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Energy Efficiency Consulting

CarbonetiX are available for hourly environmental engineering, energy training and sustainability design services, bringing our extensive knowledge and experience to your unique situation.

Energy Audit, Water Audit or Waste Audit

An energy, water or waste audit lets you know where you are today, and provides you with the information you need to make intelligent energy efficiency decisions in the future. With an audit, you'll be able to:

• Identify and quantify opportunities to become more energy, water or waste efficient
• Plan energy investments with the highest returns
• Benchmark your carbon emissions against facilities or organisations of a similar type
• Advantageously position your funding application

Our highly skilled engineers can help you use the knowledge gained in an energy, water or waste audit to lower operational costs, reduce carbon emissions and improve occupancy satisfaction and attraction.

Energy Audit

CarbonetiX can provide you with a comprehensive AS/NZS 3598:2000 compliant Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 energy audit.

A Level 1 Energy Audit - sometimes called an overview - allows the overall energy consumption of the site to be evaluated, to determine whether energy use is reasonable or excessive. It provides initial benchmarks of the site so that the effect of energy efficiency measures can be tracked and evaluated. It may be in the form of a desktop study; however the information given to, or gathered by, the auditor needs to be sufficient to enable the overall level of energy efficiency of the site to be determined.

A Level 2 Energy Audit meets the requirements of a Level 1 Audit and also identifies the sources of energy to a site, the amount of energy supplied, and what the energy is used for. It also identifies areas where savings may be made, recommends measures to be taken, and provides a statement of costs, potential savings, and payback periods. A Level 2 Audit is an energy use survey, which is expected to provide a preliminary assessment of costs and savings.

A Level 3 Energy Audit covers the requirements of a Level 1 and Level 2 Audit and provides a detailed analysis of energy usage, the energy savings that can be made, and the cost of achieving those energy savings. It may cover the whole site or may concentrate on an individual item, such as a single industrial process or one of the services. The auditor may employ a specialist to carry out specific parts of an audit or may need to install local metering and logging equipment to monitor energy use. The report from a Level 3 Audit often forms the justification for substantial investment by the owner or an Energy Performance Contract(EPC).

A Walk-Through Energy Audit is a low level energy audit, which identifies energy reduction opportunities for a site with no quantification of potential savings or energy costs. An optional list of unquantified energy saving recommendations can be provided.

Water Audit

A Water Audit identifies the sources of water to a site, the amount of water supplied, and what the water is used for. It also identifies areas where water saving may be made, recommends measures to be taken, and provides a statement of costs, potential savings, and payback periods. A water tariff assessment is undertaken, providing you with the best arrangement with your water provider to minimise associated purchase, disposal and trade waste costs. A Water Audit provides initial benchmarks of the site so that the effect of water minimisation strategies can be tracked and evaluated. The report from a Water Audit often forms the justification for substantial investment by the owner.

A Walk-Through Water Audit is a low level water audit, which identifies water saving opportunities for a site with no quantification of potential water savings or costs. An optional list of unquantified water saving recommendations can be provided.

Waste Audit

A Waste Audit identifies the sources of waste from a site, the amount of waste generated, and how the waste is disposed of. It also identifies areas where waste minimisation can occur, recommends measures to be taken, and provides a statement of costs and potential savings. It provides initial benchmarks of the site so that the effect of waste reduction measures can be tracked and evaluated. The report from a Waste Audit often forms the justification for substantial investment by the owner. Detailed economic analysis with appropriate level of accuracy is provided.

A Walk-Through Waste Audit is a low level waste audit, which identifies ways to reduce waste for a site with no quantification of savings or costs. An optional list of unquantified waste reduction recommendations can be provided.

School NSSP Audit

Get the biggest energy costs and greenhouse gas savings possible from your $50,000 National Solar School Program (NSSP) grant. Our report makes it easy to get quotes and fill in the NSSP paperwork, and is based on our experience in conducting energy audits in over 200 schools.

Spending the whole $50,000 NSSP funding on solar PV will result in saving energy of around just $2,000 a year and 16 tonnes of greenhouse gas.

Spending $15,000 on a 2kW solar PV system (the smallest allowed in the NSSP program) and $35,000 on energy efficiency measures will result in saving energy to the tune of roughly $6,000 a year and 50 tonnes of greenhouse gas.

Carbon Footprint Assessment

Customers, suppliers, stakeholders, Board members, Government, media - everyone's asking! What's my carbon footprint? Do you know the answer?

A Carbon Footprint Assessment is a carbon accounting exercise to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated by one or more activities that may be limited to an event, occur at a single or group of facilities, or be a combination of both.

