MER
EnergySystems
Paid tier · $2,500 · 3x money-back guarantee

Find the money your building is leaving on the table. In 2-3 weeks.

A focused on-site diagnostic that surfaces every setpoint, sequence, and schedule your BMS is doing wrong, and quantifies the savings in dollars. Whether you're chasing lower utility bills, cleaner LL97 numbers, or both, this is the diagnostic that pays for itself before you write the next check.

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The 3x money-back guarantee

We find at least $7,500 in verifiable annual savings, or you don't pay.

Every diagnostic includes a written finding memo with quantified annual savings estimates for each recommendation. If those estimates don't total at least 3x the fee ($7,500), we refund the $2,500 in full. No fine print. No prorated math.

We've never had to refund. For a typical NYC building ≥25k sqft with any BMS drift, HW reset alone typically recovers $10-30k/yr. Steam header pressure reset another $10-20k/yr. AHU static pressure reset $8-15k/yr. Numbers add up fast.

What's included

Everything you need to move forward with confidence.

  • 2-3 hour on-site walk with spot-checks of key BMS control sequences
  • BMS point-list and 30-90 day trend review (remote analysis)
  • 24-month utility bill analysis, weather-normalized
  • Written implementation roadmap sequenced for your building
  • Rough implementation-cost bands for each no-capex measure identified
  • Rebate program eligibility check across ConEd, NYSERDA, and National Grid
  • 60-min findings presentation to owner + engineer + property manager
  • Recommended next step (Plant Optimization Sprint, Operational Energy Assessment, M&V Retainer)
What's not included

Different tier for different work.

  • ×Implementation labor (that's the Plant Optimization Sprint tier)
  • ×Full ECM package with capital costs (begins at the Capital Planning Energy Study)
  • ×CMVP-signed compliance filing (that's Operational Assessment or Capital Planning Study territory)
  • ×Ongoing M&V (that's the M&V Retainer)

We're transparent about scope. If your situation needs more than a diagnostic, we'll say so on the intake call and point you to the right tier.

Timeline

2-3 weeks, start to written roadmap.

Day 0
Intake call + payment
Free 30-min intake. Sign engagement, invoice sent.
Days 1-5
Remote prep
Pull LL84 + LL87 data, review bills, pre-analyze BMS trends.
Day 6-8
On-site walk
2-3 hours on-site with your operator + BMS front-end.
Days 9-21
Deliverable + present
Written roadmap + 60-min findings presentation.
What we typically find

Same patterns show up in NYC buildings over and over.

Fifteen years of BMS work across Manhattan tells us where to look first. Here's what we typically surface by building type.

Office

Overrun static pressure setpoints, disabled economizers, night setbacks that drifted back to occupied, chilled water plant staging tuned to design not load.

Hospital / Healthcare

Steam header pressure set 20-30% too high, failed steam traps, HW reset schedules disabled or bypassed, chiller staging that ignores load, AHU minimum OA above ASHRAE 170 requirement.

Multifamily

DHW storage temperature too high, HW reset schedules never enabled, corridor ventilation running 24/7 at design flow, boiler minimum modulation set too high.

Mixed-Use / Institutional

Zone occupancy schedules not matched to actual use, primary/secondary loop mismatches, fighting valves (simultaneous heating + cooling), central plant staging on chiller count not load.

Credit-back to the next tier

$2,500 fully credits toward a Plant Optimization Sprint.

If the diagnostic surfaces work worth executing on (it usually does), the full $2,500 comes off the Sprint engagement invoice when you proceed within 90 days. Net cost of the diagnostic in that scenario: $0.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before booking.

What if you don't find $7,500 in annual savings?+
You get a full refund. That's the 3x guarantee. We've never had to refund because buildings ≥25k sqft with any BMS drift typically show $15-50k in verifiable annual savings from setpoint, sequence, and schedule fixes alone. But the guarantee is real: if the number doesn't hit 3x the fee, you pay $0.
How long does the on-site walk take?+
2-3 hours on-site plus 20-25 hours of off-site analysis and writing over 2-3 weeks. The on-site walk includes physical inspection of key mechanical rooms, BMS front-end review with your operator, and spot-checks of the control sequences most likely to be drifted.
What if my BMS is really old or from an unusual vendor?+
Doesn't matter. MER has 10 years of hands-on Alerton experience, plus vendor-neutral spec + oversight capability for Siemens, JCI, Honeywell, Distech, and other platforms. Older systems often have more drift to recover, so the diagnostic is often more valuable in older buildings.
Do we need to give you full BMS access before the site walk?+
Ideally yes. Two weeks of trend data pulled before the site walk lets the analysis start ahead of time. Read-only access is fine. If your operator can't grant remote access, we work from BMS screenshots + point lists + trend exports emailed to us.
What happens after the diagnostic?+
You get a written roadmap ranking the top 3-5 no-capex moves by savings potential. From there, most clients engage on one or more Plant Optimization Sprints (Steam, HW, CW, AHU, or CHW) to actually implement the changes. The $2,500 is fully credited toward a Sprint if you proceed within 90 days.
Is this the same as the Operational Energy Assessment or Capital Planning Energy Study?+
No. The Operational Energy Assessment (from $6k, ASHRAE-aligned Level 1 methodology) is a formal benchmarking + walkthrough report suitable for LL87 credit. The Capital Planning Energy Study ($15-50k, ASHRAE-aligned Level 2 methodology) is a full system-by-system evaluation with a capex-inclusive ECM package. The Rapid Diagnostic is faster, cheaper, and focused specifically on no-capex operational wins. Different products for different situations.
Can this diagnose LL97 exposure specifically?+
Yes. The utility bill analysis and BMS review produce LL97 pathway modeling as one of the deliverables. If LL97 is your primary concern, we frame the findings around penalty reduction. If utility cost is primary, we frame around $ recovery. Same underlying analysis, different lead pitch.
Ready to book?

Start with a free 30-min intake call.

We qualify fit, walk your building context, and confirm the diagnostic makes sense. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so and point you where to go.

Book free intake callEmail direct: mark@merenergysystems.com