AS/NZS 3598.2:2014
Energy audits - Part 2: Industrial and related activities
Sets out minimum requirements for commissioning and conducting three prescribed types of commercial building energy audits that identify opportunities for cost effective investments to improve energy performance. These energy audits encompass all forms of energy used in commercial buildings and are undertaken by appropriately competent personnel either internal or external to the organisation.
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AS/NZS 3598.2:2014 ENERGY AUDITS - INDUSTRIAL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
2 OBJECTIVES
3 APPLICATION
4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 DEFINITIONS
5.1 Accuracy
5.2 Audited object
5.3 Benchmarking
5.4 Boundary
5.5 Energy
5.6 Energy audit
5.7 Energy auditor
5.8 Energy balance
5.9 Energy baseline
5.10 Energy consumption
5.11 Energy efficiency
5.12 Energy end use breakdown
5.13 Energy intensity
5.14 Energy management system (EnMS)
5.15 Energy monitoring
5.16 Energy performance
5.17 Energy performance indicator (EnPI)
5.18 Energy savings
5.19 Energy use
5.20 HVAC system
5.21 Mass balance
5.22 Non-energy savings
5.23 Organization
5.24 Relevant variable
6 WHEN TO UNDERTAKE AUDITS
7 ENERGY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
7.1 General
7.2 Requirements
8 ENERGY AUDITOR REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Competency
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Specific competencies
8.1.3 Additional competencies for Type 2 and Type 3 audits (see Clause 10)
8.2 Confidentiality
8.3 Objectivity
9 ORGANIZATION'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AUDIT
9.1 General
9.2 Pre-audit activities
9.2.1 Scope of the audit
9.2.2 Quotations for capital costs
9.2.3 Selection of auditors
9.2.4 Information to be provided
9.2.5 Pre-audit checklist for the organization
9.3 During the audit
9.4 Post audit
10 AUDIT TYPES
10.1 General
10.2 Selection of audit type
10.3 Type 1: Basic energy audit
10.4 Type 2: Detailed energy audit
10.5 Type 3: Precision subsystem audit
11 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIT TYPES
11.1 Audit types
11.2 Specific audit type requirements
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Variations from the defined audit types
11.3 Summary of audit types
11.4 Type 1
11.4.1 General
11.4.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.4.3 Data collection
11.4.4 Analysis
11.4.5 Opportunity identification
11.4.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.5 Type 2
11.5.1 General
11.5.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.5.3 Data collection
11.5.4 Analysis
11.5.5 Opportunity identification
11.5.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.6 Type 3
11.6.1 General
11.6.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.6.3 Data collection
11.6.4 Analysis
11.6.5 Opportunity identification
11.6.6 Opportunity evaluation
APPENDIX A - MAIN AUDIT SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIATIONS FROM THE AUDIT TYPE
APPENDIX B - PERFORMING AN ENERGY AUDIT
B1 GENERAL
B2 ENERGY AUDIT PLANNING
B2.1 General
B2.2 Roles and responsibilities
B2.3 Review of available data and information
B3 DATA MEASUREMENT PLAN
B3.1 General
B3.2 Development of the data measurement plan
B4 START-UP MEETING
B5 DATA COLLECTION, FIELD WORK AND ANALYSIS
B5.1 General
B5.2 Data collection and the initial data analysis
B5.3 Field work
B5.4 Analysis
B6 REPORT
B6.1 General
B6.2 Content of report
B7 CLOSING MEETING
APPENDIX C - CONTENT OF AN AUDIT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C1 FIRST PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C2 SUBSEQUENT PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
APPENDIX D - SUMMARY OF TYPICAL ENERGY AUDIT DELIVERABLES
APPENDIX E - ENERGY AUDITOR COMPETENCIES
E1 GENERAL
E2 COMPETENCIES RELATED TO SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
APPENDIX F - PRE-AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR THE ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX G - AUDIT PROCESS FLOW CHART
APPENDIX H - GUIDANCE
H1 AUDIT TYPE CONSIDERATIONS
H2 ENERGY SOURCES AND ACCOUNTING
H3 BENEFITS FROM ENERGY AUDITS
H3.1 General
H3.2 Operational benefits
H3.3 Working conditions and safety
H4 DATA ANALYSIS
H4.1 Data acquisition period and frequency
H4.2 Data analysis techniques
H4.3 The energy balance
H4.4 Analysis of energy and material flows
H4.5 Energy performance indicators
H4.6 Benchmarking
H5 OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING
H5.1 Site investigations and the identification of opportunities
H5.2 Using data to identify opportunities
H5.3 Opportunity identification workshops
H5.4 Screening of ideas
H6 PRESENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CASE FOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
