Building Energy Audits & Energy Management Support
Energy Efficiency.
Engineered by Science.
Practical building energy audits for lower bills, less waste and better control of your building.
Oxford Energy Services is an independent building energy consultancy helping building managers, facilities teams and operations managers understand where energy is being wasted — and what to do about it.
If you manage a building and have been asked to reduce energy costs, improve energy performance or report progress to senior management, OES can help you get a clear, practical plan.
Professional credentials
Research-level science. Practical building experience.
Oxford Energy Services is technically led by Dr Russell Layberry, Director and Technical Lead. His background spans research-level physics, University of Oxford building-energy research, energy monitoring and software development, practical building-services expertise and more than 300 commercial building energy audits.
AEE Individual Member
Certified Energy Manager, certified by the Association of Energy Engineers
No jargon. No generic net zero waffle.
Clear energy diagnosis for real buildings
The focus is simple: less energy waste, lower bills and better control of your building.
OES audits are designed for organisations that need useful recommendations, not a long report that sits on a shelf.
For organisations comparing energy audit companies or consultancies, the important question is not simply who can produce a report. It is who can investigate how the building is actually operating, interpret the energy data and turn the findings into practical priorities.
Russell’s combination of scientific research, software development and practical building experience means he can understand the physics, interrogate the data, inspect the systems and decide which actions are genuinely worth pursuing.
Services
Start with an audit. Continue with practical support.
OES provides focused building energy audits and ongoing energy management support, backed by practical investigation, energy data analysis and experienced technical judgement.
Building Energy Audit
One building. Practical diagnosis. Clear next steps.
A building energy audit is the best starting point if you are unsure where energy is being used or wasted.
- Electricity and gas use
- Half-hourly electricity data, where available
- Night load and out-of-hours consumption
- Heating, lighting and controls
- Plant and operational issues
- Quick wins and capital measures worth investigating
You receive a concise summary of what is happening in the building, where the main opportunities are and what should be done next.
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Practical support without employing a full-time energy manager.
Many organisations do not need a full-time energy manager, but they do need someone experienced who can look at the data, sense-check proposals and help keep energy actions moving.
- Energy data review
- Night-load checks
- Quote and proposal review
- Advice on heating, lighting, controls and solar PV
- Energy action plans
- Board-level energy updates
Audits & Energy Insights
Energy advice grounded in data, site inspection and technical understanding
OES work is designed for people who need to manage real buildings, budgets and operational problems.
Useful insight comes from connecting what the energy data shows with how plant, controls, occupancy and operating patterns behave in practice.
Practical energy insights
Look beyond the obvious assumptions
Building energy waste often becomes clearer when data, operating hours and real building behaviour are considered together.
Does a smart meter tell you everything?
Energy data can reveal important patterns, but it still needs context and practical interpretation.
Read the smart meter myth busterWhat happens when the building should be quiet?
Night-load, weekends and low-occupancy periods can expose avoidable energy use.
Read the out-of-hours myth busterEnergy waste is not always obvious
Waste can sit in schedules, controls, plant operation and patterns that have gradually become normal.
Read the hidden waste myth busterCredentials & background
Scientific expertise grounded in real buildings
Russell combines advanced scientific training with practical technical experience across buildings, controls, monitoring, energy data and building services. This breadth helps OES move beyond generic recommendations and identify what is really happening in a building.
About Dr Russell Layberry- Physics degree, MSc in Exploration Geophysics and PhD in Plasma Physics
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM®), certified by the Association of Energy Engineers
- AEE Individual Member
- Member of the AEE UK Chapter
- Listed on an approved ESOS Lead Assessor register
- F-Gas qualified
- Qualified electrician
- Heat-pump trained
- Experienced in ESOS, SECR, carbon reporting and energy action planning
Experience
More than 20 years across science, buildings, energy and software
OES brings together more than 20 years of scientific research, building-energy analysis, software development and practical consultancy experience.
Before establishing OES, Russell worked as a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute and was Co-founder and Technical Director of Pilio Ltd, a University of Oxford spin-out from the Environmental Change Institute. His work included building-energy modelling, monitoring systems, sensors and energy-management software.
Building energy audits
Over 300 audits across museums, theatres, offices, factories, heritage buildings, farms, estates and specialist facilities.
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Energy and carbon support
Experience includes ESOS assessments, SECR support, energy action plans, carbon audits and board-level reporting.
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Training and software
Energy management training for museums and cultural organisations, plus the design and development of monitoring systems, sensors, scientific software, analytical tools and embedded software.
View Training & WorkshopsSelected client and project experience
Experience with recognised organisations and demanding buildings
Previous work and related projects have included:
What people say
Practical, technical and trusted
“Working with Russell is a joy — he is constantly brimming with new ideas and gets his hands dirty building functional prototypes from scratch.”
“I would recommend him for research and consultancy work in relation to energy and buildings.”
“Russ supported us with an energy management audit that was practical, clear and extremely useful. His support helped us understand our energy position and identify sensible actions.”
Free 30-minute discussion
Not sure where to start?
Book a free 30-minute discussion about your building, your energy use or a specific problem you are trying to solve.
This is not a sales call. It is a useful conversation to help you understand what might be going wrong, what information would be useful, and whether a building energy audit or ongoing support is the right next step.
Prefer to explore first? Visit Audits & Energy Insights .
Contact Russell
Email:
russ@oxfordenergyservices.co.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)7803 397 549