks buildings by emissions, cost, and performance gap to develop an optimized approach for spending time and money. Analysis extends to applicable Building Performance Standards requirements and available rebate and incentive programs, so portfolio decisions account for both regulatory drivers and financial offsets. Scenario planning quantifies the energy, cost, and emissions impact of efficiency, electrification, and renewable measures before commitments are made.
Building Performance Standards Compliance
Compliance pathway planning, baseline establishment, and reporting support for buildings subject to local and state Building Performance Standards. Stride translates regulatory requirements into cost-effective capital and operational plans the owner can execute on a defensible schedule. As a small firm, Stride moves quickly and adapts scope to fit each owner's portfolio, budget, and timeline.
Energy Investigations
ASHRAE Level 1, 2, and 3 investigations identifying low-, medium-, and capital-cost opportunities to reduce energy consumption, operating cost, and emissions. Reports include measured baselines, energy efficiency measure (EEM) technical and financial analysis, and prioritized recommendations.
Investigations can extend beyond conventional efficiency measures to include high-level evaluation of distributed energy resources — solar PV, battery energy storage, thermal energy storage, load shifting, and virtual power plant participation — when site conditions and economics justify it. Engagements can also address advanced supervisory control, fault detection and diagnostics, condition-based maintenance strategies, and smart building readiness.
Existing Building Commissioning
Retro-Commissioning (RCx), Re-Commissioning (ReCx), Ongoing Commissioning (OCx), and Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) services to identify and correct operational drift, optimize control sequences, and sustain performance over time. Stride works to client-preferred standards and protocols, with methodology grounded in current ASHRAE commissioning guidance.
Decarbonization Roadmaps
Phased decarbonization plans for portfolios and individual buildings, grounded in measured baselines rather than generic assumptions. Roadmaps address energy efficiency, electrification, on-site generation, and procurement options, sequenced into an optimal glidepath that accounts for actual demand patterns, equipment age and remaining useful life, capital availability, and operational constraints.
Measurement & Verification
Measurement and verification of energy and demand savings from efficiency projects, retro-commissioning, and incentive program participation. Stride structures M&V plans to align with IPMVP protocols and ASHRAE Guideline 14, providing the methodological rigor expected by utilities, program administrators, and finance counterparties.
Energy Program Consulting
Design and refinement of structured energy management programs aligned with ISO 50001. Stride supports owners and program administrators in defining significant energy uses, setting performance indicators, and building governance frameworks that hold up over multi-year initiatives.