Energy and Carbon Audits

Energy and carbon audits provide a great basis for understanding energy use per site and per system.

The basic principles of an audit are to:

• ascertain how energy (hence related carbon) is used (which can include a site visit)

• identify how savings can be made (which can be consumption, emissions or cost)

• justify and prioritise savings opportunities appropriately.   

Site visits, financial specifics and a project plan are often key inclusions.

Energy audits can be applied to single or multiple sites and specific end uses (e.g. heating / lighting).

The key is to apply the right level of detail to investigations, so as to achieve a clear direction.

Energy audit standards provide assurance that a level of detail will be covered as and when needed. 

Example experience:

Project leader for:

• 100+ detailed energy audits (link to case study)

• various applications such as offices, pools, hospitals, aged-care, hotels, airports, processing and horticulture

• many high-level (or 'walk through') energy audits to determine main opportunities

• carbon reduction plans for multi-site organisations and franchises.