Comprehensive submetering approach leads to dramatic savings for owner of master-metered, 60-unit apartment building
Introduction
Cheverly Crossing, NOVO Properties’ mid-rise apartment building located in Hyattsville, Maryland, was experiencing utility expenses that were being heavily impacted by water, sewer and gas usage. To address the problem, Bruce Hurd, a partner at NOVO, decided to monitor all three utilities at the building, which is more than usual since most companies only track electricity and heat. Hurd selected the submetering manufacturer H2O Degree based on its more comprehensive approach to monitoring and reporting compared to competitive options.
This article describes how the submetering installation at Cheverly Crossing led to a dramatic reduction in utility costs by monitoring submeter data to adjust tenant billing. It also shows how reporting water leakage resulted further savings by prompting the landlord to proactively fix maintenance issues and tenants to reduce their consumption
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