Energy-use audits of buildings
There are many different types of audits that can be carried out on buildings, many are a requirement of buildings regulations for new build:
- Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
- Available / Agreed / Authorised Supply Capacity (ASC)
- Building Performance Evaluation (BPE)
- Building Management System (BMS)
- Display Energy Certificate (DEC)
- Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA)
- Demand Flexibility Service (DFS)
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- Economy 7 (E7)
- Economy 9 (E9)
- Economy 10 (E10)
- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
- Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations (EPBR)
- Energy Conservation Measure (ECM)
- Energy assessment and reporting methodology (TM22)
- Energy Assessment (EA)
- Energy Audit (EA)
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
- Estimated Annual Consumption (EAC)
- Half-Hourly HH
- Half-Hourly Data HHD
- Inspection or survey which is an assessment of a buildings air conditioning systems. (TM44)
- Measurement and Verification M&V
- On Construction Domestic Energy Assessor (OCDEA)
- Predicted Energy Assessment (PEA)
- Post Occupancy Evaluation POE
- Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (RDSAP)
- Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM)
- Standard Assessment Procedure SAP
- Time-of-use energy tariffs (ToU)
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