Measurement and verification - base building

Intent

Provide for the ongoing accountability of building energy consumption over time.

Requirements

• Develop and implement a Measurement & Verification (M&V) Plan consistent with Option D: Calibrated Simulation (Savings Estimation Method 2), or Option B: Energy Conservation Measure Isolation, as specified in the International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume III: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy Savings in New Construction, April, 2003. The documentation is to include
  1. a description of the infrastructure design,
  2. existing meter locations,
  3. existing meter specifications,
  4. 1-line electrical schematics identifying end-use circuits,
  5. guidelines for carrying out tenant sub-metering.