Beyond just measuring consumption. This credit explores the verification process for determining if the predicted savings during design and construction actually happened once the facility is opperated. Since this is much more involved than measuring alone it will be rewarded with more points in the next version of LEED.
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Marc Mondor
PrincipalEvolve LLC
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January 19, 2011 - 1:36 pm
Again, might this concept also apply for a project that at one time earned LEED NC certification and is now pursuing LEED for EBOM complete with a performance based energy audit, original energy model review and report?
Thanks,
Marc
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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January 19, 2011 - 3:17 pm
It certainly could if the energy model has also been calibrated and used to determine savings. The verification of savings needs a baseline for relative comparison. The tasks you describe would not necessarily provide such a baseline.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5906 thumbs up
January 19, 2011 - 3:19 pm
By the way there are numerous options in the IPMVP that are appropriate for existing buildings to determine energy savings. In fact the IPMVP was primarily written to address the building retrofit market.
Marc Mondor
PrincipalEvolve LLC
59 thumbs up
January 19, 2011 - 5:14 pm
Thanks Marcus,
We'll reacquaint ourselves with the standard and see how this might fit. thanks for your feedback re both credits.
Best,
Marc