Building Optimization System Designed for M&V to Track Building Performance

Agilewaves has announced a turnkey system that meets the permanent metering, data collection/storage and energy use management requirements of the new LEED Advanced Energy Metering credits.

Measuring the performance of LEED buildings following certification has emerged as an important trend. It’s now recognized that performance data must not simply be collected, but gathered and processed in a manner that allows meaningful comparison between predicted and actual energy performance.

LEED’s original Measurement & Verification (M&V) EA Credit 5 addressed the energy performance need in principle, but was limited in that its IPMVP-based protocol which was never intended for use in LEED. To boost accountability and meet the true building performance needs of LEED, the M&V credit is being redeveloped starting with two new Pilot credits.

With Advanced Energy Metering (PC 26) – and the follow-on companion credit for Reconcile Projected and Actual Energy Performance (PC27) - the LEED program is charting a new course for M&V. The applicable rating schemes for pilot testing are: New Construction, Schools, Retail NC, Core and Shell, Commercial Interiors and Retail CI.

“USGBC is taking an important step with a new approach to M&V and getting us on the path to true building optimization. That’s always been our focus, and the Agilewaves Building Optimization System supports the new Advanced Energy Metering credit requirements, out-of-the-box,” says Agilewaves CEO, Peter Sharer.