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Energy Auditing of Buildings

First programme in Energy Auditing of Buildings 2004 :

 

The first combined training and project development programme on “Energy Auditing of Buildings" for the specialists from Azerbaijan and Georgia was conducted within the period April-August, 2004. The Norwegian programme offered hands-on training on identification, development and implementation of energy efficiency projects according the ENergy CONservation Process (The ENCON Process).

The goal was to train engineers and specialists on Energy Auditing of Buildings, enabling them to complete all the steps of the ENCON Process, including:

  • Project Identification and Scanning to select the most suitable projects;

  • Energy Auditing, development and presentation of Energy Audit Report;

  • Development of procedures for Operation & Maintenance and Energy Monitoring of Buildings;

  • Planning of efficient project implementation.

The target group for the training programme were the staff of the Centres, external consultants, representatives from building owners and educational institutions. The Programme was planned and implemented together with the Cleaner Production and Energy Efficiency Centers in Azer¬baijan and Georgia.

Certificates were awarded to 28 participants from both countries.

During the Programme 4 Energy Audit Reports were developed by the Georgian participants. Key figures from the projects are summarized below:

Project

no.

Building

Year of

constr.

Heated

area

Energy

savings

%

No. of

measures

Tot. inv.

USD

Savings per year

kWh            USD

Payback

years

1

School # 143, Tbilisi

1968

3 875

30

3

9 340

173 220

3 080

3,0

2

School # 161, Tbilisi

1974

7 582

32

5

16 825

272 190

19 620

0,9

3

Maternity Hospital, Tbilisi

1968

5 364

11

3

7 600

235 490

3 510

2,2

4

Infectious Hospital, Tbilisi

1938

1 014

25

3

3 050

44 210

1 570

1,9

 

Total ENCON measures

 

 

24

14

36 815

725 110

27 780

1,3

 

Second programme in Energy Auditing of Buildings 2005 :

The second programme on Energy Auditing of Buildings was started in June, 2005.

The Georgian Technical University (GTU), Energy Efficiency Center Georgia (EEC) together with ENSI – Energy Saving International AS, Norway, had conducted the First Seminar on "Energy Auditing of Buildings - Combined Capacity Building and Project Development” for the trainers. There had been invited 16 participants: professors, lecturers and specialists from GTU, EEC and PA Consulting Group to the seminar.

In the First Seminar on "Energy Auditing of Buildings” the following six building were given by Municipality for developing energy audit projects: Kindergarten N 24 , Swimming Pool, Didube Municipality building, Municipality Office Building, Metro station, Maternity Home.

In September 2005, a framework agreement for the programme “Municipal Energy Efficiency Planning for Buildings” had been signed between ENSI – Energy Saving International AS, Energy Efficiency Centre Georgia and Tbilisi Municipality. The aim of agreement is introduction of methodologies for establishing Municipal Energy Efficiency Plan (MEEP) for the municipal buildings of Tbilisi.

At the end Scanned and Energy Audited projects were developed in three municipal buildings and it is planned to implement a Demo Project on one of these buildings. Simultaneously, according to the huge willingness of the Municipal Economic Policy Department – office there is being performed an Energy Audit of Metro Station “Freedom Square”.
The second programme on Energy Auditing of Buildings, will finish in April of 2006.

 

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