Energy auditing of buildings: a survey of the literature, and the practice in New Zealand

Abstract

This report describes Energy Auditing techniques used throughout the world. Details of references to Energy Auditing discovered during an extensive literature search at the outset of the study are recorded, and the usefulness of various descriptions of the detailed practicalities involved in Energy Auditing is discussed. The practical methods used by professional auditors to audit multi-storey office buildings in New Zealand are described. Conclusions are reached about both the problems encountered in auditing and the prospect for widerapplication of energy auditing principles and practice in the future. The report is written for the information of building owners and operators, their consultant architects and engineers, and for students of architecture and engineering.