Insights & Practice Guides
Deepen your knowledge of energy data management, technology, and best practices.
Multi-Site Rollout Before the Heating Season: A 6-Week Plan
Six weeks from scattered meters to a central energy data basis: the rollout plan for multi-site facility managers – just in time for the heating season.
Weather Normalization with Degree Days: Comparing Heating Energy
Without weather normalization, multi-year heating energy comparisons are meaningless. How degree-day correction under VDI 3807 works in practice.
Energy consultant software: from audit to recurring revenue
Energy audits often end without follow-up business. How consultants build recurring revenue with a multi-client, pay-per-use energy data platform.
Site Benchmarking by kWh/m²: Find the Outliers in Your Portfolio
Without comparability, efficiency hotspots stay invisible. How to rank sites by weather-normalized kWh/m² and find the outliers in your portfolio.
EDM Toolbox Now BAFA-Eligible: How the Grant Works
The EDM Toolbox is now in the BAFA register of subsidised energy management software. What it means for acquisition cost — and how the application works.
Interpolating Missing Energy Data: 5 Methods Compared
How missing meter readings become auditable monthly figures without guesswork — the five interpolation methods of the EDM Toolbox at a glance.
ISO 50001 with LoRaWAN: From Manual Readings to Automated Energy Data Capture
How LoRaWAN sensors meet the requirements of ISO 50001, EnEfG and CSRD efficiently – and how the EDM Toolbox energy management software bridges manual capture and automated reporting.
Energy Data Capture in Buildings: AT and DE Rules in 2026
EnEfG, EEffG, HKVO, HeizKG and CSRD: which energy data obligations apply for buildings in Austria and Germany in 2026 – a compact overview.
EDM Toolbox FAQ: Features, Pricing and Compliance Answered
Answers to 20 frequently asked questions about the EDM Toolbox: features, pricing, ISO 50001, EnEfG, EED, CSRD and technical integration at a glance.
Mobile Meter Reading: Energy Accounting Without Hardware
Mobile meter reading digitises energy accounting without hardware investment. How the EDM Toolbox replaces Excel workflows with audit-proof data.
Capturing Energy Data in Buildings: The Five Biggest Hurdles
Capturing energy data in buildings often fails on heterogeneous meters and manual workflows. Five hurdles – and a pragmatic, staged way forward.