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CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
We have an office core/shell project that we are considering for certification. The Owner may want to just design a small mechanical unit to service the restrooms and not much more. The future tenant would have to provide the mechanical system for the bulk of the building which would be outside our current scope. Is it possible to submit just the small unit for E and A credits? How would the energy model be handled?
Thank you for the assistance.
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Marcus Sheffer
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July 1, 2016 - 9:54 am
The fewer parameters that are designed, the more parameters are modeled identical to the baseline. In a cold/dark shell you would need to get enough savings from the envelop and any requirements in the tenant lease agreement. This type of project is harder but it is possible.