Energy Assessment
Project brief
We have been given thirty hours each to complete a lighting audit of two buildings at the University of Exeter,
and to ultimately produce a report of recommendations for lighting controls. Our supervisor for this project is
Karen Gallagher, Sustainability Manager for the University, and the given deadline for project completion is
27 April 2014.
Objectives
To determine where lighting controls can be put in place in the two selected buildings, and to build and
present a report of recommendations accordingly. This report is intended to serve as a useful tool in
enhancing the University of Exeter’s sustainability.
Pre-audit requirements
1. Meeting to confirm the project plan.
2. Meet with the University’s Green Unit to discuss on-going and/or upcoming projects. According to the
information gathered, we make sure to plan our project so that it does not overlap or interfere with
others.
3. Research the most common lighting controls and produce an appropriate key, to be used as a tool in
efficiently identifying lighting controls during the audit.
4. Acquire space surveys for university buildings and analyze these to
determine the two buildings to be audited. Space surveys are
considered critical information, and because these will be provided as
hardcopies, time for analysis will likely be adjusted. Building selection
will be based on the extent to which lights are on in unoccupied areas
and the practicalities of auditing. We will have to consider student
accessibility to rooms (entry into scientific laboratories, for example, is
prohibited), the disturbance caused to room occupants, the periods for
which rooms are reserved for classes and meetings, the need to make
bookings and the need to contact and inform relevant persons. Based on
analysis, it may be necessary to audit only certain areas within the
chosen buildings (for instance, audits may have to be limited to
communal areas).
5. Provide a summary of our methodology for choosing the two buildings.
6. Recognize and construct a list of all stakeholders, and acquire
necessary contact information.
7. Construct a data collection template.
8. Acquire floor-plans for the chosen buildings.
9. Carry out an audit test run.
10. Meeting to confirm pre-audit requirements are complete.
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Audit requirements
1. Identify lighting controls using the key, and photograph unrecognized controls to be identified later.
2. Complete the data collection template, documenting installed lighting controls and their locations, and
areas in which no lighting controls are installed.
3. Meeting to confirm audit requirements are complete.
Post-audit requirements
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Develop recommendations according to the information in the completed data template.
Evaluate the practicalities involved by acknowledging the influences of any limitations.
Draft a report containing all findings, recommendations and evaluations.
Meeting to confirm post-audit requirements are complete and to discuss the draft report.
Edit and finalize the report.
Prepare presentation.
Presentation to energy manager (verbal, paper presentation).
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Gantt Chart
Task
Pre-audit: 1
Pre-audit: 2
Pre-audit: 3
Pre-audit: 4
Pre-audit: 5
Pre-audit: 6
Pre-audit: 7
Pre-audit: 8
Pre-audit: 9
Pre-audit: 10
Audit: 1
Audit: 2
Audit: 3
Post-audit: 1
Post-audit: 2
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