Greenhouse and Energy Audits
Energy audits help organisations achieve two key aims:
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Compliance with legislation– many government energy schemes require participating organisations to be audited to determine the extent to which they are compliant.
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Cost savings– organisations may be looking for areas where emissions can be reduced, subsequently saving costs. These audits can be undertaken to meet recognised standards (such as ISO50001) energy management or your organisation’s benchmarks.
Our process
Our auditors examine the processes and activities that contribute to your organisation’s energy use. Using a Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle of continual improvement, we carry out the following processes to determine how your organisation can generate or improve energy efficiency:
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Documents– analysing a wide variety of documents and energy use data (such as electricity meters and fuel purchases) to help determine greenhouse gas quantities produced
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Observation– inspecting your site including premises layout, equipment and production processes
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Interviews– speaking with relevant staff and management
We will then present a report to you with practical recommendations for improvement.
Our auditing team’s principal, Graham Brown, is a registered Greenhouse and Energy Auditor and Greenhouse Auditor Technical for the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Systems (NGERS).
Where auditing can occur
We’ve audited a wide range of client sites including offices, farms and processing plants seeking energy saving and emission reduction opportunities in heating and cooling, lighting, transport and other key areas.
Who we work with
We typically undertake energy audits for organisations that have large energy usage requirements. Our clients are those whose complex processes require an expert level of understanding. We have undertaken audits in industries such as food processing, manufacturing and mining, and our standards-based processes can extend to many others.