AS/NZS 3598.1:2014
Energy audits - Part 1: Commercial buildings
Sets out minimum requirements for commissioning and conducting three prescribed types of commercial building energy audits that identify opportunities for cost effective investments to improve energy performance. These energy audits encompass all forms of energy used in commercial buildings and are undertaken by appropriately competent personnel either internal or external to the organisation.
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AS/NZS 3598.1:2014 ENERGY AUDITS - COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
2 OBJECTIVES
3 APPLICATION
4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 DEFINITIONS
5.1 Accuracy
5.2 Audited object
5.3 Benchmarking
5.4 Boundary
5.5 Energy
5.6 Energy audit
5.7 Energy auditor
5.8 Energy balance
5.9 Energy baseline
5.10 Energy consumption
5.11 Energy efficiency
5.12 Energy end use breakdown
5.13 Energy intensity
5.14 Energy management system (EnMS)
5.15 Energy monitoring
5.16 Energy performance
5.17 Energy performance indicator (EnPI)
5.18 Energy savings
5.19 Energy use
5.20 HVAC system
5.21 ICT
5.22 National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)
5.23 Mass balance
5.24 Non-energy savings
5.25 Organization
5.26 Relevant variable
6 WHEN TO UNDERTAKE AUDITS
7 ENERGY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
7.1 General
7.2 Requirements
8 ENERGY AUDITOR REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Competency
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Additional competencies for Type 2 and Type 3 audits
8.2 Confidentiality
8.3 Objectivity
9 ORGANIZATION'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AUDIT
9.1 General
9.2 Pre-audit activities
9.2.1 Scope of the audit
9.2.2 Quotations for capital costs
9.2.3 Selection of auditors
9.2.4 Information to be provided
9.2.5 Pre-audit checklist for the organization
9.3 During the audit
9.4 Post audit
10 AUDIT TYPES
10.1 General
10.2 Selection of audit type
10.3 Type 1: Basic energy audit
10.4 Type 2: Detailed energy audit
10.5 Type 3: Precision subsystem audit
11 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIT TYPES
11.1 Audit types
11.2 Specific audit type requirements
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Variations from the defined audit types
11.3 Summary of audit types
11.4 Type 1
11.4.1 General
11.4.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.4.3 Data collection
11.4.4 Analysis
11.4.5 Opportunity identification
11.4.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.5 Type 2
11.5.1 General
11.5.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.5.3 Data collection
11.5.4 Analysis
11.5.5 Opportunity identification
11.5.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.6 Type 3
11.6.1 General
11.6.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.6.3 Data collection
11.6.4 Analysis
11.6.5 Opportunity identification
11.6.6 Opportunity evaluation
APPENDIX A - MAIN AUDIT SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIATIONS FROM THE AUDIT TYPE
APPENDIX B - PERFORMING AN ENERGY AUDIT
B1 GENERAL
B2 ENERGY AUDIT PLANNING
B3 START-UP MEETING
B4 DATA COLLATION AND COLLECTION
B5 DATA MEASUREMENT PLAN
B5.1 General
B5.2 Development of the data measurement plan
B6 FIELD WORK
B7 ANALYSIS
B7.1 General
B7.2 Analysis of existing energy performance
B7.3 Identification of improvement opportunities
B7.4 Evaluation of improvement opportunities
B8 REPORT
B8.1 General
B8.2 Content of report
B9 CLOSING MEETING
APPENDIX C - CONTENT OF AN AUDIT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C1 FIRST PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C2 SUBSEQUENT PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
APPENDIX D - SUMMARY OF TYPICAL ENERGY AUDIT DELIVERABLES
APPENDIX E - ENERGY AUDITOR COMPETENCIES
E1 GENERAL
E2 COMPETENCIES RELATED TO SPECIFIC BUILDING SYSTEMS
APPENDIX F - PRE-AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR THE ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX G - AUDIT PROCESS FLOW CHART
APPENDIX H - GUIDANCE
H1 AUDIT TYPE CONSIDERATIONS
H2 ENERGY SOURCES AND ACCOUNTING
H3 BENEFITS FROM ENERGY AUDITS
H3.1 General
H3.2 Operational benefits
H3.3 Working conditions and safety
H4 DATA ANALYSIS
H4.1 Data acquisition period and frequency
H4.2 The energy balance
H4.3 Energy performance indicators
H4.4 Benchmarking
H5 OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING
H5.1 Opportunity identification workshops
H5.2 Screening of ideas
H5.3 Using data to identify opportunities
H6 PRESENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CASE FOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
H6.1 General
H6.2 Effective business cases
H7 ACCURACY
H7.1 General
H7.2 Sources of uncertainty
H7.3 Estimation of accuracy
H8 MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V)
APPENDIX I - EXAMPLES
I1 EXAMPLES OF PARTIES INVOLVED IN AN ENERGY AUDIT IN BUILDINGS
I2 EXAMPLES OF CHECKLISTS FOR ENERGY AUDIT FIELD WORK IN BUILDINGS
I2.1 General
I2.2 Checklist
I2.3 Useful documents
I3 EXAMPLES OF THE ANALYSIS OF ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS
I3.1 Overview of the energy use in a building
I3.2 Energy breakdown examples
I3.3 Time of use chart
I4 EXAMPLES OF ANALYSIS CHECKLISTS FOR ENERGY AUDITS IN BUILDINGS
I5 EXAMPLES OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN BUILDINGS
I5.1 General
I5.2 Global indicators
I5.3 Detailed indicators
I6 ADDITIONAL RELEVANT STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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AS/NZS 3598.1:2014 ENERGY AUDITS - COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
