Investment Grade Energy Audit

Going beyond the conventional energy audit, this book provides detailed guidelines on how to use the investment grade audit (IGA) to predict savings with much greater accuracy. Building on the traditional audit, the IGA requires the addition of a "risk assessment component" which evaluates conditions in a specific building and/or process and reduces the level of uncertainty as to how proposed energy efficiency measures will really behave over time. The authors have covered every aspect of the IGA, including risk management, the "people" factor, measurement and verification, financing issues, report presentation guidelines, and master planning strategies.

Shirley J. Hansen, PhD, is internationally recognized as a leader in the performance contracting field and has provided consultation and training in performance contracting in 30 countries James W. Brown, PE, has specialized in the field of energy efficiency for the past 22 years, conducting energy analyses and designs of energy efficient installation for over 300 facilities