Hi all,
Can I pick someone's brain about which ASHRAE Baseline HVAC system we should be selecting for a Hospitality project we are working on?
This is a major renovation of an existing building which will be converted to a 7-storey building. It will comprise 3 floors of Hotel rooms (2,100 m2, in total) and 2 floors of offices and auxiliary spaces (1,000 m2, in total). There will also be 2 underground floors (total area of 750 m2) which will include mostly MEP plantrooms, storage areas and a couple of massage and sauna rooms.
We would like to know if we should be going with System 1 (Building Type: Residential) for the whole building or we would be better off going with System 1 only for those floors with hotel rooms and maybe selecting System 3 for the rest of the building?
Any advice would be of great help.
Thanks.
Kind regards,
Nikos
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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February 24, 2020 - 11:16 am
You should model a system 1 for the entire building unless one of the exceptions to G3.1.1 applies. If any apply then you must follow the guidance there.
Nikos Tsitsikas
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February 25, 2020 - 4:16 am
Many thanks for the advice Marcus - appreciate it.
Best,
Nikos