Energy use, measurement and payment accountability

Intent

Provide for the ongoing accountability and optimization of tenant energy and water consumption performance over time.

Requirements

CASE A: For those projects with an area that constitute less than 75% of the total building area:

• Install sub-metering equipment to measure and record energy uses within the tenant space. (1 point.)
• Negotiate a lease where energy costs are paid by the tenant and not included in the base rent. (1 point)

OR

CASE B: For those projects with an area that constitutes 75% or more of the total building area, install continuous metering equipment for the following end-uses: (2 points)

• Lighting systems and controls
  • Constant and variable motor loads
  • Variable frequency drive (VFD) operation
  • Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)
  • Cooling load
  • Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles
  • Air distribution static pressures and ventilation air volumes
  • Boiler efficiencies
  • Building-related process energy systems and equipment
  • Indoor water riser and outdoor irrigation systems
• Develop a Measurement & Verification plan that incorporates the monitoring information from the above end-uses and is consistent with Option B, C or D of the 2001 International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings.