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ND-v4 GIBc13:Infrastructure energy efficiency

LEED ND Infrastructure energy efficiency

Hi , I am looking at specific methodologies regarding setting up the baseline energy use for infrastructure for a master plan . Can anyone direct me to a standard or any other specific document that I may refer ?

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Tue, 04/04/2017 - 00:08

Lakshmi, a general methodology is set out in Step 2 of the v4 Reference Guide Step-by-Step Guidance section. Basically, you categorize the new infrastructure by type (pumping, street lights, and traffic lights), then for a baseline use any applicable local government standard for lowest first-cost purchases, or alternatively, identify from vendors their lowest first-cost item in each category and each item's energy use (under the assumption that lowest first-cost is least efficient). Beyond the Reference Guide, I'm unaware of infrastructure standards or documents that might help set a localized baseline for each equipment category, but it's worth a literature search on the Internet. Eliot

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