Hi All,
We are having a data center project that all data halls will be rented out (i.e. All IT equipment will be supplied by the tenant after the building completion, however the HVAC systems will be designed and installed in our scope).
In this case, we wonder if all the Process load in tenant areas (mainly contributed from the IT equipment) shall be input identically by a default value in both baseline and proposed building model. If yes, I predict the overall saving would be very small.
Is it possible to claim saving from the IT load in tenant areas if it is guaranteed that virtualization technology will be adopted in the tenant spaces?
And using the below calculator for saving calculation:
http://www.usgbc.org/resources/minimum-energy-performance-data-center-ca...
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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May 10, 2019 - 3:07 pm
You have to have a signed lease to count the savings in LEED v4.
Yes you can use the calculator to claim savings over an acceptable baseline.
Yoyo Shek
Allied Environmental Consultants Limited4 thumbs up
May 27, 2019 - 3:53 am
Thanks Marcus! However, as it is a design credit, it is not likely to have tenants at this stage, do you think an undertaking letter from Client can also fulfill?
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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May 28, 2019 - 12:11 pm
No they changed this in v4. I would defer this to the construction review.