AEE CMVP study plan
AEE CMVP · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Basis for Adjustment & M&V Planning
Define each of the four IPMVP options (A, B, C, D) and state when each is appropriate
Explain how the basis for adjustment is selected and documented for a given project
Distinguish adjusted-baseline vs. non-adjusted baseline conditions and when each applies
Draft the scope and boundary section of a conceptual M&V plan for a sample project
Your checkpoint
A one-page decision matrix mapping project scenarios to IPMVP option, basis for adjustment, and boundary
Fundamental Performance Verification Approaches & Metering and Considerations
Compare the fundamental verification approaches (measured, stipulated, utility-bill analysis) and match each to a scenario
Identify the minimum measurement requirements implied by each option
Select appropriate metering strategies (spot, short-term, continuous) for given end uses
List common metering error sources and describe how to mitigate each
Your checkpoint
A completed worksheet selecting verification approach and metering strategy for five distinct project scenarios
Retrofit Isolation Approach to M&V & Modeling Concepts and Application
Explain how retrofit isolation isolates savings to a specific measure using a measurement boundary
Determine when sampling and sub-metering are needed under retrofit isolation
Describe how to build and validate a baseline model for a single measure
Interpret key regression statistics (R-squared, t-statistic, CV(RMSE), standard error) in plain language
Your checkpoint
A worked retrofit-isolation example showing boundary, sampling plan, and baseline model inputs/outputs
Whole Facility Approach to M&V & Modeling Concepts and Application
Explain how whole-facility M&V uses utility meters and a facility-level model
Identify data requirements and common pitfalls of whole-facility baselines
Describe how to screen independent variables for a facility regression model
Interpret model diagnostics and decide whether a model is fit for savings reporting
Your checkpoint
A whole-facility baseline model summary with diagnostics and a written fitness-for-use judgment
M&V Planning & Savings Reporting
Structure a complete M&V plan covering scope, boundary, baseline, metering, and reporting
Calculate adjusted-baseline savings using a worked example
Explain how to handle non-routine adjustments and their documentation
Draft a savings report that states uncertainty and assumptions
Your checkpoint
A full draft M&V plan plus a sample savings report with a calculated adjusted-baseline figure
Savings Reporting & Metering and Considerations
Apply uncertainty analysis to a savings estimate and express a confidence interval
Explain the difference between measurement uncertainty and modeling uncertainty
Reconcile metered data with utility bills and document discrepancies
Write non-routine adjustment narratives for two example events
Your checkpoint
An uncertainty statement and two non-routine adjustment write-ups appended to the week-5 report
Basis for Adjustment & Fundamental Performance Verification Approaches & Retrofit Isolation Approach to M&V & Whole Facility Approach to M&V
Re-derive the correct IPMVP option for ten mixed scenarios without notes
Identify which verification approach each scenario requires
Spot boundary and basis-for-adjustment errors in flawed M&V plans
Explain retrofit isolation vs. whole-facility tradeoffs in writing
Your checkpoint
A scored 20-question self-quiz with written explanations for every wrong answer
M&V Planning & Savings Reporting & Metering and Considerations & Modeling Concepts and Application
Complete a timed full-length practice exam and record domain-level scores
Review every missed item and tie it to a specific domain concept
Re-state the planning, reporting, metering, and modeling essentials from memory
Build a final one-page cheat sheet of formulas and definitions
Your checkpoint
A timed practice-exam score report plus a one-page personal cheat sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can map any project scenario to an IPMVP option and verification approach without notes
Week 4: Can build and defend both a retrofit-isolation and a whole-facility baseline model
Week 6: Can produce a complete M&V plan and savings report with uncertainty and adjustments
Week 8: Practice-exam domain scores at or above 70% in every domain, with a written remediation list for any below