Energy Audit

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1. Common Irregularities Found in EA Submission

2. Composite Buildings

3. Display of EA Form

4. Applicability of EA Requirement

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Missing

information

Incomplete

contact

information

Form EE-EA

(Checklist)

Missing / incomplete information

3

Incomplete contact

information

should attach a

list of contact info

of the owners w/

the Form

Form EE-EA

Missing / incomplete information

4

Missing

information

Form EE-EAes

Missing / incomplete information

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Missing

information

Form EE-EAes

Missing / incomplete information

6

Misleading / confusing information Form EE-EA

Should be “no”

if there is no

previous audit

7

Form EE5

Misleading / confusing information

Form EE-EAes Part 2

Not consistent

8

Should provide

estimation

even measured

figure not

available

Form EE-EAes

Missing / incomplete information

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Missing

information

Form EE-EAes

Missing / incomplete information

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Misleading / confusing information Form EE-EAes

Should have

explanation in the

EA report

e.g. bldg wholly

occupied by the

bldg owner

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Misleading / confusing information Form EE-EAes

Misleading information

• No energy

consumption under

bldg owners’

account

very unlikely

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• Common area in

commercial portion

• BSI owned by building

owner CBSI

Residential area

BSI not solely

serving

commercial

portion EA

not applicable

BSI if owned by

individual tenant

not CBSI

Composite Building (Typical)

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BSI if

owned by

tenant

not CBSI

BSI if owned

by tenant

not CBSI

• Common area in commercial portion

• BSI owned by building owner CBSI

BSI not solely serving

commercial portion EA N/A

Composite Building (Typical)

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Composite Building Applying for Exemption (Case 1)

BSI owned by

building owner

CBSI

Residential

area

BSI not solely serving

commercial portion

BSI owned

by tenant

not CBSI

G/F 1/F

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Composite Building Applying for Exemption (Case 1)

BSI not solely serving

commercial portion

BSI owned

by tenant

not CBSI

BSI owned by

building

owner

CBSI

2/F 3/F

Exemption will lapse if

≤ 195 m2; and/or

≤ 100A, 1-phase

are no longer met

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Composite Building Applying for Exemption (Case 2)

BSI owned

by tenant

not CBSI

Entrance to shop

unit on 1/F

G.I.C.

G.I.C.

Residential

area

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• Shop unit occupied by one tenant

• BSI owned by tenant

• not CBSI

Composite Building Applying for Exemption (Case 2)

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Chillers for shop units

Composite Building Applying for Exemption (Case 2)

∴ Case rejected

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Display of EA Forms

Acceptable cases

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At information centre near main entrance

Display of EA Forms

Acceptable cases

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Display of EA Forms

Not acceptable cases

Inside private office LCD display

Applicability of EA Requirement

(I)

Q: FOC obtained for a commercial building

May apply for exemption from EA?

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A: No, EA is still required even FOC

obtained.

Applicability of EA Requirement

(II)

Q: Commercial area (shopping centre) left unoccupied and

not in operation for several years since the granting of

OP. Is EA applicable?

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A:

• Apply for exemption for the BSIs from EA requirement

[S25(1)] for operational reasons [S25(3)]

• Approval of exemption considered case by case

• Exemption will lapse once the commercial area is put in

operation (occupied)