Energy audits are comprehensive reviews conducted by energy professionals and/or engineers that evaluate the actual performance of your property’s energy systems and equipment against their designed performance level or against the best available technologies. Audits alone don’t save energy; you need to implement the recommended improvements to reap benefits.
Money saved due to implementing auditor-recommended improvements may jusify the up-front cost of the audit. However, your budget may limit the types of audits that would make financial sense, because their recommended improvements that are not performed shortly after the audit can become outdated. If your congregation has limited property improvement funds, an audit targeting specific types of projects may be the most cost effective as it will recommend projects your congregation can implement in a short time frame with allotted project funds. This document will help you understand the types of audits and auditors and determine if an audit would benefit your congrega�on.
