Draft Details

1.1 General

This standard provides guidelines on how to plan, deliver and evaluate energy behaviour programs.

1.2 Applications

This standard is applicable to all types of organizations, regardless of their size or the nature of their activities. It is applicable to all energy behaviours, including but not limited to influencing habits, energy technology investment and purchasing decisions, equipment maintenance, and energy literacy. 

1.3 Exclusions

This standard does not prescribe specific energy management strategies or techniques.

1.4 Terminology

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.