Measurement and verification (M&V) is the foundation of successful HVAC optimization projects. Getting it right means hitting your ROI and energy savings targets. Getting it wrong can mean missing out on hundreds of thousands — even millions — of dollars in savings over time.
To paraphrase Peter Drucker, you cannot optimize what you cannot measure. Measuring and verifying both the energy input and the system’s output is essential for data-based optimization, which delivers the biggest savings because varying the energy input of any piece of equipment will vary the total system output. Even in manually operated systems, enabling operators to see the effects of their actions on system efficiency will affect their behavior.