Construction Documents

Your plan should establish who is responsible for managing the process during operations and how long the monitoring will continue. 

The owner’s goals and IPMVP guidelines should drive the M&V plan, which should specify the systems to be submetered, those to be spot-metered, and how this will be accomplished.

Coordinate with your mechanical and electrical engineers to verify that the control devices will be able to provide the information needed for credit compliance.

The M&V provider develops the M&V plan. If possible, involve the facility’s operational staff in writing the plan, which must define the following:

• M&V system design;
• meter locations and specifications;
• one-line electrical schematics identifying end-use circuits;
• and guidelines for tenant submetering.

General

Require that your contractor submit an IAQ Management Plan early in construction, before interior work has begun. The plan should detail the approach to this credit, as well as IEQc3.1 if both credits are being pursued.

Include details for writing an IAQ Management Plan in your specifications with the requirements for complying with IEQc3.2 included in the plan.

Include requirements for a flush-out or air quality testing in Division 1 of your construction specifications.

Both options

The contractor is the signatory for IEQc5, even though it's a design credit. Have the contractor review 100% of the construction documents to confirm compliance before completing the design submittal. Otherwise, the credit may have to be deferred until the construction submittal.