Hello,
We are working on a mixed use project with a glass-covered outdoors space that fills the void between 3 different buildings (hotels, conference and restaurant). The space will be naturally ventilated, sun protected and could have some pre-heating.
Since the space does not "belong" to one building, we are wandering what the cleverest way to do the energy models.
Should we simulate all the buildings together?
Would it be better to simulate each building seperately with a kind of thermal "mask" for the other 2 buildings?
(Also, though not the subject of this thread : do we need to register the Winter Garden/Agora for LEED certification?)
Thanks for any tips
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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September 17, 2014 - 10:11 am
Is the whole project pursuing LEED? If so you should look to the Campus Application Guide. If all three are included then you will need to be able to separate the energy use of all three to demonstrate that each complies individually. You can do that with separate models that account for a portion of the shared space or model them all together and separate the building via submeters within the model. The best way to model it is very difficult for me to say as I do not have nearly enough information for even give you any real guidance.
Amanda Johnson
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September 18, 2014 - 2:29 am
Thankyou Marcus,
We do imagine a Campus Type Certification (all LEED) so I guess it's our call about whether we do one model (with seperate meters) or seperate buildings.
Do you think that the Agora/Winter Garden needs to be registered as a seperate space within the Campus? There will be some energy use associated with it but we are not clear since it is spans 3 different establishments...
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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September 18, 2014 - 11:02 am
Hard for me to say. I does sound like a separate semi-conditioned space.
Amanda Johnson
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September 18, 2014 - 11:31 am
OK-Thanks!