Retrotec USACE - Manual (Page 58)

36 ENERGY & PROCESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Members of the customer’s side brief the assessment team on the plant
operations with details about the equipment and systems involved. This will
give the assessment team a good idea of current operations and upgrades that
might be appropriate. They also learn about completed and ongoing energy
and other retrofi tting projects, needs, and perceived problems and ideas to
overcome them. Ongoing or planned construction or LEAN Program projects
may be a great time for the complementing energy projects because energy-
related projects can have a low marginal cost when incorporated into major
refurbishment work (e.g., roof repair, renovation of air handling units).
The meeting should deal with the following topics:
Introduction (project manager) ■
Introduction of the assessment work, what it connects to, who the ◆
key players are, what the aim and scope is, schedule.
Introduction of participants on site and their responsibilities.
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Introduction of information collected before the assessment. ◆
Providing the contact information for key persons. ◆
Introduction of site (site staff member) ■
Introduction of the site and the buildings to be visited. ◆
Discussion of problems and special features of the site. ◆
Renovations, changes in energy-using systems. ◆
Implemented energy-effi ciency improvements. ◆
Indoor air quality and temperature problems. ◆
Scheduled and planned future improvements. ◆
Staff’s ideas about energy conservation measures. ◆
Special features of energy usage ■
What are the main areas of consumption in heating, electricity, and ◆
water?
If the site consists of several buildings and there is only one energy
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meter, which are the most important buildings?
If there are energy-consuming processes, which are the most
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important?
Which parts of the facility are in operation 24 hours a day?
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Which processes and equipment have the highest power demand? ◆
Is the demand just a peak or has it been high for a long period of
time?
Practicalities (site staff member) ■
Restrictions and security issues while the assessment team is on site ◆
(photographing, limited access, etc.).
How the building occupants have been informed of the site visit
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(schedules, assessment team ID badges, etc.).
Is interviewing building occupants allowed or restricted?
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