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CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Dear all,
USGBC has recently published a "Advanced Energy Modeling for LEED, Technical Manual". This manual includes tips for modeling purposes of LEED v2.2. My questions are:
1) Has anyone had experience with this Manual? If yes, what do you think of it in terms of the added benefit it would cause if purchased?
2) Would it be mostly applicable for LEED v3?
Many thanks!
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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October 8, 2010 - 8:30 am
I helped to put it together so I am biased a bit. If you every received LEED Review comments for EAp2/EAc1 and were wondering "what the heck are they talking about", this book will explain it.
The idea is to give project teams a comperhensive idea of what the LEED Reviewers are looking for when reviewing the documentation for EAc1 in particular but it also covers EAc2 and EAc6. The book summarizes key CIRs, software output reports that must be submitted, and shows you the input-output consistency checklists used by the reviewers to evaluate your results. Using the checklists will help modelers produce better results. In addition it covers exceptional calculations in detail including providing specific examples for natural ventialtion, process energy, domestic hot water heat recovery, domestic hot water reductions and interior lighting controls.
It is based on v2.2 but many of the things the reviewers look for did not change.
This preview gives you a good idea of content - http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=7795
Christopher Schaffner
CEO & FounderThe Green Engineer
LEEDuser Expert
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October 8, 2010 - 8:42 am
When is the print version coming out?
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5912 thumbs up
October 8, 2010 - 8:55 am
Not sure but the downloaded pdf version of this document is actually printable!