What is the difference between the three types of audits?
All of the audits are intended to develop an understanding of how the facility uses energy, and, based on this, determine the best combination of changes to minimize the energy use. Type 1. A type one audit identifies the different systems using energy, such as lights, heating, cooling, and hot water. Then uses standard industry practices to recommend upgrades to the systems. This type of audit will fit very well with any small school and/or schools with simple systems. For example, a lot of elementary schools and some middle schools. Type 2. A type two audit identifies the same systems, but uses more sophisticated math modeling techniques to more accurately identify the use and savings of the different systems. This type of audit will be used very often. Most middle schools, large elementary schools and many of the high schools will be handled this way. Type 3.
All of the audits are intended to develop an understanding of how the facility uses energy, and, based on this, determine the best combination of changes to minimize the energy use. Type 1. A type one audit identifies the different systems using energy, such as lights, heating, cooling, and hot water. Then uses standard industry practices to recommend upgrades to the systems. This type of audit will fit very well with any small school and/or schools with simple systems. For example, a lot of elementary schools and some middle schools. Type 2. A type two audit identifies the same systems, but uses more sophisticated math modeling techniques to more accurately identify the use and savings of the different systems. This type of audit will be used very often. Most middle schools, large elementary schools and many of the high schools will be handled this way. Type 3. A type three audit uses complex math models to determine how the different systems interact with each other, so as one system
