Yannick Mvudi
Yannick is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), holding a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. Over the past 10 years, Yannick has been responsible for energy management of large corporate portfolios including commercial, industrial and Telecom network sites. His areas of expertise include, but not limited to, smart metering, smart grids, measurement and verification and energy optimization. Currently, Yannick is the Energy and Sustainability Lead for CBRE-Excellerate and the technical manager of accredited EPC body of the same company.
This course is about
Utilities cost constitutes one of the biggest line items in any real estate operation budget. Yet very few real estate professionals have the skills required to manage a utilities budget. This course provides the fundamental knowledge required to negotiate the best terms of a utility supply contract, optimize a utility's budget, and identify and correct billing errors. The course introduces the learner to the utility supply chain system and the fundamentals of electrical energy. It then covers core utilities account management topics such as utility tariff structure, utility budget, bill verification, and tariff analysis. At the end of this course, you should be able to develop a utility budget, verify utility bills before payment and achieve utility cost savings by selecting the best tariff.
The course is useful for energy engineers who develop business cases for energy efficiency and renewable projects. It is also relevant for Utility account controllers and managers, property managers, facilities managers, accountants, and any other real estate professional involved or interested in the management of utilities cost.