For most of its history, Measurement & Verification (M&V) has been treated as an accounting exercise—a necessary but costly final step to close the books on a capital project. It was a backward-looking process, a post-mortem conducted long after the critical…
From Post-Mortem to Real-Time: A Guide to Modern Digital M&V
The promise of a “smart building” isn’t just about collecting data; it’s about creating value. But how do you prove that value in a way that is fast, credible, and cost-effective? For years, the industry has been stuck with an answer…
The Rearview Mirror Trap: Why Annual M&V is Killing Your ROI
For decades, the process of proving the financial return on building efficiency projects has been stuck in the past. We invest millions in a new chiller, boiler, or control sequence. Then, we wait. We wait a full year, gather a mountain…
Beyond the Project: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
We have spent this series exploring the blueprint for value creation: building a solid data foundation, creating a seamless workflow to act on insights, and leveraging partnership to empower your team. But there is a final, crucial element that separates the…