Multi-Family Residential Unit Audits Garden Apartments and Smaller Housing Stock

Multi-Family Residential Unit Audits Garden Apartments and Smaller Housing Stock Daniel Grau Asit Patel Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

MF building audit process entails • Pre-site visit preparation • Site walk through • Data Compilation • Energy analysis • Energy audit report Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

MF building audit process • Pre site visit Preparation • Gathering building information, fuel bills • Contact with building management • Site visit • Building inspection: building shell, equipment, interview with occupants… • Data collection • Determine Energy conservation measures opportunities • Data Compilation • Compute raw data • Prepare software data entry Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

MF building audit process • Energy analysis • Building modeling • Calculate Energy data for current conditions • Adjust parameters: applicable retrofits, retrofit costs • Define energy conservation measures, calculate investment costs and energy savings • Energy audit report • Executive summary • Scope of work • Description of energy conservation measures Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Multifamily Building audit processENERGY AUDIT REPORT • Executive summary • Existing conditions • Assumptions made during analysis • Recommendations • Scope of work • Cost and savings projection • SIR • Specifications Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

What do we need to conduct an audit and to produce the end result? • Paper, pen, measure tape, drill, combustion efficiency test kit, infra-red camera, and several other tools Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

We also need: • An open mind • Software tools to… Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Ea-quip is a tool,….. just a tool Developed to assist the Auditor with: • Performing drudgery energy calculations: heat loss, energy costs and savings with interaction between retrofits • Selecting energy measures: based on data and parameters entered by the Auditor • Storing data: with easy way to retrieve, transfer, copy information • Creating reports: with pre-formatted templates …….not to replacethe Auditor ! Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Ea-Quip user requirements in NYS • Must make request to DHCR (NYS agency) in writing • Subgrantee’s designated personnel must demonstrate skills in the following areas: • Building Science • Heating Appliance Diagnostics, Sizing and Troubleshooting; • Competency in using the DHCR Approved Audit Software • Residential /Commercial Construction/Rehabilitation Experience Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

In NYS… • In the Southern Region of New York 3 out of 18 Sub-grantee’s are designated as Self Auditing. • The designation as Self Auditing means that you have demonstrate to be competent in • The use of EA-QUIP as an Auditing Tool and is able to test or assess the building systems especially the complexity of the related mechanical systems for the purpose of developing a comprehensive WAP work scope. Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Ea-quip functionalities • Models Building • Estimates energy values in existing and retrofitted conditions • System Recommended Retrofits • User Selected Retrofits • On-screen and printable reports Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

ENERGY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE • EA-QUIP • Energy Audit Using Queens Information Package Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Ea-quip 10-step process Step 1. Create new file Step 2. Building information Step 3. Fuel Data Step 4. Weather data Step 5. Building data Step 6. Modeling Step 7. Scope of Work Step 8. Retrofit Costs Step 9. Sequential reports Step 10. Auto Check Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step1: Create a new file • Enter dwelling ID: typically building address • Select a starting file in the data files directory that very closely resembles this building • Great when you are performing audits on multiple buildings on the same block or similar construction Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step2: Building info • At the bottom of the Ea-quip main screen, select the first component from left • Fill requested boxes Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step3: Fuel data • Select component#2 • Select fuel unit • Choose State and then City • Enter fuel data by adding directly in the table or by importing an Excel spreadsheet • Enter heating reference temperature • Recalculate/save button Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step4: Weather data • In tools menu: select weather data • Select State and City • Select Year and Month • Update database by entering new daily average temperatures Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step5: Building data • Enter sequentially component # 3 to component #14 • Save component entry • Add comments • Print individual screen Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step6: Modeling • Click on the modeling icon (4th from left) • Check modeling table • Check chart • Adjust parameters in component #3 to #14 until actual fuel data from bill matches calculated data Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step 7: Scope of Work • Select retrofits from generated list • View retrofit energy savings, investment costs and SIR in decreasing order. Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step 8: Retrofit costs • Access retrofit costs by selecting parameters in menu and retrofit costs. • Choose one component • Enter fixed cost and/or cost per unit Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step9: Sequential reports • Click 6th icon from the left to run sequential reports • View, print, export in html format individual report by selecting reports in the menu Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Step 10: Auto check • Click on check mark icon • Ea-quip establishes a list of parameters and tells you if they are in or out of typical range • Correct data entry if needed • Add comments • Was added to ensure integrity and quality of the audit • Peer to peer review Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Not done yet… • Now we prepare the audit report • Peer to peer review • Final version of the audit report for release to the owner. Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Now we are done with the MF building audit. Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

How to get Ea-Quip? • If interested.. • E-mail at: Ea_Quip@aeanyc.org • $ 25 material development and shipping and handling cost. • New Web based version will be coming out soon… • No software needed. • Register on-line and privileges will be given to all users based on their title.. Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Association for Energy Affordability • MF auditing for the Weatherization Program in New York State • MF auditing training • Ea-quip training Multi-family Residential Unit Audits - Garden Apts and Smaller housing stocks

Multi-Family Residential Unit Audits Garden Apartments and Smaller Housing Stock