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  • Start Date: 2 Nov 2010
  • End Date: 2 Nov 2010
  • Venue:
    CIBSE
    222 Balham High Road
    London
    SW12 9BS
  • Rates:
    • CIBSE members rate £ 316.60 (£ 263.83 ex. VAT)
    • Non members rate £ 337.02 (£ 280.85 ex. VAT)

A621 Energy Surveys - London

Trainer - Trevor Floyd

This course looks at carrying out audits.  It will enable the delegate to carry out their own audits or else draw up a specification for others to carry out the task.

It has long been known that an audit of one's utility uses can provide a useful insight into the issues of where and when waste is taking place. This course looks at a number of simple approaches to carry out an audit from the simple spreadsheet approach to the more detailed style employed both by the Carbon Trust and the Energy Consultancy Industry. This course will enable the delegate to carry out their own audits or else draw up a specification for others to carry out the task.

The course will cover:

  • Why survey or audit energy usage?
  • Driving forces
  • Desired outcomes
  • Practical energy management
  • What is an Energy Survey?
  • Methodologies employed
  • Simple auditing/spreadsheet approach
  • Appropriation studies
  • Information sources and data required
  • Different plant information
  • Benchmarking / KPIs
  • The fresh pair of eyes approach
  • Examples of bad practice
  • The Site Tour
  • The Walkabout
  • Analysis of information
  • Simple Data Analysis
  • Reporting techniques
  • Post survey briefings
  • Executive reports
  • Action plans
  • Conversion
  • Turning ideas into practice