Dear all,
I was checking Table 9.5.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2007 (Lighting Power Densities Using the Building Area Method), and there is a footnote saying "In cases where both a general building area type and a specific building area type are listed, the specific building area type shall apply."
I am modeling an elementary school. This school includes a gymnasium, library, offices, workshops, garage, and a performing arts theater. All these 6 zones are listed in Table 9.5.1.
When modeling the baseline case, shall I assume a lighting power density (LPD) of 13W/m2 (the value for schools/university), or shall I use the values listed in this table for each category of zones? If I use the second option, then I will ONLY be using the "schools/university" entry of table 9.5.1 for the classrooms, since the offices, gym, libraries,...etc have their own LPD.
This will imply that the Building Area Method is very close to the Space-by-space method!
Many thanks!
Marcus Sheffer
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November 1, 2010 - 8:43 am
The note refers only to the Building Area Method (BAM). Basically it says that if you have a specific building type use that instead of the more general type. For example, if I am building a sports arena on a university campus then I use the sports arena Building Area Type, not the schools/university Type.
You could select individual zones in your building and apply the BAM values to those zones. Often this will not be to your advantage however. Typically the Space-by-Space (S-by-S) method will provide for a higher baseline, so more savings. For example, the gym is 1.1 W/sf in BAM and 1.4W/sf in S-by-S. The classrooms would be 1.2 W/sf in BAM and 1.4 W/sf in S-by-S.
In our expereince the S-by-S method always yields more savings but it certainly does require more effort.
Maya Karkour
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November 2, 2010 - 9:31 am
Thanks Marcus,
So do you think that I should use the value for schools/university ONLY for classes, and use different values for the gym, library, offices, theater? This sound to me much like the S-by-S method!
Marcus Sheffer
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November 2, 2010 - 9:49 am
I think you should use the S-by-S method to maximize accuracy and savings. We almost never use the BAM in our modeling.
The difference is that the S-by-S method will be far more detailed since you will be entering different values for corridors, stairs, restrooms, storage rooms, mechanical rooms, lobbies, cafeteria, etc.
Maya Karkour
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August 5, 2011 - 7:35 am
Hi guys,
FYI, I got a feedback from the USGBC saying that when using the BAM, I should use the LPD of Schools (1.2W/ft2) in all spaces typically included in schools, such as offices, gymnasium, library, auditorium. However, the Parking is not generally found in a typical school, and as such I have to use the LPD of Parking Garages there...
Best regards,