Survey Question - Nexgen.docx

SURVEY QUESTIONS Name: Job title: Questions: 1. The current flow chart of energy audit process at NexGen is on the next page, please identify which steps you have involved in or carried out alone or associated with the colleague? (Example: Internal Audit, External Audit, Building Model, Balance and Review Base Case…)

2. What information or data do you want to add or remove from the current audit checklist form (I mean what information or data that is not listed in the audit checklist that you often write down on the back of the audit checklist or things you deem not necessary on the current audit checklist)

3. Please identify the problems or wastes that you see in the energy audit process in the table below (leave blank if you don’t have) Types of wastes Information Overflow (Ex: Sending or receiving too many emails, or copies of documents for different repositories and people, reports about everything)

Waiting (Ex: waiting occurs when an upstream activity does not deliver on time, or waiting is the result of other problems such as data entry errors, customer respond ...)

Excess Inventory (Ex: Storing excessive amounts of information including keeping multiple copies of documents in different repositories, unfinished tasks, and unused data in database.)

Explain and identify which steps involve in the problem

Defective information (Ex: Wrong or missing information, inadequate processing of information, or poo-quality inputs from customers) Repetition (Ex: actions or work that is repeated twice or many times due to updated or changed information) Others (express your opinion about the other wastes)

Current Audit Process Flow Chart Revision 2

40- 60 hrs W/ 1-2 auditors *Review = Self-Checklist

Post-Audit - Model Post-Audit - Report Data record 30 min

1h (small) – 3h (large) 2 – 3 people

Pre -Audit Initial Customer Meeting 2 hrs  Pitch the program  Record the meeting

1h / metering point Historical Data Analysis    

Building data Weather data Utility data Program application

30 min / metering point Prepare Auditing Materials

Walkthrough Audit

 Walls, windows, doors, lightning  Electrical devices connected to the meter

Interview Client  Occupation & schedule  Areas of concern  Recent renovations  Upgrades of Interest

Internal Audit

Apply for the program through NB power 15 - 45 min

Fill in audit 1h information tables Write Report 4h – 6h

External Audit

 Floor plan  Questions 15 min

 Notes from audit  Fill in “Existing Summary table”

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Motors / pumps Water heaters HVAC equipment Meters/transformer Lights Record all electrical devices

Building model a) b) c) d) e) f) g)

Weather, location Fuel rates 1h – 5h Schedules Heating Cooling Building envelope Lighting Other equipment

Review Report 15 min Send finished report for peer review 1h

15 min – 1h min Balance & review base case

Build the proposed case & Review a) Schedules 1h -5 h b) c) d) e)

Heating Cooling Building envelope Lighting Other equipment

Analyze cost benefit 1h – 2h

Book the audit

Copy/Paste tables, graphs & images into the report 1h

Group Brainstorm 15 min Send final model for peer review 10 min

Post-Audit Submission 1h / metering point Prepare Info: a) b) c) d) e) f)

Summary Form Utility Bills Utility Data Upload Model Final Report Checklist sheet

Submit to NB Power 5 min

Present to the client