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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Dear Forum,
I have the following issue:
For the Certification of a Restaurant, there is an inside area that corresponds to cold storage rooms. This area has an independent air conditioning system since the temperature must be quite low during all year. My question is if for the baseline design I have to model the HVAC system type according to Table G3.1 section 10, even if it is not a regularly occupied area. Or can I use the same type of HVAC as the proposed design?
Many thanks in advance
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Marcus Sheffer
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September 12, 2012 - 9:43 am
Sounds like the space conditioning is related to the stuff in the room rather than the intermittent occupancy of the people. This sounds like a process load which should be modeled identical to the proposed.