I would love some insight on why, if going for Option 3, the whole-building water and energy usage data reporting MUST be done by a Third Party Data Source, vs. the actual Owner? What is gained...

I am working on a large campus project. We are planning on obtaining EA 5 for all eight facilities on the campus. However, we are not doing energy models for all eight facilities. We are...

Is Option 3 (1 point) - Meet MPR 6 through compliance Opttion 1: Energy and Water Data Release Form.

Is option 3 available as a stand alone option or only as a exemplary performance if...

I have a project seeking this credit where our MEP subconsultant is writing the M&V Plan and the Owner is implementing the M&V Plan. The Owner will likely hire a facilities manager...

Dear All,

We have a project installing a...

When using Option D, should we wait till the end of the 1 year monitoring to obtain the credit and, therefore, the final building certification? Or would be enough to submit the M&V plan and...

Thank you for this very helpful forum. I have read every comment on EAc5 as I prepare to submit our first M&V plan. Under NC2009, I am pursuing M&V but I am looking at significant...

Hello there,

My project team wants to add the M&V however we are facing physical constraints on adding digital meters for all the electro-mechanical systems.

Could we count on...

According to EA5 Measure and verification, required 1 year of energy usage report.
But in PI from 1: Minimum Program Requirement (PIf1-1), required for duration of five years.
Is it...

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We're submitting for M&V under LEEDv2009. We're going with Option D - Calibrated Simulation. Our energy model did not use the performance path. The template form is the...