We have a renovation project at a college where we have a large number of existing computers, monitors and printers that were excluded from the ENERGY STAR calculations. After the review, LEED had stated that if they were existing before the project they could be excluded; however, I have discovered that a few new ones have been installed after completion. My question is, if we include the new ones into the cals, do we also need to include the existing ones? LEED's Review Report has been very unclear on this and I do not have time to wait for a 4-6 week response from LEED. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Samantha Harrell
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
March 28, 2012 - 11:21 am
Dominique,
Only the few new appliances and equipment purchased as part of the scope of work for the project need to be included in the calculation. You may exclude the existing equipment.
Dominique Arrieta
Gobbell Hays Partners, Inc.3 thumbs up
March 28, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Thanks. One more for you: We were told to exclude projectors from the calcs (engineer thought they were ENERGY STAR rated). Does this mean we need to exclude them altogether or just include them in the non-ENERGY STAR column? I really appreciate it.
Samantha Harrell
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
March 28, 2012 - 12:13 pm
Sure. If a product is not eligible for an Energy Star rating, exclude it from the form/calculation entirely. If a product is eligible, but does not have an Energy Star rating, include it in the calculation in the non-Energy Star column. This link can help you determine if a product is eligible: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_find_es_products.