The energy bill arrives whether the building is used well or not — HVAC running against open windows, lights on in empty floors, equipment cycling for no one. None of that shows up as a single obvious problem; it shows up as a number that's quietly higher than it should be, month after month.

The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy designed the Utilities and Energy Performance Management for Facilities Teams Training Course, part of its Training Courses In Facilities Management programme under the Management category, to give facilities professionals the tools to find where that number comes from — through energy audits, HVAC optimisation, and utilities management that treats energy as a controllable operational cost rather than a fixed one.

• Diagnose where a building's energy budget actually goes, using structured energy audits.
• Apply HVAC optimisation techniques that balance efficiency with occupant comfort.
• Manage electricity, water, gas and other utility services as one coordinated function.
• Read utility bills and consumption data well enough to catch waste and billing errors.
• Build energy performance monitoring and reporting that leadership will actually use.
• Prioritise efficiency projects based on cost, payback and operational disruption.
• Connect day-to-day energy decisions to the facility's broader sustainability commitments.

Target Audience

• Facilities Managers accountable for energy performance.
• Energy and Utilities Managers overseeing consumption and cost.
• Building Operations and Maintenance Managers responsible for equipment efficiency.
• Engineering Managers managing HVAC and building services.
• Property Managers seeking measurable operating-cost reductions.
• Sustainability professionals implementing energy-saving initiatives.

Module 1: The Real Cost of Inefficient Buildings

• How energy consumption patterns reveal operational blind spots.
• Factors that quietly drive up building energy use.
• The facilities professional's role in controlling energy as an operating cost.

Module 2: Running the Energy Audit

• Conducting a structured energy audit from data collection to findings.
• Identifying energy loss, inefficiencies and quick wins.
• Turning audit findings into prioritised, fundable projects.

Module 3: HVAC and Building Systems Optimisation

• Improving HVAC, lighting and electrical system performance together.
• Preventive maintenance as an energy strategy, not just a reliability one.
• Balancing comfort demands against efficiency targets.

Module 4: Utilities Management and Cost Control

• Managing electricity, water, gas and other utility contracts and consumption.
• Reading utility data to catch anomalies and billing errors.
• Budgeting and cost control for ongoing utility spend.

Module 5: Monitoring, Data and Continuous Improvement

• Building energy performance indicators that matter operationally.
• Collecting and using data to drive sustained efficiency gains.
• Reporting energy performance in terms leadership acts on.

Module 6: Sustainable Resource Management and What's Next

• Water conservation and resource optimisation alongside energy work.
• Smart technologies and automation in energy management.
• Building a long-term, future-ready energy management strategy.