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NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance

Data Center Minimum Requirement of 2%

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Amine Zeidane
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Bureau Veritas Morocco
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Hello,

I'm working on an office building with a DataCenter. The Energy Model shows an energy gain of 1,4 % for the Data Center which doesn't achieve the minimum requirement threshold of 2%.

Does it still qualify with a proper narrative or is it mandatory to achieve the 2% ?

Thank you

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Marcus Sheffer
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Mon, 06/18/2018 - 13:39

Is the project a data center? Or is it an office building with a data center component? If you are certifying under the Data Center version then yes you must meet this requirement.
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Amine Zeidane
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Mon, 06/18/2018 - 13:47

No It's a general purpose office building. The Datacenter represents less than 10% of the GFA.  I remember reading on the LEED v4 Guide that I should include Datacenter component in the Energy Model?
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Marcus Sheffer
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Mon, 06/18/2018 - 18:31

The data center must be included in the model. You only need to meet the 2% savings from the data center if you are using the data center version of LEED. Sounds like you are using NC so this requirement does not apply.

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