We will work in close consultation with you to establish your organisational and operational boundary for each project. We draw upon our significant expertise within the energy efficiency industry, highlighting carbon reduction opportunities along with improvements to carbon reporting systems. Business goals served by a Carbon Footprint Assessment include:

• Reporting of mandatory (NGERS) or voluntary carbon emissions
• Managing risks and planning investments
• Preparing to participate in carbon markets

Our Carbon Footprint methodology complies with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol - the most widely accepted international standard for carbon reporting - developed by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and follows the guidelines of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme guidelines published by the Department of Climate Change.

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS)

From the 1 July 2008, businesses must apply for registration with the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer if they:

• Are a constitutional corporation and
• Meet a financial year reporting threshold of either the level of greenhouse gas emissions generated, or the amount of energy consumed or produced

Registered corporations must then report their greenhouse gas emissions and energy use and production for each year in which they meet a threshold. CarbonetiX can provide your organisation with NGERS compliant reporting and guide your business on ways it can minimise future carbon emissions levels.

Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD)

An ESD Assessment encompasses all design aspects of a building in terms of its energy, water and waste efficiency. The scope of the ESD assessment may be limited to one or more of these design aspects. An ESD assessment is typically applied to a refurbishment or new building design and will consider both passive and active design elements.

Passive elements are non-consuming elements of a building and maximise its energy, water or waste efficiency. Key areas of energy passive design include orientation, zoning, thermal mass, glazing, insulation and ventilation. Key areas of passive water design elements include rain water harvesting and or water recycling systems and selection of efficient faucets, showerheads and toilets.

Active elements are energy or water consuming elements that are incorporated in the building design. Key elements include air conditioning systems, lighting systems and pumping requirements.

Mandatory Disclosure Compliance

Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC)

New Mandatory Disclosure legislation requires owners and tenants of spaces over 2,000 m² to provide a Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC) - comprising a NABERS building star rating, lighting inventory and energy efficiency information - when selling or leasing office space. CarbonetiX can provide you with a BEEC and assist with any opportunities that arise from undertaking the certificate process.

NABERS Rating

The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) measures and compares the environmental performance of a building or tenancy space against its market and calculates a star rating - 5 stars being the highest rating and representing best practice. Our NABERS Assessor, whilst undertaking a NABERS Rating Assessment, can additionally undertake an energy and or water audit, which will identify energy and or water efficiency opportunities within your building or tenancy to improve your star rating.

A NABERS Rating may be used to:

• Comply with new Mandatory Disclosure requirements
• Benchmark against best practice or across property portfolios
• Market the 'Green' credentials of a building or tenancy space

Cogeneration Or Renewables Assessments

Distributed energy systems - such as Cogeneration and Trigeneration - reduces the grid connected electricity dependency of a site by providing electricity generation onsite. Renewable energy systems are also a distributed energy solution.

A Cogeneration Or Renewables Assessment investigates the opportunities and or pre-feasibility of the technologies under consideration. This would typically involve providing indication of the scale or size of the system, capital implementation cost and future maintenance costs, greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy costs savings. An analysis of historical energy usage, demand and cost data forms part of such a study.

Smart Meter Data Review

Smart meter data is invaluable for the energy management of your building and can help reduce your energy consumption.

Reviewing your site's smart meter data can identify energy wastage from electrical loads that should not be running after hours. Over the course of a year, the accumulated consumption from this wastage can be substantial - adding to costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

The brief report is easy to comprehend and will suggest next steps on how to realise potential savings for your site.

School Heating Review

A heating review is an assessment of a school's heating system. The aim of the review is to:

• Assess the existing heating systems serving the school and their general condition
• Assess the effectiveness of the systems in sustaining occupancy comfort
• Assess the viability of repair or replacement options of current heating systems in order to increase thermal comfort, reduce maintenance overheads and running costs
• Provide upgrade options that are quantified in terms of energy and greenhouse gas emissions savings, estimated implementation costs and financial payback

The outcome of the review is delivered in a report that can then be used to prioritise capital investments and apply for any available government funding.

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Guaranteed Energy Savings Program

Conventional Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) are designed to guarantee savings, but are also costly to set up, generally only suited to reasonably large sites and paybacks on investment are long.

The CarbonetiX Guaranteed Energy Savings Program now makes saving electricity easy and more accessible, delivering the benefits of a traditional EPC to sites spending from $25,000 - $100,000 on electricity. The CarbonetiX Guaranteed Energy Savings Program provides a simpler, shorter and more cost effective solution for businesses not usually eligible to realise the electricity savings an EPC can provide.

