Compliance Accuracy. Operational Insight. New Jersey Focus.

About The Cotocon Group

Turning Building Data Into Decisions

We exist for one reason: most organizations do not need "more energy data." They need a clean, accountable process for turning building data into decisions. In New Jersey, that process begins with annual benchmarking for covered commercial buildings, but it becomes truly valuable when the reporting work is connected to operating performance, audit strategy, and project prioritization. Official state materials repeatedly frame benchmarking as a way to help owners and operators compare performance, identify improvement opportunities, and reduce energy and water use and cost over time.

Realities in the Field

Our practice is built around the realities that owners and managers face in the field. Utility data is fragmented. Meter structures are messy. Tenant data may require a 4/50 analysis and consent workflow. Buildings change hands. Teams change. Deadlines do not.

That is why we use a documented, NJ-specific benchmarking method that covers building review, utility coordination, Portfolio Manager setup and QA, filing support, and performance interpretation. We are not trying to turn a compliance problem into a black box. We are trying to make it legible, repeatable, and useful.

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Benchmarking realities

Our Approach

Who We Serve

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Who We Serve

We work with private owners, third-party managers, portfolio operators, energy consultants, nonprofit and institutional organizations, and public-sector teams that need structured support. For municipal and public clients, our role is often different from mandatory commercial compliance. In those cases, the better fit may be voluntary benchmarking, facility prioritization, or support aligned with the Local Government Energy Audit process.

How We Work

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How We Work

We begin with building coverage and data readiness. Then we establish the reporting structure: property profile, meters, utility accounts, shared-use logic, and any tenant or utility outreach required for whole-building reporting. Once the benchmark is complete, we do not stop at the score or the filing record. We interpret EUI trends, identify operational anomalies, flag likely audit candidates, and recommend where benchmarking should lead next. That sequence is consistent with EPA’s description of benchmarking as the first step toward setting priorities, targeting inefficient assets, and verifying savings.

Data Privacy & Security

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Data Privacy & Security

We request the minimum data needed to benchmark accurately, use controlled access and documented permissions, and apply tenant-consent workflows only when required by New Jersey’s 4/50 rule. That message is strengthened by two public facts: first, the NJ order was explicitly designed to anonymize building-level data through the 4/50 rule when possible; second, EPA describes Portfolio Manager as a secure online environment and states that ENERGY STAR systems are subject to annual government security auditing.

Our role is to make your building data more useful. We help you stay current, stay organized, and move from annual filing pressure to year-round energy and water decision-making.

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