title: The energy audit: back to the basics.
abstract: Gathering information about the cost of energy and patterns of usage within the hospital is the first step in mounting a program for conserving resources. A survey of the plant or a full-scale audit by an energy team can help administrators plan an energy-saving program.
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003253:Consultants; D004560:Electricity; D005380:Financing, Government; D005579:Fossil Fuels / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005579:Fossil Fuels