• Electricity savings are guaranteed
• Cut electricity use by approximately 20%
• Generally a 4 year or less payback
• Realise significant energy costs savings
• Suitable for organisations spending from $25,000 - $100,000 per annum on electricity
• CarbonetiX project manages the implementation works, leaving you free to focus on core business interests
• Benefit from our extensive energy efficiency experience
• Promote your business' green credentials to staff, customers and stakeholders

Energy Efficiency Project Management

Getting an audit is step one in realising your sustainability goals - the recommendations still need to be implemented. Project Management of energy efficiency upgrades is more challenging than it sounds... Let CarbonetiX do the hard work for you! Our Energy Efficiency Project Management includes:

• Dedicated Engineer, exclusive to the project
• Engineer translates an audit into actual savings
• Engineer commits to required time on-site, organising contracted work and ensuring smooth implementation of energy efficiency works
• Energy use and savings are recorded before and after
• Utilisation of a developed and growing pool of experienced energy efficiency contractors
• Engineer represents your organisation to achieve the best result

Heating And Cooling (HVAC) Optimisation

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are typically the highest energy demand for a building. Heating And Cooling (HVAC) Optimisation can lead to substantial energy costs savings and carbon emissions reductions without a large investment.

Energy Training and Coaching

Greenhouse GOSSIP

Align internal stakeholders with your energy efficiency goals. Significant savings can be achieved when management and staff are engaged and aligned on the same sustainability journey. Our Greenhouse GOSSIP program offers a structured mentoring process that:

• Achieves immediate energy costs savings and carbon reduction
• Reduces greenhouse emissions
• Energy training efficiently delivers materials online via personal emails and webinars
• Align staff and equipment to your set climate change goals

Executive Energy Coaching

To the uninitiated, embedding sustainability into your organisation can seem like a mountainous task. Our Executive Coaching breaks the journey into smaller steps and leads and guides you to the peak:

Your Sustainability Initiatives are more likely to produce greater results with these added resources:

• Consultation with an energy efficiency expert
• Weekly coaching calls with an experienced energy efficiency engineer
• Our combined expertise addressing your unique sustainability issues

Facility Management Energy Training

CarbonetiX provide expert energy training for Facility Managers, for immediate project works and fine tuning for building resource energy efficiency. Your Facility Managers will be trained to prepare and implement an energy efficiency plan, a quick and effective way to further reduce your organisation's greenhouse emissions and achieve your energy efficiency targets.

CarbonetiX' experienced environmental engineering staff will conduct a full day on-site technical training with your Facility Manager or team, tailored to your unique requirements.

Energy Efficiency Audit Training

Increased energy efficiency will become the most important 'fuel' of the future. Low-cost options for reducing actual consumption - many of which are already available - offer the greatest potential for cutting CO2 emissions - International Energy Agency

How can you identify the energy efficiency opportunities within your business? How can you determine which opportunities will provide you with the greatest return on investment? How much will these energy efficiency improvements cost you? And how much energy - and money - will they save? Answer these questions and discover much more with our Energy Efficiency Audit Training. Ideal for small to medium sized businesses.

• Provides a business case for energy efficiency reduction
• Provides you with the capacity to create a reduction plan, so that you can plan intelligently
• Allows you to review efficiency proposals with confidence
• Understand the importance of an audit as an integral part of your energy management plan
• Learn best practice for conducting an audit
• Benefit from proven, well developed course materials
• Receive experienced guidance on uncovering the hidden efficiency opportunities in your organisation

Energy Efficiency Guidebooks

Written by CarbonetiX but customisable to your workplace, our Energy Efficiency Guidebook is based on our successful Greenhouse GOSSIP program. The Energy Efficiency Guidebook details easy steps to reduce greenhouse emissions. The Energy Efficiency Guidebook includes:

• Highly effective energy efficiency solutions
• Proven carbon emissions reduction when the steps are followed
• The abilitiy to promote your sustainability credentials as an environmental organisation to staff and the public
• Can include sections usable at home as well as at work
• Incorporating your corporate brand and sending your sustainability message

Mirrorlux Reflectors by Green Electricians

Mirrorlux Reflectors increase the amount of useful light generated by a standard fluorescent tube. Mirrorlux allows a double fluorescent fitting to be retrofit to single lamp operation, cutting energy consumption by half, while maintaining a good level of light output. Installing Mirrorlux Reflectors, in combination with high performance lamps is an environmentally friendly, simple and cost effective way to reduce carbon emissions and running costs. Mirrorlux Reflectors:

• Are a proven greenhouse emissions saver
• Give immediate energy costs savings
• Have a typical payback period of only 1-2 years
• Are quick and easy to install
• Directs light where it is needed - down onto the workspace