GBP Audit Guidelines1

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability Renewable Energies Unit Ispra, 30 September 2005 THE EUROPEAN GREENBUILDING PROGRAMME ENERGY AUDIT GUIDELINES Version 1 GBP Audit Guidelines, V.1, 30/098/2005 Page 2 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________3 1.1 Background _________________________________________3 1.2 Objectives__________________3 2. ENERGY MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES3 3. HOW TO CONDUCT ENERGY AUDIT ____________________________________4 3.1 General__________________________________________________________4 3.2 Defining Scope of Energy Audit ________5 3.3 Forming an Energy Audit Team5 3.4 Estimating Time Frame & Budget___________________5 3.5 Collecting Building Information_____________________5 3.6 Conducting Site Survey and Measurement __________________8 3.6.1 Strategic Measuring Points _______________________________________8 3.6.2 Instrumentation _________________8 3.7 Analysing Data Collected _____________9 3.7.1 Identification of EMOs ________________________9 3.7.2 Costing________________________9 3.7.3 Normalisation of Data___________________9 3.7.4 Maintaining Thermal and Lighting Comfort ___________________________9 3.7.5 Already Scheduled Maintenance and Refurbishment Works ____________10 3.7.6 Annual Monthly Energy Consumption Profile _____________10 3.7.7 Energy Utilisation Index/ ...