The purpose of an energy audit is to identify
and analyze areas of energy consumption and to propose
methods of conservation. In the process of
completing an audit the following areas of consumption
should be considered:
0 Building Envelope
0 Air-Handling Systems
0 Chilled Water Systems
0 Boiler Systems
0 Lighting/Electrical Systems
Within these areas many potential conservation
opportunities can be developed. Quite often opportunities
are proposed without thorough analysis and
as a result, they do not produce the desired results.
When this happens, it is generally due to
"pitfalls" or idiosyncrasies of the opportunity that
were not considered in proposing the project.
The purpose of this paper is to point out some
common pitfalls in each of the above areas and to
propose some possible alternatives
