Maric, Inc.

Case Study: 
Energy Audit—Pays for Itself
Maric, Inc. makes an energy audit pay for itself by saving over $7,000 with changes to their equipment operation and thousands more by implementing many of the recommendations step by step. Paul Griffin, director of property management for Maric, Inc, is a very sophisticated property manager and knows how to make an energy audit pay for itself. He states that “EnerSpective’s report was a tool in my tool box to get to the next level.”

Incremental improvements

Paul knows that energy efficiency upgrades are best implemented incrementally. EnerSpecive’s energy audit fort Maric identified about a half dozen energy efficiency measures (EEMs) with a cost-savings potential of $15,000 with a three year simple payback. After implementing the no-cost measures, Paul systematically has taken on each new upgrade. He wisely comments, “Don’t try to do everything all at once. Upgrades naturally happen at a pace, so use this pace to start tackling feasible projects in manageable chunks.” (Looking for more management tips? Check out Paul Griffin’s Interview.)

Successful Energy Audits

An energy audit alone doesn’t save energy, but it is a critical step in knowing how and where to take action.  Paul Griffin and the rest of Maric’s Executive team implicitly understands that the key in making efficiency upgrades is first identifying what to do.  An energy audits provides direction as well as financial analysis to help get everyone on the same page: "We needed a third party report to help convince the powers that be to have the confidence to move ahead and understand the viability of making these upgrades."