Dear all,
I have also some doubts about this Pilot Credit (No Cooling Tower):
We are certifying a Business Park under LEED v4 O+M under Group Approach. The buildings don't have cooling towers in their cooling systems and the total Group Project Building area is greater than 150,000 square feet.
Furthermore, the credit (WEc Cooling tower water use) can be documented as one under Group Approach. Therefore, the whole Project "meets" requirements as the baseline system designated for the building using ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Appendix G Table G3.1.1 includes a cooling tower (systems 7 & 8) due to the total surface of the Group Project.
Is this approach correct due to achieve "No cooling tower" path compliance?
Many thanks in advance.
Alejandro Quiroga