I have several questions relative to this credit. This project is new construction and we plan to employ option D for this credit by taking the computer simulation generated for EA Credit 1 and applying it to this credit by calibrating the simulation with monthly utility bills for the first 12 months of operation. I have three questions for this scenario: Can we achieve this credit by having the above plan documented at substantial completion? When this project is submitted for LEED certification, must we have someone under contract to do the simulation calibration and comparison to baseline after 12 months of operation? How do we handle the \'ten required monitoring categories\' listed on page 155 of the Reference Guide when none on the M & V Methods Tables in the 1997 IPMVP include provisions for Option D, calibrated simulation? Are these ten categories simply included in the whole building simulation?
As listed in the credit requirements, the project must submit a copy of the M&V plan with the LEED submittal, no matter which M&V plan is adopted. The submittal should also include information about the instrumentation installed in the building that enables the project to monitor all of the ten categories listed in the IPMVP protocol that apply to this project. If individual metering capacity for the 10 measurement categories is not built into the project, the project must demonstrate some other firm commitment to obtaining this data. This could be accomplished by providing a copy of the contract for this subsequent work, or by setting up the model as part of the M&V plan so that the evaluation is complete except for the actual billing data. In this case the plan would need to clarify the methodology for how the billing consumption data will be distributed among the ten required monitoring categories. For more information, refer to the referenced standard: DOE\'s IPMVP. Applicable internationally.