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SHAPE M&V policy by serving on relevant committees
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Biographies
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Board of Directors Article Count: 5
EVO is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia and is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. EVO’s Directors are selected to reflect diversity and geographic representation, with the objective of securing Directors representing a geographic and demographic cross-section of users of EVO Protocols.
Staff Article Count: 3
Committees Article Count: 43
EVO continues to owe its success to the volunteer effort that began with the creation of the first IPMVP Committee in 1995. Since then, we have experienced tremendous growth and acceptance around the world. Our website receives close to 100,000 hits each year and more than 5000 copies of EVO publications are downloaded.
Volunteers from around the globe have devoted approximately 20,000 hours to the development of the IPMVP, and contributed volunteer services worth over $3,000,000. Individuals from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States, have all contributed to the development of the IPMVP.
Executive Committee Article Count: 1
The Executive Committee is composed of EVO’s elected officers. These individuals are empowered to act on behalf of the Board of Directos when the Board is not in session. The Executive Committee also works with EVO staff to provide guidance in between Board meetings.
IPMVP Committee Article Count: 20
The IPMVP Committee, a voluntary effort originally formed in 1995, serves to help promote and maintain the IPMVP Core Concepts and supporting reference materials on an ongoing basis. These volunteers from around the world devote their time and exchange ideas to further the development of the IPMVP, and continuously update the library of standardized protocols, references and tools to represent Measurement & Verification best-practices.
Advanced M&V Article Count: 1
Chair: Lia Webster
The Advanced M&V Subcommittee aims to generate awareness and foster new Advanced M&V method. These methods utilize interval data and include new forms of models that can incorporate time indicator variables to project baseline energy use into the post-installation period. Their application has the potential to evaluate efficiency savings in near-real time, which provides benefits to building owners, energy-efficiency service providers, utilities and the smart grid.
Subcommittee focus areas include defining new use cases, specifying data requirements, establishing statistical criteria, standardized handling of non-routine adjustments, and aligning new methods with IPMVP and ASHRAE documents, including Gudeline 14 and RP 1404.
Training Committee Article Count: 22
The Training Committee (TC) provides standard processes for mentoring of training programs and for approval of training material from an educational perspective. It runs webinars and other educational activities for EVO subscribers. The TC receives reports from the M&V Fundamentals and the IPMVP, the IEEFP/Finance, the Advanced&Thematic Committees, and the Instructors Review Group.
M&V Fundamentals Committee Article Count: 6
Chair: Daniele Forni
The M&V Fundamentals Committee is composed of EVO Approved Instructors that teach the Introductory to M&V and the M&V Fundamentals and the IPMVP for Energy Managers courses that develop/update these courses' training materials. The committee also manages L2, and L3A instructors mentoring and accreditation. Members also recommend potential EVO Training Partners.
Advanced/Thematic Committee Article Count: 5
Chair: Lia Webster
This committee is composed of experts that are developing/updating Advanced and Thematic courses training materials. The committee manages Advanced and thematic instructors’ mentoring and accreditation and identifies improvements to training material. Members recommend potential EVO Training Partners.
IEEFP Committee Article Count: 6
Chair: Livia Miethke Morais
The goal iof this Committee is promoting the discussion of the importance of M&V when financing EE projects. The IEEFP Committee is composed of EE financing specialists that are developing/updating the International Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (IEEFP) document and training materials. The committee manages IEEFP instructors' mentoring and accreditation and identifies improvements to training material. Members also recommend potential EVO Training Partners.
Strategic Advisory Board Article Count: 1
The purpose of the EVO Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) is to provide strategic advice to the Board of Directors of EVO on a full range of EVO activities undertaken to achieve its vision and mission. The EVO SAB, composed of strategic advisors, is a core component of the EVO governance structure whose purpose is to advise EVO Board of Directors with respect to policy, outreach, market development and strategic direction. The SAB members bring a broad range of expertise and perspective from across the World.