1.
Cover Page
- Report title
- Name of client (company for which facility or building has been audited)
- Location of facility or building
- Date of report
2. Introduction
- Objectives of preliminary audit
- Description of facility or building audited – numbers of floors, air-con area, type of usage, occupancy, hours of operation, age of building, etc.
- Information on tenants in facility or building audited – whether they are paying their own energy bills, how much floor area (sq meter) they occupy, etc.
- Past year’s energy consumption and cost
- Breakdown of energy (electricity and fuel) consumption
3.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Overview of current systems in place
- Scope of work for energy audit
- Recommendations and the associated costs and savings
- Conclusions
4. Executive Summary
All information in the Executive Summary should be drawn from the detailed information in the full report. The Executive Summary should contain a brief description of the preliminary audit including:
- Name of client, location of facility or building audited
- Objective of audit
- Dates of preliminary audit
- Key systems and equipment studied
5.
Overview of Current Systems in Place
- Dates of preliminary audit
- Data collected from manufacturers’ design specifications
- Data collected from facility or building owner
6.
Scope of Work for Detailed Energy Audit
- Phases of work intended
- Brief description of what will be done at each stage of the energy audit and what will be achieved
- Duration of each phase
- Personnel involved at each phase
- Proposed instrumentation plan in detail
- A layout of the proposed location of installation of instruments and sensors, preferably with pictures
7.
Recommendations and the Associated Costs and Savings
- Brief description of the present situation and shortcomings identified
- Initial findings, observations and assessment of the performance of systems or equipment
- Initial recommendations on energy saving measures with estimated energy and cost savings, investment cost and payback period for each measure. All numbers should be supported by information and assumptions made must be stated clearly
8.
Summary
- Summary of recommendations, estimated annual kWh and estimated cost savings, estimated investment cost and payback in table form
9. General Notes to the Report
- Mathematical accuracy – All calculations in the report should be checked for mathematical accuracy.
- Grammar and style – The report should be written in proper prose. The language should be clear, concise and understandable.
- SI units must be used in all parts of the report.
- The report should be printed on both sides to save paper.