Operations and Maintenance: Keys to Energy Management

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A building will only perform as well as it is run. For new buildings built to the LEED for New Construction (NC) standard, it means that the highest performance can only be achieved with high operations and maintenance standards.

For existing buildings, it means that high operations and maintenance standards may yield significant performance improvements in spite of older design and construction details.

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