Hello,
the project is a restaurant focused on wine, located in Barcelona (Spain). We’ve got many problems in finding Energy star certified products in European market for many applications, so we cannot accomplish the 50% of certified equipments required by EA prerequisite 2:
1. We cannot find Energy Star certified equipment for the following applications:
- Professional LCD bigger than 30”
- Digital Signage
- Switch
- UPS
- Electric fryers and grills which could fit inside a kitchen furniture
- Combi Oven
- Salamander grill with CE mark
Can we consider all the power related to these appliances 0w?
2. The fridges & refrigerators in the kitchen are size made by a local company and can’t be Energy star because are not standardized. Do we need to include their power in ENERGY STAR RATED EQUIPMENT Table?
3. Some European equipments (i.e., dishwasher) has not energy star label but accomplish with the requirements about energy and water efficiency. Can we use these equipments if we present a letter from the manufacturing justifying that they comply with the requirements although have not the certification?
Thank you in advnace. Best regards,
Erik Dyrr
Director, Sustainable Buildings and OperationsKEMA
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March 29, 2010 - 12:05 pm
Jordi,
This is one of those aspects of LEED that crops up when you attempt to use it outside of the USA. I think the first question you should look into is the possibility of some kind of European equivalent to EnergySTAR. I don't work in that market, so I'm unaware of anything along those lines, but I wouldn't be surprised if it exsisted. If it does, you can submit with your Template that XXX Rated Equipment stands in for EnergyStar where applicable.
2. Yes, you need to include fridges and refrigerators in your table.
3. Refer to my response to question 1.