Florissant government building — Energy Audit Report

Executive Summary

Overview of identified insulation upgrade opportunities and projected annual savings. This is a Preliminary Report. Your EEQA representative will now solicit bids from our Qualified Contractors. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the bidding to complete. Your EEQA representative will submit to you a Final Report upon it's completion. All completed upgrades will have a Quality Control visit to ensure the Mechanical Insulation was installed in accordance with specifications.

Estimated Annual Savings

$1,398/yr

Energy cost reduction from upgrades

Current Operating Cost

$1,654/yr

Inventoried surface annual cost

Upgraded Operating Cost

$257/yr

After insulation improvements

Cost Reduction

84.5%

Operating cost decrease

Heat Flow Reduction

106,973kBtu/yr

107.0 MMBtu/yr saved

CO₂ Reduction

7.07MT/yr

Metric tons per year

NOₓ Reduction

31.3lbs/yr

Pounds per year

Items Assessed

22items

Across 4 systems

Annual Operating Cost Comparison

Current (As-Found)

$1,654

per year

→

After Upgrade

$257

per year

Upgrading the insulation on the 22 identified items would result in estimated annual energy cost savings of $1,398/yr, a reduction in heat flow of 106,973 kBtu/yr, a reduction in CO₂ emissions of 7.07 MT/yr, and a reduction in NOₓ emissions of 31.3 lbs/yr. All calculations were performed using the NAIMA 3E Plus (version 5.1) computer program.

Savings Analysis

Energy cost savings by system area, ranked by annual impact.

Annual Energy Cost Savings by System

5-Year Projected Savings

5-Year Energy Savings

$6,988

Cumulative cost avoidance

5-Year Heat Flow Saved

535MMBtu

Cumulative thermal savings

5-Year CO₂ Avoided

35.3MT

Equivalent to ~1 cars off the road/yr

Environmental Impact

Emissions reductions achieved through insulation upgrades.

CO₂ Reduction

7.07MT/yr

Metric tons carbon dioxide

NOₓ Reduction

31.3lbs/yr

Pounds nitrogen oxides

Equivalent Cars Removed

~1/yr

Based on avg 4.6 MT CO₂/car/yr

Heat Flow Saved

107.0MMBtu/yr

Thermal energy conserved

CO₂ Reduction by System

System Breakdown

Summary of each system/equipment group.

System	Items	Current $/yr	Upgraded $/yr	Savings $/yr	Heat kBtu/yr	CO₂ MT/yr	NOₓ lbs/yr

Line-Item Detail

Complete per-item inventory with specifications and savings. Click the Item Description to view Thermal Images.

#	Description	Pipe	Qty	Temp °F	Inv. Ins.	Upg. Ins.	Inv Thk	Upg Thk	Current $/yr	Upgraded $/yr	Savings $/yr	Heat kBtu/yr	CO₂ MT/yr

Thermal Imaging

Infrared and visible-light photo pairs for each assessed equipment item.

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Infrared

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Parameters & Methodology

Project-specific inputs and calculation methodology.

Project Parameters

Boiler Efficiency80%

Hours of Operation8,300 hrs/yr

Ambient Temperature75 °F

Wind Speed0 mph

Fuel TypeNatural Gas

Fuel Cost$10.72/Mcf

Calculation Engine

All calculations performed using NAIMA 3E Plus (v5.1), based on ASTM C680 methodology.

Inventoried Condition

Each item assessed in as-found condition. Bare surfaces have no insulation present.

Upgraded Specification

Recommended upgrades include fiberglass, cellular foam, elastomeric, and ceramic fibre materials.

Emissions Methodology

CO₂ and NOₓ calculated using EPA fuel-specific emission factors applied to energy saved.