This old question again but with a new twist: As a project in China, all my project IT equipment checks out as EnergyStar due to using Dell and HP equipment. The only thing not compliant are the refrigerators. However, we have selected China Energy Efficiency Grade 1 (highest efficiency rating) fridges.
I took the annual energy consumption of these refrigerators and compared it to the refrigerator EnergyStar standard (which is based on 20% reduction of USA federal standard NAECA). The calculation shows that my refrigerators are significantly below the Energystar max electricity use limit for a product of this class and size.
While I can show equivalency to EnergyStar this way, at the end of the day these products are still not EnergyStar certified. There is also no equivalent product in the US market. Do you think this method will work?
Paul Conrad
Energy EngineerCLEAResult Consulting
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December 9, 2010 - 10:24 am
Derek,
Honestly, it's going to depend on which reviewer looks at your project. There's always been a bit of a subjective element to reviews by GBCI, but the issue becomes magnified when you run into situations that are only vaguely described in the requirements.
As a reviewer, if you presented me with a well thought out narrative with documentation showing that your equipment exceeds the requirements of EnergySTAR in EVERY way, I would be inclined to give you credit for it. How your reviewer will feel about it, you will just have to submit it and see what happens.
I'm sorry that I couldn't be of more help in this instance,
Paul
Raymond Loo
Senior Manager, Corporate ServicesMEA & Associates Limited (Hong Kong)
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October 13, 2011 - 12:32 pm
I take it that there is still no update with respect to this credit for non-US projects? Energy Star is not used in Hong Kong as well. Hong Kong has its own EMSD, which is supposed to be similar to Energy Star.
Has anyone had success using EMSD class 1 appliances as equivalent to Energy Star certification? Or any other country for that matter?
Paul, is there any process available with GBCI where we can ask their advice PRIOR to purchasing the appliances/equipment? Is the CIR the only route or is there some less formal procedure with a quicker turnaround time available?
Thanks.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 20, 2011 - 10:37 pm
Raymond, the CIR or LEED Interpretation would be the route to get certain guidance on this from GBCI.