Retrotec USACE - Manual (Page 54)

32 ENERGY & PROCESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
for an energy assessment, select the systems in those buildings to be
audited, or from a given system, the components to be considered for
more detailed study
Collect any further information available (which saves time when the
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team arrives on site)
Determine the necessary technical skills required to conduct the sur-
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veys, the optimal size of the team, the number of subteams, and the
duration of the assessment based on the scope of the study
It is important that all the information from the visit be delivered to the
assessment team. The project manager’s role is mainly to deliver information
and coordinate the work.
5.3 Preparation Activities
The project manager should coordinate the preparation activities well before
the site visit. Going to the site unprepared is usually frustrating for everyone
involved and wastes time while waiting or looking for people and material.
The project manager should act as a link between the site staff and the as-
sessment team and make sure all preparations are made on both sides.
5.3.1 Data and Material Needed from the Site
The project manager should agree with the site’s staff representative who will
collect the data and material needed for the assessment. The material is needed
before the actual assessment work on site begins. This information should be
available at the in-briefi ng or start-up meeting:
Facility data: building ID, use, building volume, fl oor area, year of con- ■
struction, renovations, schedules of use (daily, weekly), number of build-
ing occupants (if available)
Energy and water suppliers
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Tariffs (energy and water consumption cost, fi xed cost monthly and ■
yearly, demand-based cost, etc.)
Metering (where energy and water meters are, how metering data is
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available)
Consumption data
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Yearly consumption (MWh/a) ◆
Monthly consumption, if available ◆
Historical data from 3–4 years ◆
Reasons for changes in energy consumption ◆
Peak demand data (kW) ◆