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Washington (DC), October 3, 2024 -- It has come to our attention that some private companies and organizations are using the IPMVP® trademark to promote measurement and verification training and certification programs. This unauthorized use of our valued trademark for purely commercial and mercantile activities can potentially mislead the industry, governments, and other institutions that rely on the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol® in their programs, regulations, and legislation. The IPMVP® is a symbol of our commitment to excellence, and its misuse undermines the integrity of our work.

The IPMVP® and its full name, International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol®, are trademarks of Efficiency Valuation Organization®. Nominative fair use of the said trademarks is permitted when referring to EVO’s goods and services associated with the marks. However, any claims, insinuations, or indirect allusions to train and certify individuals to the IPMVP outside EVO-recognized or approved programs constitute a non-authorized use of the IPMVP trademark.

With the revenues generated by its legitimate training and certification programs, EVO ensures the maintenance and future development and adaption of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol. To continue pursuing this role and mission initiated in 2001, EVO maintains three permanent committees with an extensive pool of M&V experts worldwide.

IPMVP Committee: Oversees the maintenance and development of the IPMVP Core Concepts. This committee oversees the work of 9 subcommittees working on developing IPMVP application guides that complement the Core Concepts by addressing hot and current issues and challenges arising worldwide. Over 100 volunteers contribute to the work of the IPMVP Committee and sub-committees.

Training Committee: Oversees the maintenance of the M&V Fundamentals and IPMVP training program and advanced M&V, thematic training, and EVO webinars and master classes. The committee also establishes rules for instructors' accreditation and maintains quality control and accreditation renewals for instructors. EVO maintains a pool of over 25 qualified instructors offering training in multiple languages.

IEEFP Committee: Focuses on energy efficiency financing by maintaining the IEEFP and related training programs. The IEEFP committee also bridges the technical measurement and verification concepts established in the IPMVP with the global decarbonization agenda, climate finance, and other environmental issues. This committee promotes discussions among international representatives to identify common barriers to financing energy efficiency and renewable energy implementation and positions the IPMVP and IEEFP as the middle ground between top-bottom and bottom-top approaches.

Misusing our brand, trademarks, and copyrighted material undermines our capacity to pursue our mission and erodes the valuable work of these committees. This potentially impacts the legitimate users of the IPMVP Core Concepts and other related application guides due to consequent distraction and confusion within the industry.

EVO's recognized M&V training programs are developed, vetted, and approved by EVO's Training Committee. M&V certification programs, most notably the M&V competency testing exams, are reviewed regularly and approved by EVO's Certification Committee in consultation with the Training and IPMVP Committees.

At present, only the organizations listed below are authorized to use the IPMVP brand and trademark to promote measurement and verification training and certification programs:

AFNOR COMPÉTENCES
(France, Belgium, Switzerland, and French Canada)

ALLIANCE FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY
(India, Philippines, Middle East, and other Asian countries)

AMENEER
(Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY COUNCIL (EEC)
(Australia, New Zealand, and other Australasian countries)

ENERGY LAB
(Spain)

ENERGY SERVICES TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ESTA)
(United Kingdom, Ireland)

FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA PER L’USO RATIONALE DELL’ENERGIA
(Italy)

HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY ENGINEERS
(Hong Kong, Macao)

INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SOLUTION (ICS)
(Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco)

KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES – KAESCO
(Republic of Korea)

KOREAN FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY (KFQ)
(Republic of Korea)

PBJ TECH HUB
(United States, Canada, Africa, Middle East, and Caribbean countries)

SENAI- SERVIÇO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAGEM INDUSTRIAL
(Brazil)

TAIWAN GREEN PRODUCTIVITY FOUNDATION
(Taiwan)

ThaiESCO ASSOCIATION
(Thailand, Cambodia, Laos)

(This lists the most active EVO’s training partner organizations. For inquiries and more information, please contact us).

EVO is pleased to announce the release of a white paper on energy efficiency financing and decarbonization. The white paper, What Financial Institutions Need to Consider for Measuring and Monitoring the Decarbonization Impact of Energy Efficiency Loans, provides financial institutions with an overview of the existing protocols to measure decarbonization in energy efficiency investments, the aspects they should consider when selecting a decarbonization protocol for their current and future portfolios, and, more generally, the relevance of properly tracking climate change impact in loan operations.

Brasília / Washington, August 17, 2023 - Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) and Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI) are pleased to announce an agreement for the delivery of measurement and verification (M&V) training and certification. Under the terms of this agreement, EVO is accrediting SENAI as an IPMVP® training and certification organization in Brazil.

We are pleased to announce the release of the IPMVP Core Concepts 2022.

This edition of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP®) marks the 25th anniversary of the most recognized energy and water savings measurement and verification (M&V) protocols and relevant guidelines.

This update of the IPMVP represents the outcome from a five-year statutory review process which gathered input from the IPMVP’s Technical and Training Committees, EVO's approved instructors, and many other stakeholders worldwide. Hundreds of individual comments were received, analyzed, and discussed with the perspective of either inclusion into the IPMVP Core Concepts or in one of many IPMVP existing or upcoming application guides.

 

Following the launch of its new IPMVP® M&V certification programs, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is seeking expressions of interest from potential training and certification partners. EVO is an international NGO that owns the globally recognized International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP).

EVO is pleased to announce the creation of two IPMVP certifications for M&V professionals.

EVO is pleased to announce the release of a white paper entitled Impacts of COVID-19 on Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Energy Savings: Options for Meter-Based Methods – IPMVP and Beyond.

EVO is pleased to announce the publication of an updated International Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (IEEFP). The objective of the IEEFP is the successful scaling up of investment in building energy efficiency projects through improving the ability of project developers to unlock funds from private banks and investment funds.

EVO has identified the need for guidance on the application of the IPMVP Option D and will be establishing an IPMVP Subcommittee to address the needs. For this reason EVO is calling out for M&V field experts with experience on this topic to join the group.

Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is pleased to announce the release of an important document to support measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings projects: IPMVP Application Guide on Non-Routine Events and Adjustments.

Following its policies and procedures, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is launching today the five-year statutory review of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Core Concepts and related application guides.