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EBOM-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
When I generate a Statement of Energy Performance for a non-rateable building, the SEP tells me that my building uses 23% less energy per square foot than the national median. 2 points, yay!
When I plug the Site EUI into the Case 2 calculator, I am only 18% above the national average and don't even meet the prerequisite, boo! What gives? Can the SEP figure be used instead of the case 2 calculator? Why are they different?
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Ben Stanley
Senior Sustainability ManagerWSP - Built Ecology
LEEDuser Expert
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October 25, 2012 - 11:42 am
Boo! is right but alas, the Case 2 calculator is the authority here. One reason for the difference might be that the Case 2 calculator assesses the percentile points above the national median rather than the percent reduction from the national median. The relationship between the percent reduction to the percentile points above the national median is not a linear one. But, at least the building is very close to meeting the prerequisite.
Alexa Stone
ecoPreserve: Building Sustainability134 thumbs up
February 22, 2013 - 11:52 am
Hi Emily, Are you benchmarking your classroom buildings under Other - Educational or Just Other-Other. We are starting to work on a University project and thought you would be the best person to verify that with. Thanks