Procedure: 1. Review the details of your audit from before. Take note of the HVAC, lighting, electrical, and building envelope items that could use replacing or upgrading. Identify the areas for improvement. 2. List your items in order of most important to least important. List at least two reasons after each describing why they are important to change. 3. Research the cost of each improvement so you can create a budget. 4. Calculate the expected payback period for each item on your list of upgrades. 5. When you have completed your upgrade selections from the list, write a short proposal describing each upgrade and justify why you believe it is important to implement. Provide a total budget for the project and the expected length of time to recoup your investments. Attach your original list as a reference. 5. When you have completed your upgrade selections from the list, write a short proposal describing each upgrade and justify why you believe it is important to implement. Provide a total budget for the project and the expected length of time to recoup your investments. Attach your original list as a reference. 6. Reflect on what you learned about your energy consumption and the tradeoffs between investments in home energy system improvements versus energy cost savings. How can we motivate more people to take steps to use less energy? You can use this excel template to create your list of potential improvement projects and sort your priorities, or you are welcome to come up with your own decision making table. Item Description Cost Expected Savings (Annual) Payback Period (Years) Rationale/Additional Comments 4 10 Procedure: 1. Review the details of your audit from before. Take note of the HVAC, lighting, electrical, and building envelope items that could use replacing or upgrading. Identify the areas for improvement. 2. List your items in order of most important to least important. List at least two reasons after each describing why they are important to change. 3. Research the cost of each improvement so you can create a budget. 4. Calculate the expected payback period for each item on your list of upgrades. 5. When you have completed your upgrade selections from the list, write a short proposal describing each upgrade and justify why you believe it is important to implement. Provide a total budget for the project and the expected length of time to recoup your investments. Attach your original list as a reference. 5. When you have completed your upgrade selections from the list, write a short proposal describing each upgrade and justify why you believe it is important to implement. Provide a total budget for the project and the expected length of time to recoup your investments. Attach your original list as a reference. 6. Reflect on what you learned about your energy consumption and the tradeoffs between investments in home energy system improvements versus energy cost savings. How can we motivate more people to take steps to use less energy? You can use this excel template to create your list of potential improvement projects and sort your priorities, or you are welcome to come up with your own decision making table. Item Description Cost Expected Savings (Annual) Payback Period (Years) Rationale/Additional Comments 4 10
