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Reduc Energy Costs Bus Guide 9

This document discusses the key areas that an energy audit examines to find opportunities for improving energy efficiency and cost savings in buildings, including building controls, HVAC systems, electrical systems, the building envelope, and water systems. The audit looks at optimizing existing controls through adjustments before replacing systems, examines how HVAC, lighting, equipment and other electrical systems use energy, identifies potential envelope upgrades, and analyzes water usage and heating to reduce costs.

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Reduc Energy Costs Bus Guide 9

This document discusses the key areas that an energy audit examines to find opportunities for improving energy efficiency and cost savings in buildings, including building controls, HVAC systems, electrical systems, the building envelope, and water systems. The audit looks at optimizing existing controls through adjustments before replacing systems, examines how HVAC, lighting, equipment and other electrical systems use energy, identifies potential envelope upgrades, and analyzes water usage and heating to reduce costs.

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Heres What We Look At: Building Controls Simple control adjustments can produce rapid energy savings.

Are your building controls optimized for performance? Are lights and other systems running at the correct settings and at the right times? We look at optimizing controls first, rather than replacing them, through software changes or tune-ups; sometimes a simple adjustment in controls can improve efficiency significantly. Mechanical How do HVAC systems use energy throughout the building? Can the performance of chill water, distribution and steam systems be improved? Do air handlers and sequencers need upgrading or adjusting? Are outdated motors wasting energy? Replacing an old motor with a newer, high-efficiency motor can improve energy efficiency by 90 percent. Electrical How electricity is used and how efficient is the total systemfrom lighting and controls to office equipment, refrigeration, and kitchens? Since facilities use electricity in many ways, there are usually opportunities for savings. Envelope How does your building envelope perform, and how does it affect other energy systems? Could simple improvements to insulation yield significant savings? Water Water, like energy, is a resource that can be conserved to save money. Are cooling towers losing too much water to evaporation? Are you paying for sewage charges that could be avoided with metering? Can water heating be planned and managed to reduce costs, based on actual usage times and areas?

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