Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Training Course

Participants can organise energy data and establish a defensible consumption baseline.

• kWh, kW, GJ, litres and tonnes: converting common energy units
• Utility bill components: consumption, demand charges, tariffs and taxes
• Interval meter data interpretation using load profiles and demand curves
• Energy baseline boundaries, reporting periods and normalisation assumptions
• Production, occupancy and weather variables affecting energy consumption
• Energy performance indicators for buildings, processes and fleet operations

Participants can conduct an energy review and identify significant energy uses.

• ISO 50001 energy review requirements and documented information
• Pareto analysis identifies major loads and consumption contributors
• Significant energy use criteria based on consumption, control and improvement potential
• Process mapping traces energy inputs, transformations, losses and outputs
• Equipment registers capture capacity, age, operating hours and condition
• Operational controls linked to significant energy uses and responsible roles

Participants can scope an energy audit and document practical efficiency opportunities.

• Walk-through, targeted and investment-grade audit scope differences
• Audit plans define objectives, boundaries, measurements and access requirements
• Observation sheets record operating schedules, setpoints and equipment condition
• Energy balance diagrams identify conversion losses and avoidable waste
• Opportunity registers capture measures, assumptions, barriers and responsible owners
• Root cause analysis distinguishes behavioural, control and equipment issues

Participants can identify and assess building-system efficiency measures.

• Building fabric heat losses through roofs, walls, glazing and infiltration
• HVAC efficiency assessed through setpoints, zoning, maintenance and controls
• Chiller performance monitored using coefficient of performance metrics
• Lighting upgrades compare lumens, wattage, controls and maintenance intervals
• Building management systems schedule plant against occupancy requirements
• Water heating measures address distribution losses, temperatures and recirculation

Participants can evaluate common process and utility-system energy conservation measures.

• Motor efficiency, loading and variable speed drive selection
• Compressed air leak surveys, pressure management and inappropriate use elimination
• Steam system losses from traps, leaks, insulation and blowdown
• Boiler efficiency calculations using fuel input and useful heat output
• Pumping system curves identify throttling losses and oversized equipment
• Waste heat recovery options assessed for temperature, quantity and demand

Participants can design operational controls supporting continual energy performance improvement.

• Plan-Do-Check-Act applied to energy management system implementation
• ISO 50001 roles, objectives, action plans and internal communication
• Standard operating procedures control start-up, shutdown and setpoint changes
• Maintenance plans protect equipment efficiency and prevent performance drift
• Competence matrices identify training needs for energy-critical tasks
• Management review inputs include objectives, indicators, audits and corrective actions

Participants can prepare financial appraisals for energy efficiency investments.

• Simple payback period calculated from capital cost and annual savings
• Net present value incorporates discount rates, cash flows and asset life
• Lifecycle costing includes procurement, operation, maintenance and disposal costs
• Sensitivity analysis tests tariffs, utilisation, inflation and savings assumptions
• Marginal abatement cost compares emissions reduction and implementation cost
• Business cases distinguish capital expenditure, operating expenditure and avoided costs

Participants can specify monitoring arrangements and verify energy performance improvements.

• IPMVP options select measurement boundaries and verification approaches
• Baseline adjustment accounts for weather, production and occupancy changes
• Metering plans specify points, intervals, accuracy and data ownership
• Regression analysis estimates expected consumption from relevant variables
• Control charts identify abnormal consumption and emerging performance issues
• Energy reports communicate performance, variance, causes and corrective actions

Participants can calculate operational emissions and connect efficiency measures to reduction targets.

• GHG Protocol organisational boundaries: equity share and control approaches
• Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions categories
• Emission factors applied to electricity, fuel, refrigerants and purchased services
• Location-based and market-based electricity emissions reporting methods
• Refrigerant leakage calculations using global warming potential values
• Reduction pathways connect energy projects, carbon budgets and annual targets

Participants can interpret climate information relevant to facilities, operations and service continuity.

• Climate hazards include heat, flooding, drought, storms and sea-level rise
• Climate projections distinguish scenarios, time horizons and confidence ranges
• Return periods, exceedance probability and design standards explained
• Historical climate records compared with projected future conditions
• Threshold analysis identifies conditions causing asset or service failure
• Uncertainty documented through assumptions, ranges and contingency measures

Participants can assess physical climate risks using a structured risk-assessment process.

