Pathline Foundry
Your building is leaving money on the table.
Compliance deadlines. Missed incentives. Energy costs nobody questions. I help commercial and industrial building owners find what they're losing and fix it. One engineer, start to finish.
Partners
- West Ridge Energy
- Straven Strategy Group
Affiliations
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- University of Utah
- ASHRAE
- Association of Energy Engineers
The Problem
Why buildings lose money.
Most buildings waste 20-30% of their energy spend.
Utility bills are complex. Rate structures are layered. Most building owners pay what shows up and move on. They don't know what they're losing because nobody has shown them.
You can't optimize what you can't see.
Without clear data, energy gets treated as a fixed cost. Operations run the same way year-round. Inefficiency hides in plain sight because there's no visibility into what's actually happening.
The usual solution is a report that goes on a shelf.
Most consulting ends at the audit. A PDF gets delivered, recommendations sit unimplemented, and the consultant moves on. The savings stay theoretical.
Pathline Foundry exists to change that. Starting with wherever you are right now.
How I Help
Three markets. One engineer. Real results.
Washington & Oregon
Mandatory compliance is here.
Building Performance Standards are now law. Washington's deadlines are staggered by size: buildings over 220,000 sq ft were due June 2026, 90,000–220,000 sq ft are due June 2027, and 50,000–90,000 sq ft June 2028. Oregon phases in from 2028. I guide building owners from benchmarking through audits to implementation, capturing early adopter incentives along the way.
- BPS compliance strategy and timelines
- ENERGY STAR benchmarking setup
- ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits
Idaho
Utility incentives are leaving money on the table.
Idaho Power reimburses 75% of a detailed energy assessment, up to $12,500. Its separate custom project incentive can cover up to 70% of efficiency upgrades (or $0.20/kWh saved). Most eligible facilities don't know these programs exist. I help mid-sized commercial and industrial buildings capture them through audits and operational improvements.
- Idaho Power Custom Program audits
- ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits
- Operational improvement plans
Ongoing: All Markets
Beyond compliance.
The project doesn't end when the report is delivered. Energy forecasting tools turn one-time engagements into ongoing value, helping you make better operational decisions month after month.
- Energy forecasting and load advisement
- Demand management analysis
- Ongoing operational advisory
Why Me
One senior engineer. Start to finish. No junior handoffs.
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
Qualified Person, Auditor & Manager (WA, OR)
DOE Oak Ridge Research Fellow
Most consultants deliver a report and disappear. I stick around until the savings show up.
Every engagement is done by me, a PhD chemical engineer and Certified Energy Manager with experience leading DOE-sponsored energy audits and building forecasting tools that deliver measurable results.
Not sure where to start?
Every building is different. Tell me about yours and I'll tell you what I'd do.
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