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Schools-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Does the LEED AGMBC require to have totally separate building systems so that the energy-related points can be clearly defined?
My project has centralised Energy center which will be supplying chilled water to each individual building rather than each building having it's own chiller.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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November 6, 2012 - 10:01 am
Each building must be separately modeled. You don't need to have totally separate building systems to do that however.
Ameet AA
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December 5, 2012 - 11:29 am
Thank you Marcus,
Could you please advise how should i separately modeled each building as My project has centralised Energy center which will have CHP units for the entire development that consists of multiple buildings
I am using IES for LEED PRM calculation.
Regards
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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December 5, 2012 - 11:59 am
The advise you seek is far more involved than can be provided in a forum like this and I am not intimately familiar with IES.
In eQUEST we would likely just create separate meters for each building within a single model. But that would also depend on several factors and I don't know nearly enough about your project to comment intelligently.
Christopher Schaffner
CEO & FounderThe Green Engineer
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December 27, 2012 - 2:21 pm
You should also confirm that the entire complex can be submitted as a single LEED project. Sounds to me like the project might be better as a Master site, with individual buildings seeking certification. In that case, you'd follow the DES guidance.