Hi all,
Im working on a LEED project located in Australia and Im new to the LEED energy model requirements and ASHRAE 90.1. My project is a medical research building, with high process loads due to medical equipment, including a cyclatron.
Im trying to work out which process loads I need to include in the energy model and also how this pilot credit affects how I treat process loads in the model. If I try to claim reduced energy usage in my design model compared to the base case, then also claim this credit, Im effectively claiming for this energy reduction twice.
Should I exclude high energy use medical equipment from the LEED energy model, and claim the efficiency in the pilot credit instead?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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October 11, 2010 - 2:55 pm
You will need to include all energy uses in the models for EAp2/EAc1. You can also claim savings in EAp2/EAc1 for process load reductions and also earn this pilot credit for the same action. Double dipping encouraged here to claim it in both places.