{"id":3859,"date":"2020-01-15T18:21:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:06:02","slug":"use-measurement-verification-to-maximize-building-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/use-measurement-verification-to-maximize-building-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Measurement &#038; Verification to maximize building performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Lincoln Pearce<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every engineer and owner wants their building <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">performance\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be what it was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">designed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. But numerous factors \u2013 from faulty equipment to user behavior \u2013 can cause subpar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">building\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">performance in even the most efficiently designed buildings. An effective way to reduce this risk and optimize your facility\u2019s energy use post-construction is through measurement and verification (M&amp;V).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">M&amp;V is the process of measuring and analyzing your facility\u2019s energy use data after a project is completed to see if your facility is operating as it should. The earlier your M&amp;V plan is integrated in project development, the greater the potential that energy performance can be optimized.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key components of an M&amp;V plan should include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Establishing the building energy use target during design through modeling and benchmarking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Including energy metering and reporting of data in the project design<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data gathering once occupancy has begun<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evaluating and calibrating the data and comparing to the design target<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Identifying causes for unexpected or less than optimal performance<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Implementing corrective measures<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Continued monitoring to ensure the corrections are effective<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Not only can M&amp;V detect when a building is not meeting its energy goal, the data gathered through metering and sub-metering can help facility managers more easily pinpoint the system or systems that are causing the problem(s).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A good example: When energy reports revealed that the recently renovated Marston Hall at Iowa State University was using more energy than our original LEED energy modeling analysis had predicted, we performed a LEED M&amp;V analysis to determine the cause. The analysis\u00a0revealed that a steam pre-heat coil control valve had been commanded open 100 percent at all times, inflating both chilled water and steam energy use unnecessarily. The university used this finding to correct the control valve operation and they continue to monitor the building\u2019s energy use to ensure the problem is resolved.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Had M&amp;V not been in place, the issue could have gone undiscovered indefinitely \u2013 reducing the university\u2019s return on its investment in Marston Hall\u2019s high-performance technology and causing substantial additional energy costs. Based on the M&amp;V findings, the correction of the steam valve operation avoids about $24,000 annually in unnecessary energy use.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, if you want to be able to keep tabs on your building\u2019s energy consumption, implementing an M&amp;V process as part of your design and operations is a relatively inexpensive way to ensure long-term savings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like the saying goes, you can\u2019t manage what you don\u2019t measure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numerous factors \u2013 from faulty equipment to user behavior \u2013 can cause subpar\u00a0building\u00a0performance in even the most efficiently designed buildings. 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