Retrotec USACE - Manual (Page 74)

52 ENERGY & PROCESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Saving in energy and water cost ■
Investment needed ■
Payback time ■
Energy auditor ID (who is writing about this measure) ■
Client approval (will be implemented immediately, will be budgeted ■
for next year, may be implemented later, will not be implemented)
Client ID (who made the decision and the date it was made)
■
Even a simple Excel-spreadsheet will contain the necessary data and keep
the information organized during the assessment work and also help the client
in keeping the saving measures on the list of things to do. Clients with a large
building stock may use databases with user-friendly interfaces and limited user
access for auditors, contractors, and O&M staff.
When the energy assessment scheme management combines this data into
energy consumption data, assessment cost data and budget data, he or she
has a simple monitoring system on the effectiveness of the energy assessment
scheme (results versus money spent).
5.14 Introduction of Results: Final Meeting
When the report is ready and the material has been sent to the client and/or
site staff, a meeting is usually arranged to present the fi nal results and to close
the project. The main aim of the meeting and introduction of results is to help
the client with decision-making and implementing the suggested saving mea-
sures.
The meeting agenda should include the following topics:
Goals of the assessment project ■
Main phases of work ■
Key results, concentrating on the big picture and main savings ■
Rough benchmarking to similar sites, if possible ■
Main technical improvements ■
The presentation to decision-makers is not necessarily very technical, but
should introduce a summary of the saving potential, investments needed, and
the payback times and profi tability.
The meeting should also discuss what happens after the assessment:
Does the assessment report give clear advice on how to go on after the ■
assessment?
How does the client implement the list of saving measures? Will they
■
need help?
Does the client or the O&M staff have a systematic procedure to elimi-
■
nate energy-wasting mistakes and malfunctions?