The emphasis here is to provide the measurement and verification (M&V) plan for building energy consumption. To earn the credit, the project need to develop and implement M&V plan, which cover at least 1 year implementation period after occupancy, for building energy performance evaluation. However, the correction plan needs to be established if the energy consumption does not improve. The diagnostic equipment may be installed to monitor that the system works properly. The staff may be positioned for investigating the energy consumption closely.
Besides M&V plan development and diagnostic process, there are many strategies, which can be adopted for this topic, such as installing energy meter, comparing actual energy performance to prediction, evaluating energy system by using simulation and analysis techniques. Also, the energy efficiency can be assessed by comparing actual energy performance to the baseline performance.