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Energy Management

Energy Management Documentation for Buildings

Improving building energy performance depends on understanding the systems, controls, and data behind it. PM Assist makes energy documentation — metering strategies, EPCs, TM44 reports, and commissioning records — searchable so you can target improvements with confidence.

Overview diagram for the Energy Management Documentation for Buildings guide, covering The documentation behind energy performance and How searchable energy documentation helps

The documentation behind energy performance

Effective energy management draws on a wide range of documents: the metering and sub-metering strategy, commissioning records that show how systems were set up, controls documentation, EPCs and TM44 inspection reports, and the O&M data for energy-intensive plant. Understanding this material is what separates targeted, effective efficiency work from guesswork.

The difficulty is that this information is spread across the building's records, and the specific detail needed to investigate a performance issue or plan an upgrade can be slow to find.

How searchable energy documentation helps

PM Assist makes the energy document set searchable so the detail you need is quick to retrieve.

  • Find the metering and sub-metering strategy and meter schedules
  • Retrieve commissioning records and design setpoints
  • Locate EPC and TM44 inspection reports and recommendations
  • Surface controls documentation affecting energy use
  • Find O&M detail for energy-intensive plant

Turning data into improvement

Energy improvement is most effective when grounded in how the building was designed and commissioned to perform. By making the underlying documentation searchable, PM Assist helps sustainability and FM teams understand the as-designed intent, compare it with actual performance, and target the controls, metering, and plant changes most likely to deliver savings — and to evidence the case for investment.

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The regulatory positions on this page come from the following primary sources. Where guidance and legislation differ, the legislation governs — always confirm the requirements that apply to your own site and jurisdiction.

Frequently asked questions

Can PM Assist analyse our energy consumption?
PM Assist is a document search and knowledge tool — it makes your energy documentation, metering strategy, commissioning records, and reports searchable. It does not perform energy analytics on meter data itself, but it gives you fast access to the documentation that underpins energy management decisions.
How does it help with EPC or TM44 improvements?
By making EPC and TM44 reports and the underlying plant and controls documentation searchable, PM Assist helps you understand the recommendations and the systems they relate to, supporting targeted improvement works to raise ratings and efficiency.
Is this useful for sustainability reporting?
Yes. Quick access to metering strategies, commissioning data, and performance documentation supports sustainability and ESG reporting by making the supporting evidence easy to locate and reference.

Make energy documentation work for you

Centralise metering, commissioning, and performance documentation and target efficiency improvements with confidence.

  • Upload and organise building documentation
  • AI-powered search across all your manuals
  • Source-cited answers for every query
  • Team collaboration and access control
  • No credit card required to start