2 OBJECTIVES
3 APPLICATION
4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 DEFINITIONS
5.1 Accuracy
5.2 Audited object
5.3 Benchmarking
5.4 Boundary
5.5 Energy
5.6 Energy audit
5.7 Energy auditor
5.8 Energy balance
5.9 Energy baseline
5.10 Energy consumption
5.11 Energy efficiency
5.12 Energy end use breakdown
5.13 Energy intensity
5.14 Energy management system (EnMS)
5.15 Energy monitoring
5.16 Energy performance
5.17 Energy performance indicator (EnPI)
5.18 Energy savings
5.19 Energy use
5.20 HVAC system
5.21 ICT
5.22 National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)
5.23 Mass balance
5.24 Non-energy savings
5.25 Organization
5.26 Relevant variable
6 WHEN TO UNDERTAKE AUDITS
7 ENERGY AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
7.1 General
7.2 Requirements
8 ENERGY AUDITOR REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Competency
8.1.1 General
8.1.2 Additional competencies for Type 2 and Type 3 audits
8.2 Confidentiality
8.3 Objectivity
9 ORGANIZATION'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AUDIT
9.1 General
9.2 Pre-audit activities
9.2.1 Scope of the audit
9.2.2 Quotations for capital costs
9.2.3 Selection of auditors
9.2.4 Information to be provided
9.2.5 Pre-audit checklist for the organization
9.3 During the audit
9.4 Post audit
10 AUDIT TYPES
10.1 General
10.2 Selection of audit type
10.3 Type 1: Basic energy audit
10.4 Type 2: Detailed energy audit
10.5 Type 3: Precision subsystem audit
11 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIT TYPES
11.1 Audit types
11.2 Specific audit type requirements
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Variations from the defined audit types
11.3 Summary of audit types
11.4 Type 1
11.4.1 General
11.4.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.4.3 Data collection
11.4.4 Analysis
11.4.5 Opportunity identification
11.4.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.5 Type 2
11.5.1 General
11.5.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.5.3 Data collection
11.5.4 Analysis
11.5.5 Opportunity identification
11.5.6 Opportunity evaluation
11.6 Type 3
11.6.1 General
11.6.2 Outcomes and business needs
11.6.3 Data collection
11.6.4 Analysis
11.6.5 Opportunity identification
11.6.6 Opportunity evaluation
APPENDIX A - MAIN AUDIT SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIATIONS FROM THE AUDIT TYPE
APPENDIX B - PERFORMING AN ENERGY AUDIT
B1 GENERAL
B2 ENERGY AUDIT PLANNING
B3 START-UP MEETING
B4 DATA COLLATION AND COLLECTION
B5 DATA MEASUREMENT PLAN
B5.1 General
B5.2 Development of the data measurement plan
B6 FIELD WORK
B7 ANALYSIS
B7.1 General
B7.2 Analysis of existing energy performance
B7.3 Identification of improvement opportunities
B7.4 Evaluation of improvement opportunities
B8 REPORT
B8.1 General
B8.2 Content of report
B9 CLOSING MEETING
APPENDIX C - CONTENT OF AN AUDIT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C1 FIRST PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
C2 SUBSEQUENT PAGES OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
APPENDIX D - SUMMARY OF TYPICAL ENERGY AUDIT DELIVERABLES
APPENDIX E - ENERGY AUDITOR COMPETENCIES
E1 GENERAL
E2 COMPETENCIES RELATED TO SPECIFIC BUILDING SYSTEMS
APPENDIX F - PRE-AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR THE ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX G - AUDIT PROCESS FLOW CHART
APPENDIX H - GUIDANCE
H1 AUDIT TYPE CONSIDERATIONS
H2 ENERGY SOURCES AND ACCOUNTING
H3 BENEFITS FROM ENERGY AUDITS
H3.1 General
H3.2 Operational benefits
H3.3 Working conditions and safety
H4 DATA ANALYSIS
H4.1 Data acquisition period and frequency
H4.2 The energy balance
H4.3 Energy performance indicators
H4.4 Benchmarking
H5 OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING
H5.1 Opportunity identification workshops
H5.2 Screening of ideas
H5.3 Using data to identify opportunities
H6 PRESENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CASE FOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
H6.1 General
H6.2 Effective business cases
H7 ACCURACY
H7.1 General
H7.2 Sources of uncertainty
H7.3 Estimation of accuracy
H8 MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V)
APPENDIX I - EXAMPLES
I1 EXAMPLES OF PARTIES INVOLVED IN AN ENERGY AUDIT IN BUILDINGS
I2 EXAMPLES OF CHECKLISTS FOR ENERGY AUDIT FIELD WORK IN BUILDINGS
I2.1 General
I2.2 Checklist
I2.3 Useful documents
I3 EXAMPLES OF THE ANALYSIS OF ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS
I3.1 Overview of the energy use in a building
I3.2 Energy breakdown examples
I3.3 Time of use chart
I4 EXAMPLES OF ANALYSIS CHECKLISTS FOR ENERGY AUDITS IN BUILDINGS
I5 EXAMPLES OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN BUILDINGS
I5.1 General
I5.2 Global indicators
I5.3 Detailed indicators
I6 ADDITIONAL RELEVANT STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Previous versions
AS/NZS 3598.1:2014
Online Library subscription information
Online library subscriptions provide a cost-effective solution for organisations of any size to access the latest standards, offering 24/7 access to a personalised catalogue. The service ensures subscribers have have the most up-to-date version of selected standards, incluing automatic updates for any amendments or versions. Pricing is dependent on the chosen standards and the number of concurrent users, with discounts applied from the standards PDF price. For customised subscriptions or further inquiries, contact the Online Library team.