Investment grade energy audit : making smart energy choices / Shirley J. Hansen, James W. Brown.

ISBN:

9780824709280

9780881733624

9780881734645

9780824756826

9780203913123

Title:

Investment grade energy audit : making smart energy choices / Shirley J. Hansen, James W. Brown.

Author:

Hansen, Shirley J., 1928-

Personal Author:

Hansen, Shirley J., 1928-

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Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 194 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

How auditing evolved -- Why the traditional audit is just not good enough -- Weighing human behavior -- Building the M & V foundation -- The IAQ fit -- Financing issues and the IGA -- Working risk into the mix -- Potential mitigating strategies -- The IGA report -- Energy management planning : the next level -- Appendix A M & V options -- Appendix B Sample energy policy.

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Subject Term:

Energy conservation.

Energy policy.

Added Author:

Brown, James W.

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Publication Date:

2004

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Summary

This book was written to give energy-involved professionals the tools they need to take their energy audits to the next level, and use them to accurately predict a building's future energy use and true savings potential. Going beyond the conventional energy audit, which can lead to projections which are frequently off by as much as 20%, this book provides detailed guidelines on how to use the new tool, the investment grade audit (IGA), which enables prediction of savings with much greater accuracy. Building on the traditional audit, the IGA requires the addition of a "risk assessment component" which evaluates conditions in a specific building and/or process and reduces the level of uncertainty as to how proposed energy efficiency measures will really behave over time. The authors have covered every aspect of the IGA, including risk management, the "people" factor, measurement and verification, financing issues, report presentation guidelines, and master planning strategies.

Author Notes

Shirley J. Hansen, PhD, is internationally recognized as a leader in the performance contracting field and has provided consultation and training in performance contracting in 30 countries
James W. Brown, PE, has specialized in the field of energy efficiency for the past 22 years, conducting energy analyses and designs of energy efficient installation for over 300 facilities

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Chapter 1. How Auditing Evolved	p. 1
Early Auditing Struggles
Gaining Confidence in the '80s
The Energy Audit
Cost-effectiveness
Auditing for Performance Contracting
Beyond Payback
The Auditor
The Owner's Expectations
Chapter 2. Why the Traditional Audit is Just not Good Enough	p. 21
Life Ain't What It Used to Be
Putting the Traditional Audit to Work
Predictive Consistency
Factors to Consider
Expanding Considerations
Chapter 3. Weighing Human Behavior	p. 39
Judging Behavioral Impact
The People Factor
Chapter 4. Building the M&V Foundation	p. 49
The Case for M&V
M&V Rules of the Road
M&V Guidance
Measurement Devices
Commissioning and the M&V Fit
When M&V Just Isn't Working
Chapter 5. The IAQ Fit	p. 69
IAQ Fundamentals
IAQ and Energy Efficiency
Chapter 6. Financing Issues and the IGA	p. 81
Basic Money Concepts
Finding the Money to Implement an IGA
IGAs for ESPs and ESCOs
Creating a Bankable Project
Chapter 7. Working Risk into the Mix	p. 99
The Nature of Risk
Fitting the Pieces Together
Chapter 8. Potential Mitigating Strategies	p. 119
Mitigating People Risks
Mitigating Facility Risks
Mitigating Technical Risks
Calculating the Cost
Chapter 9. The IGA Report	p. 133
Auditing Has Come a Long Way
Where Have We Gone Wrong?
The Traditional Audit Report
IGA Report Preparation
Chapter 10. Energy Management Planning: the Next Level	p. 153
Developing the Master Plan
Common Components of an EMP
Appendices
Appendix A M&V Options	p. 171
Appendix B Sample Energy Policy	p. 183
Index	p. 191

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