M&V seems to have completely disappeared from LEEDv4. Advanced metering has moved from Pilot Credit 26 to EAc3 in v4, but this only requires metering, not a review of the actual building energy use compared to what was predicted. It seems as though Pilot Credit 27 "Reconcile Projected and Actual Energy Performance" was meant to be the next step after EAc3 (providing the metering) but where is it in v4? As noted in the Pilot Credit 27 background information "Data must not simply be gathered, but gathered and processed in a manner that allows meaningful comparison between predicted and actual energy performance."
Is this an oversight or what is USGBC’s reason for removing the credit for an M&V Plan?
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Kathryn West
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes ProfessionalJLL
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May 31, 2013 - 4:27 pm
maybe you're the one who asked this on the phone call with Brendan Owens- for everyone else it might be good to hear his response:
He basically said v2009 projects that pursued this credit were "all about the M (Measurement) and very little about the V (Verification)"
He said the implementation plan is more the purview of LEED EBOM and USGBC put heavy emphasis on it there. LEED NC focusses on putting in the infrastructure (meters). Using the data from the meters to make informed operating decisions will fall under the purview of LEED EBOM.