Hi,
I have a question about how modeling a building adjacent to an CI project model.
In my project, I'm modeling a store which is inside an commercial centre which is not under LEED certification.
In the simulation model, should I model this adjacent building, considering that the walls shared by the store and the commercial centre are adiabatic. Should I consider this for the proposed and baseline model?
Thanks!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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December 3, 2012 - 3:16 pm
You typically do not have to model an adjacent building to simulate an adiabatic condition. The software we use allows you to simply model walls/opening as adiabatic.
Luana Bertoletti
Sustentech37 thumbs up
December 5, 2012 - 9:02 am
Hi Marcus,
So, I think it's enough to model these shared walls as adiabatic walls, according to what you said.
So, in this project's context, should I model, in both, proposed and baseline model, this shared walls as adiabatic walls?
Thanks.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5909 thumbs up
December 5, 2012 - 9:54 am
I did not say that is how you should model it for CI. I do not know nearly enough about your project and what it is trying to accomplish to comment on how you should model it. All I said is that you can typically simulate an adiabatic condition without having to model an adjacent building.