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Energy Monitoring and Utility Metering for Commercial Buildings

Northland Building Technologies installs and integrates utility meters and builds the reporting on top of them, so facility managers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro can see where energy goes in real time, benchmark buildings against each other, and verify the savings from conservation measures. That data is the starting point for an Energy Star score, LEED certification, carbon footprint reporting and validating renewable systems against their design numbers.

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What this service covers

Utility meter installation and integration (electric, gas, water)
Power, circuit-level, outlet-level PDU and generator monitoring
Real-time, automated and ad-hoc cost allocation and energy reports
Benchmarking and Energy Star scoring support
LEED metering and monitoring
Carbon footprint reporting from existing building data
Renewable system validation against manufacturer pro forma
Green Awareness Dashboard for lobbies and digital signage

When to call

Energy bills you cannot break down by building, tenant or system
An Energy Star or LEED target and no measured baseline
Solar or other renewables installed but never verified
A data center that needs PUE, kWh per rack and CFM on one screen

How a controls project works

Site survey. We walk the building, inventory the existing controls, meters and equipment, and learn what you need to see and control.
Design and proposal. An open-protocol design that reuses what is worth keeping, with a written scope, schedule and price.
Installation and integration. Controllers, gateways and the web console are installed and commissioned with your IT department involved from the start.
Training and support. Your operators are trained to run and maintain as much of the system as they choose, with our 24/7 response center behind them.

Frequently asked questions

How much can monitoring alone save?

Monitoring does not save energy by itself; acting on it does. The most common win is finding equipment running when the building is empty. Powering equipment down during unneeded periods has been reported to save up to 80% on that equipment, and the same reports verify the result.

Can tenants be metered individually?

Yes. Individual tenant utility metering, with cost allocation reports, is a standard part of our commercial and retail installations.

Do you support data centers?

Yes. We benchmark PUE and bring UPS systems, batteries, PDUs, CRAC and CRAH units, branch circuits, generators and temperature and humidity onto one dashboard that facilities, IT and management can all read.

Service area

We serve commercial and industrial buildings throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro from our shop in New Hope, including Minneapolis, Saint Paul, New Hope, Plymouth, Golden Valley, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Crystal, Robbinsdale, St. Louis Park, Edina, Roseville, Burnsville, Eagan and Woodbury. If your building is in the metro and you are not sure, call and ask.

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Page reviewed 2026-09-18. Northland Mechanical Contractors, Inc., New Hope, Minnesota, serving the Twin Cities since 1971.