Inform tenants, including potential tenants, about the M&V plan and metering network that has been installed for their use. This can be a great selling point, especially for tenants planning to pursue LEED-CI certification. Provide a copy of your M&V plan early on so that they can determine if LEED-CI or tenant submetering is right for their project.
Your M&V plan should define the actions to be taken by the facility manager to investigate discrepancies and correct malfunctioning equipment. If energy-saving goals are not met, or if unexpected performance occurs, the M&V system provides useful feedback for tracking the source of problems.
Coordinate with your mechanical and electrical engineers to verify that the control devices are able to provide the information needed for credit compliance.
The mechanical engineer designs and specifies appropriate submetering or monitoring devices. The M&V provider verifies that the M&V program and systems are capable of providing the information required for the credit and that tenants can easily connect to the monitoring devices.
The M&V provider works with the mechanical engineer to determine the best monitoring system and to verify that all systems are designed to allow metering and submetering within the tenant space.
