Audit Tools

Power and Water Virtual Audit
Do it yourself!

This fun audit tool has been designed by PowerWater and has many useful tips on saving power.

www.powerwater.com.au/_media/audit/main.swf

Audit Your Household: Checklist
This is a handy checklist to walk around the house with. Also makes a good discussion starter at the barbie.

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Appliance Electricity Use
What uses electricity in your home?
This tool shows the relative amounts of electricity used by different appliances.
How to use this tool

Electricity Usage Calculator
This tool results in a pie chart estimating what percentage of your electricity use each of the following is responsible for: air conditioners, fans, refrigeration, pool pump, lighting, cooking, appliances on stand-by, hot water heating and general appliances. This is very useful information as then you know where to focus your efforts to conserve energy.
How to use this tool

Water Usage
In Darwin and Palmerston we use twice as much water as residents of other Australian capital cities and this is very costly. About 65% of our water is used outside. With this tool you can calculate where you are using most water and plan how to make savings. Look up the COOLmob factsheets on the Green Living Info page for hints.

Schools Energy Blitz - Case Studies

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Schools Energy Blitz - Images

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Darwin Schools Energy Audit Guide for Teachers and Students
The Guide is designed to increase the knowledge of students and teachers of the need to, and how to, save greenhouse gas emissions. It is also a very useful guide for any household or business that wants to learn more and reduce their energy consumption.

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The Schools Audit Guide is also available as separate downloads for each section :

Guide to a School Walk-Through Audit

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Implementing Change, Reports Checklists and Plans

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Guide to Collecting and Analysing Energy Data

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Guide to Hot and Cold Water Audit

Download (1101kb)

Lighting Audit Guide

Download (1794kb)

Small Appliance Audit Guide

Download (871kb)

School Refrigeration Audit Guide

Download (615kb)

School Cooling and Ventilation Audit

Download (1208kb)

Transport and Waste Management Guide

Download (264kb)

Resources, Contacts, Symbols and Definitions

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