USGBC Addenda 100001062 updated the exterior lighting table for LEED v3 projects to the 90.1-2010 allowances. The addenda just says it updates credit SSc8 though. Should the new allowances be used for the energy model as well? My initial reaction is yes, but i can't find a similar addenda that says it applies to EAp2/EAc1.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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February 27, 2015 - 4:57 pm
Both methods are accepted for LEED 2009 projects in EAp2. You will show more saving with the old method. The new one would be considered conservative. 2010 better defined the allowance by lighting zone so it was adopted for SSc8 only.
Theresa Schroeder
Senior Project EngineerWhitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
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June 14, 2018 - 2:45 pm
Is it still acceptable to use the 90.1-2007 exterior lighting power allowances for EAp2? I searched the Addenda database and I still don't find anything mentioning applicability of this Addenda to EAp2/EAc1, yet when we look at the Minimum Energy Performance Calculator v9, the baseline exterior lighting power allowances seem to reflect the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 values instead of 90.1-2007. I looked through the form update history, and see some mention of changes to the lighting power tables, but no detailed description or backup for those changes.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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June 14, 2018 - 3:01 pm
Yes you still can use the 2007 allowances. The MEPC was originally created for v4 projects using 90.1-2010. When they created the LEED 2009 using 90.1-2007 version they never changed the exterior lighting calculations. I don't know why.