Energy Audit
This Course is prepared for helping the entry level Fresher & Experience Engineers in the field of Energy auditing. The training targets students and building industry professionals who would like to learn more about energy auditing but do not plan to perform it themselves and those who do intend to perform the energy audit but are new to the field and want to establish a foundation for further study and professional job.
Duration and Fee:
This course (Online + Physical) is designed to have 16 credit hours and would be delivered within two days on weekends (Saturday & Sunday). Fee for this course is 12,000 for professionals, 10,000 for students and 10% discount in group of 2 or 3.
Target Audience/Eligibility:
- B. Tech/BE/BSc in Mechanical/Industrial/Architectural/Textile/Instrumental/Energy/ Electrical/Chemical
- Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
Course Outline:
- Guideline on Walkthrough and Visual inspection of the building
- Analysis for data collection
- Known values (not all projects will be the same)
- HVAC system efficiencies and schedules
- Lighting power densities and schedules
- Controls
- Building Geometry
- Utility costs
- Window geometry and performance
- Roughly known values
- Ventilation rates
- Wall and roof R-values
- Weather
- Unknown values (start with mid-range values)
- Plug load power and schedules
- Kitchen energy
- Infiltration
- Valve leakage
- Simplify the building geometry and zoning
- Accurately model exterior wall, roof, and window areas and orientations
- Group together surfaces where possible
- Minimize number of rooms/zones
- Choose a weather file
- Actual weather data
- Once calibrated, weather file will have small effect on accuracy
- Basic changes and selection
- Simulation for existing and proposed parameters
- Energy simulation using software to get results
- Comparison of HVAC, Lighting, Office equipment, Building envelope and miscellaneous
- Output’s whole building energy results of existing and proposed building
- Energy consumption kw/month, kw/year and Kbtu/year
- Energy conservation saving from baseline existing building
- Generate hourly, monthly and annual graph of whole building energy consumption
- Final results and energy auditing report
Deliverables at the end of Course:
- Building Energy Auditor, Course syllabus as per standard & Codes
- Audio and Video tutorials (For only self-paced Trainings)
- All Courses are based upon Real Projects
- Job oriented training program
- Career Consulting & Guideline for interview
- Cracked software for Energy Auditing
- Complete ASHARE 62 Code 2007 and 2010 for Ventilation Design
- Complete ASHARE 55 Code 2007 and 2010 for Comfort Design
- Psychometric Chart
- Complete ASHRAE 90.1 Code 2007 and 2010 for Energy
- U-Value excel sheets for Building Envelope
- Certification of Completion
Career Opportunities:
The field of Building Energy Auditor includes the widest range of opportunities of any field of design. They include:
- Energy Analyst, Energy Auditor in all commercial and industrial companies
- Energy Researcher in all commercial and industrial companies
- Sustainable Engineer in all commercial and industrial companies
- Energy Optimization Engineer
- Energy Consultant
- Building code official
- Project Manager in all commercial and industrial companies
- Electrical Engineer in all commercial and industrial companies
- Mechanical Engineer in all commercial and industrial companies
