Energy audit
From WikiClimate
An energy audit can be defined as a systematic procedure to find out about the existing energy consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, of an industrial operation and/or installation or of a private or public service, and then to identify and quantify cost‑effective energy savings opportunities, and report the findings.
Energy Audits in the UK
In the UK energy audits are most commonly carried out either with the support of the Carbon Trust (formerly Action Energy audits) as part of a carbon management process or to meet the requirements to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). EPCs are required under the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), and must be given to prospective purchasers or lessors at the time that a building changes ownership or a new lease is agreed. In the domestic sector, EPCs are provided as part of the Home Information Pack (HIP), by a qualified energy surveyor registered with one of the certification schemes. The EPC is based on the Government's RdSAP, a reduced data version of its Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for the energy assessment of dwellings. In the non-domestic sector, the EPC is based on a simplified building energy model (SBEM).
