Measurement and Verification (M&V) is the process of using physical measurements to verify energy consumption reduction as a result of an energy conservation or efficiency enhancement project or program. M&V can also be used to estimate a facility's energy consumption breakdown by end use.

Benefits of Measurement and Verification

Energy efficiency improvements are sometimes masked by other increases in energy usage (growth, production and occupancy changes, etc.); M&V can determine or confirm reductions in energy usage due to a specific energy conservation measure (ECM). Other benefits include:

• Credits for LEED certification (EBOM Credits 3.2 & 3.3)
• Helps identify and account for variances in utility budgets
• Various incentive and rebate programs are also contingent upon M&V to confirm reductions in usage
• Provides validation for performance based contracts
• M&V programs also provide experience based data for designers, consultants, and the building managers and operators that allow further improvements to efficiency

Our Team

At Carson Dunlop Weldon and Associates Ltd., (CDW Engineering) M&V programs and projects will be conducted by a team of Professional Engineers and Certified Measurement and Verification Professionals. Our team members come from design and construction backgrounds, with a focus on retrofits and upgrades in existing buildings.

Where Measurement and Verification programs are needed:

• In energy upgrades and management projects
• In retro-commissioning projects
• In LEED Rating System certification

Measurement and Verification and LEED Rating System:

Measurement and Verification is required in almost all LEED rating systems:

• LEED NC, Credit 5 Energy and Atmosphere Category
• LEED EBOM, Credit 3.2 & 3.3 Energy and Atmosphere Category