Good day, I have the following question regarding the energy modeling of a very large soccer stadium in a hot climate: My proposed design involves floor mounted and side mounted jet fans that are supplying cool air side-ways to maintain a comfortable temperature in the seating areas and the main field. In that case, what would be the baseline model? My own reasoning is that the HVAC system in the baseline model should involve supplying cooling from above, and hence cooling a much larger volume of air. What do you think? Appreciate your feedback on this.

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Marcus Sheffer

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Mon, 04/06/2015 - 15:38

Assuming the stadium is an indoor facility, the baseline is defined by Appendix G. The type of proposed fans do not impact the selection of the baseline system type.

Mario S.

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Mon, 04/06/2015 - 16:00

thanks for the reply Marcus. Actually the stadium is an outdoor facility, but is still cooled due to extremely hot weather conditions. how do you believe the baseline model should be done in this case?

Marcus Sheffer

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Mon, 04/06/2015 - 16:20

An outdoor facility is not an enclosed space. Therefore the HVAC systems in Appendix G do not apply. This situation does not appear to be directly addressed by 90.1. I think that this would be considered a process load since it is not regulated. In this case you model the system identically in both models based on the design.

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