Measurement and verification can help maintain building efficiency, improve LEED scores

Measurement and verification can be an excellent vehicle for facility managers and building operators to maintain the long-term health and efficiency of their buildings.

By Healthcare Facilities Today


"If you don't measure it, you can't manage it." How often is this ignored in the operations and management of buildings? And what's more, by most accounts, nearly every building has at least one problem (and usually many more) that could easily be corrected simply by understanding how the building is using energy. 

Measurement and verification can be an excellent vehicle for facility managers and building operators to maintain the long-term health and efficiency of their buildings. Measurement and verification is also an important part of LEED v4.

A July article in Building Operating Management magazine examines the different interpretations of measurement and verification and the benefits that can be gained — namely operational efficiency — by implementing a program. 

Read the article.



July 19, 2013


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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