LEED Credit 5 – Measurement and Verification - Part I

Lesson Learned: Make sure that you have proper metering for the 10 required loads for LEED. If you do not provide the proper metering you will need to comply with Option D of the 2001 International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings. Which requires you to calibrate the energy simulation and model; calibrated with hourly or monthly utility billing data and/or end-use metering.

-Lighting systems and controls
-Constant and variable motor loads
-Variable frequency drive (VFD) operation
-Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)
-Cooling load
-Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles
-Air distribution static pressures and ventilation air volumes
-Boiler efficiencies
-Building-related process energy systems and equipment
-Indoor water risers and outdoor irrigation systems

Make sure that the Engineer provides meters for each of these loads!!