A building Energy Audit is a practical step to identify, quantify and prioritise tangible opportunities to reduce energy use, costs and carbon emissions in a building.

Buildings offer many opportunities to reduce energy use and costs. An Energy Audit enables these opportunities to be specifically identified, quantified and prioritised. This can provide a business case for action and lead to investment on energy efficiency and renewable technology.

The cost of an Energy Audit is £450+ VAT.

A subsidy of £175 will be applied to your Energy Audit and paid by the Church of England directly to the Supplier bringing your payment down to £275 +VAT.

Be aware that if your Church Hall is a separate building (i.e., doesn’t share a roof with the sanctuary) you’ll have to arrange for 2 audits and will be charged accordingly.

Please note, there is an additional £70+ VAT Admin Fee payable directly to 2Buy2.com. Customer Services will provide payment details on receipt of your application form.

Step one - prepare

Step two – complete the form to apply for you Energy Audit

The Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is easy-to-use and allows all churches around the country to enter their utility bills and find out their 'carbon footprint' based on the energy you use to heat and light your buildings.

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You can find the Energy Footprint Tool here.

• Our experienced energy surveyors from esos-energy.com examine the energy us on-site
• The survey includes carry out an audit of consumption and a review of the building's services and its fabric
• We also review operational and energy management practices
• Our approach is in line with guidance developed by CIBSE and the Carbon Trust

• Estimate the breakdown of energy use on-site, in terms of the main energy users.
• Aim to benchmark the site energy performance against similar premises, based on available energy use and building data.
• Examine the energy supply and the distribution arrangements, including the main metering points and the site metering strategy.
• Identify the building occupancy profile, the building's use and any environmental conditions and requirements.
• Examine the building's fabric, services and controls.
• Review the energy management procedures and policy on-site, including staff resources, monitoring, targeting, procurement and maintenance.
• Identify a range of energy and cost-saving opportunities, including the most cost-effective, any costs, payback periods and carbon savings.
• Provide recommendations to save energy and costs, ranging from zero and low-cost opportunities to those that require capital investment.
• Include a prioritised plan of action and basis for investment.

You receive a comprehensive assessment of your Church with recommendations and advice on the main energy and cost saving opportunities to reduce a building's energy consumption and carbon footprint.

Each building presents different opportunities, but typical energy savings can be around 20% of current consumption. Each opportunity will be itemised in the Energy Audit Report, with recommendations including what investment is required, annual cost savings, carbon savings and financial return on investment period.

Once the Supplier receives the order the following happens:

• Emailed With Confirmation of Order
• Survey Dates Suggested and Confirmed
• Surveys Completed
• Report Completed
• Invoice Sent

In the first instance, please contact the Supplier: ESOS Energy

0117 9309689

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Failing that, please contact the Parish Buying Support Team in the normal way.

Each building presents different opportunities, but typical energy savings can be around 20% of current consumption.

Each opportunity will be itemised in the Energy Audit Report, with recommendations including what investment is required, annual cost savings, carbon savings and financial return on investment period.

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