• Hazard, exposure and vulnerability define physical climate risk
• Asset mapping identifies locations exposed to climate-related hazards
• Risk matrices score likelihood, consequence and control effectiveness
• Vulnerability assessments examine sensitivity, adaptive capacity and dependencies
• Criticality analysis prioritises assets supporting essential services
• Risk registers assign owners, treatment actions and review dates

Participants can develop and screen adaptation options for priority climate risks.

• Adaptation options include protection, accommodation, relocation and redundancy
• Nature-based solutions manage heat, stormwater, erosion and biodiversity benefits
• Heat adaptation measures address cooling, shade, work schedules and welfare
• Flood resilience combines drainage, barriers, equipment elevation and response plans
• Water efficiency plans address demand, reuse, storage and drought restrictions
• Option screening compares effectiveness, cost, feasibility and maladaptation risk

Participants can integrate climate resilience requirements into asset and operational decisions.

• Climate design criteria inform asset specifications and refurbishment decisions
• Passive cooling strategies reduce heat exposure and peak electricity demand
• Critical equipment protection considers elevation, waterproofing and backup power
• Business continuity plans identify recovery priorities and alternate operating arrangements
• Supplier resilience assessments examine geographic concentration and utility dependencies
• Maintenance inspections address corrosion, drainage, vegetation and weather damage

Participants can incorporate energy, carbon and resilience criteria into procurement decisions.

• Whole-life procurement evaluates energy, maintenance, durability and end-of-life impacts
• Technical specifications set minimum efficiency, metering and control requirements
• Supplier questionnaires request emissions data, risk controls and product declarations
• Circular economy principles address repairability, reuse, remanufacture and material recovery
• Water, waste and material indicators complement energy performance measures
• Contract clauses assign data provision, performance testing and corrective actions

Participants can establish governance arrangements for energy and adaptation programmes.

• Sustainability policies define commitments, scope, accountabilities and review cycles
• RACI matrices clarify decision rights, delivery roles and escalation routes
• Action plans sequence quick wins, studies, capital projects and controls
• Implementation roadmaps connect milestones, budgets, dependencies and approvals
• Key performance indicators track energy, emissions, resilience and project delivery
• Internal audit programmes test conformance, evidence and corrective action closure

Participants can plan stakeholder engagement that supports sustained resource and resilience improvements.

• Stakeholder analysis identifies influence, interests, concerns and communication needs
• Behavioural diagnosis distinguishes knowledge, motivation, capability and opportunity barriers
• Energy communication campaigns use feedback, prompts and social norms
• Operator engagement incorporates frontline observations into control improvements
• Leadership briefings present financial exposure, risks, decisions and accountabilities
• Feedback loops report outcomes and reinforce desired operating behaviours

Participants can prepare decision-useful energy, emissions and climate-risk reporting inputs.

• Materiality assessment prioritises sustainability issues for management and reporting
• GRI disclosures identify relevant energy, emissions, water and climate topics
• ISSB S2 concepts connect climate risks with financial effects
• Data quality checks test completeness, accuracy, consistency and traceability
• Audit trails retain source documents, calculation files and approval records
• Management dashboards combine targets, performance trends, risks and actions

Participants can prioritise linked energy efficiency and adaptation initiatives within a funded programme.

• Multi-criteria analysis ranks projects using cost, carbon, risk and feasibility
• Portfolio sequencing accounts for dependencies, outages, procurement and budget cycles
• Cost-benefit analysis includes avoided losses and resilience co-benefits
• Decision matrices document scoring criteria, weights, evidence and assumptions
• Funding strategies compare operational budgets, capital plans and performance contracts
• Implementation risks tracked through issue logs, controls and contingency actions

Participants can build, review and present a complete Energy Efficiency and Climate Adaptation Action Plan for a defined organisation or site.

• Baseline summary presents consumption, demand, emissions and significant energy uses
• Climate risk register identifies priority hazards, vulnerabilities and affected assets
• Opportunity register specifies efficiency measures, adaptation actions and responsible owners
• Investment appraisal compares lifecycle costs, savings, emissions and avoided losses
• Implementation roadmap sets milestones, dependencies, governance and resource requirements
• Monitoring framework defines indicators, metering, verification and review arrangements