Are both required to be completed? If so, one has to enter all the building information into compliant energy modeling software AND into the LEED Excel sheet? That's ridiculous.
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James Keohane
Sustainability and Commissioning ConsultantSustainable Engineering Concepts, LLC
124 thumbs up
May 10, 2019 - 12:12 pm
Ridiculous maybe...……..but required! I am guessing they require the use of the Excel spreadsheet as a standardize way of summarizing project information given the variety of software used to perform the energy simulations. The input/output files differ for Trane vs. Carrier HAP vs IES etc. My opinion only!
I use the Excel spreadsheet as a checklist to make certain I have most of my bases covered. That said I am still seeking the holy grail of energy modeling...……..a clean review from GBCI Reviewers!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5925 thumbs up
May 10, 2019 - 12:24 pm
If you were the one reviewing the documentation that project's submit you would not consider the request to be ridiculous. If you send your client a report you don't just send the modeling reports if they have a prayer of understanding what you did. the spreadsheet is just a summary of the inputs and outputs, which is just good practice for any energy modeler.
Sarah Gudeman
Principal | Practice LeadBranchPattern
9 thumbs up
May 11, 2019 - 12:47 am
Agree that it can seem tedious, but it's a great method of making sure all the required inputs are considered and accounted for in the model. And ideally minimizes the potential comments you'll get back. The effort is worth it ultimately in terms of time and frustration saved down the road.