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Contents
Objetives
Partners
Project Management
Best Practices
Policies / Strategies
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Objetives
Development of an innovative methodology
(Simplified Energy Audit – SEA)
Partners
1) Andalusian Institute of Technology - IAT (Andalusia, SP)
Lead Partner & Financial Manager
Innovation & Technology experts
2) The Environment Centre - tEC (South East England, UK)
Communication Manager
Sustainable development advisors
3) Province of Modena - PoM (Emilia-Romagna, IT)
Legacy Manager
Public Authority
COMMUNICATION ACTIONS
MOVING FROM COMMUNICATION TO POLICY
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Best Practices
No 1. Calculation of Energy Demand
No 6. Sample Period
No 7. Behavioural Change
No 8. Cost-effectiveness
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By omitting the energy demand, consulting firms are not really quantifying the
measures to reduce it.
The main objective of this best practice is to ensure that the tool provide a
simplified way of calculating the energy demand of buildings.
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This fact will then lead to incorrect calculations for improvements focused on the
efficiency of the building’s HVAC systems.
Modifying both walls thermal insulation and heating thermal power could be
incompatible!
The approach will enable consulting firms to apply the methodology in order to
achieve optimal solutions, covering each of the main elements influencing energy
demand and energy consumption in buildings.
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The main objective of this best practice is to ensure that the comfort conditions
analysis will be applied in simplified energy audits: optimal economic effects.
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The separation of the other electric loads (lighting, equipment, etc), may only
be achieved by calculating analytically their single amount, for example summing
up all lighting equipment power and estimating the hours of operation
Using the obtained information the energy auditor can identify energy waste
and suggest interventions and improvements.
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The flow meter sampling duration for obtaining separate flows is typically a full
thermal season, and the sampling frequency may be once per month.
In the case of acquiring electric consumption data the duration of the
acquisition time should be at least some months, in order to separate the HVAC
system load from the basic load due to artificial lighting and equipment.
The main objective is to suggest a suitable sampling time and frequency for the
two types of consumption data for energy auditors requiring more detailed
information on energy flows.
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It is essential that people are made aware of the small changes they can make in
their day to day use of their building, to make significant energy savings.
In the case of public buildings which have frequently changing visitors, staff
within buildings could create a behaviour change campaign, using posters etc.
High cost has been found to be a barrier to the take up of energy audits,
particularly in large/complicated buildings owned by public bodies.
The tool will be formulated so that non-specialists are able to use it to carry out
audits. The user must have a reasonable degree of knowledge of energy
systems/energy auditing.
The quality of the results and recommendations should not be compromised, but
should be balanced against costs.
The main objective is to ensure that the methodology and tool provide a way of
conducting energy audits in a more economical manner (saving time, initial costs
and human resources).
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