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EBOM-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
Our project is a mixed use building used by community groups and has several different space types within it (theater, classrooms, event areas, kitchen, offices). Can I break these spaces out on the Case 2 calculator by square footage essentially creating a weighted average for the building's adjusted national average EUI? I'm assuming I can because there are multiple blank lines for spaces types on the calculator.
Has anyone tried this in the past?
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Michael Opitz
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June 20, 2013 - 9:05 pm
Timothy:
Yes, you are correct - you should break these spaces out by floor area in the calculator. The blank lines are in there for exactly this purpose.
However, do keep one nuance in mind - you should break out the space according to the overall function of that part of the building, and avoid too much granularity. E.g., don't break out "kitchen" as a separate type, rather, since kitchens are always auxiliary to some other function, lump the kitchen floor area in with the broader usage category that aligns with most users of the kitchen, like "office" or "classroom".