H6.1 General
H6.2 Effective business cases
H7 ACCURACY
H7.1 General
H7.2 Sources of uncertainty
H7.3 Estimation of accuracy
H8 MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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AS/NZS 3598.2:2014 ENERGY AUDITS - INDUSTRIAL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
2 OBJECTIVES
3 APPLICATION
4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 DEFINITIONS
5.1 Accuracy
5.2 Audited object
5.3 Benchmarking
5.4 Boundary
5.5 Energy
5.6 Energy audit
5.7 Energy auditor
5.8 Energy balance
5.9 Energy baseline
5.10 Energy consumption
5.11 Energy efficiency
5.12 Energy end use breakdown
5.13 Energy intensity
5.14 Energy management system (EnMS)
5.15 Energy monitoring
5.16 Energy performance
5.17 Energy performance indicator (EnPI)
5.18 Energy savings
5.19 Energy use
5.20 HVAC system
5.21 Mass balance
5.22 Non-energy savings
5.23 Organization
5.24 Relevant variable
6 WHEN TO UNDERTAKE AUDITS
7 ENERGY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
7.1 General
7.2 Requirements
8 ENERGY AUDITOR REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Competency
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Specific competencies
8.1.3 Additional competencies for Type 2 and Type 3 audits (see Clause 10)
8.2 Confidentiality
8.3 Objectivity
9 ORGANIZATION'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AUDIT
9.1 General
9.2 Pre-audit activities
9.2.1 Scope of the audit
9.2.2 Quotations for capital costs
9.2.3 Selection of auditors
9.2.4 Information to be provided
9.2.5 Pre-audit checklist for the organization
9.3 During the audit
9.4 Post audit
10 AUDIT TYPES
10.1 General
10.2 Selection of audit type
10.3 Type 1: Basic energy audit
10.4 Type 2: Detailed energy audit
10.5 Type 3: Precision subsystem audit
11 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIT TYPES
11.1 Audit types
11.2 Specific audit type requirements
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Variations from the defined audit types
11.3 Summary of audit types
11.4 Type 1
11.4.1 General
11.4.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.4.3 Data collection
11.4.4 Analysis
11.4.5 Opportunity identification
11.4.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.5 Type 2
11.5.1 General
11.5.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.5.3 Data collection
11.5.4 Analysis
11.5.5 Opportunity identification
11.5.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.6 Type 3
11.6.1 General
11.6.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.6.3 Data collection
11.6.4 Analysis
11.6.5 Opportunity identification
11.6.6 Opportunity evaluation
APPENDIX A - MAIN AUDIT SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIATIONS FROM THE AUDIT TYPE
APPENDIX B - PERFORMING AN ENERGY AUDIT
B1 GENERAL
B2 ENERGY AUDIT PLANNING
B2.1 General
B2.2 Roles and responsibilities
B2.3 Review of available data and information
B3 DATA MEASUREMENT PLAN
B3.1 General
B3.2 Development of the data measurement plan
B4 START-UP MEETING
B5 DATA COLLECTION, FIELD WORK AND ANALYSIS
B5.1 General
B5.2 Data collection and the initial data analysis
B5.3 Field work
B5.4 Analysis
B6 REPORT
B6.1 General
B6.2 Content of report
B7 CLOSING MEETING
APPENDIX C - CONTENT OF AN AUDIT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C1 FIRST PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C2 SUBSEQUENT PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
APPENDIX D - SUMMARY OF TYPICAL ENERGY AUDIT DELIVERABLES
APPENDIX E - ENERGY AUDITOR COMPETENCIES
E1 GENERAL
E2 COMPETENCIES RELATED TO SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
APPENDIX F - PRE-AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR THE ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX G - AUDIT PROCESS FLOW CHART
APPENDIX H - GUIDANCE
H1 AUDIT TYPE CONSIDERATIONS
H2 ENERGY SOURCES AND ACCOUNTING
H3 BENEFITS FROM ENERGY AUDITS
H3.1 General
H3.2 Operational benefits
H3.3 Working conditions and safety
H4 DATA ANALYSIS
H4.1 Data acquisition period and frequency
H4.2 Data analysis techniques
H4.3 The energy balance
H4.4 Analysis of energy and material flows
H4.5 Energy performance indicators
H4.6 Benchmarking
H5 OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING
H5.1 Site investigations and the identification of opportunities
H5.2 Using data to identify opportunities
H5.3 Opportunity identification workshops
H5.4 Screening of ideas
H6 PRESENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CASE FOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
H6.1 General
H6.2 Effective business cases
H7 ACCURACY
H7.1 General
H7.2 Sources of uncertainty
H7.3 Estimation of accuracy
H8 MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
AS/NZS 3598.2:2014
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