Hi to all: Please help me to clarify how the baseline model is defined for the M&V plan, it is clear that for the "actual case" the proposed model created for the EAc1 must be calibrated based on energy bills and measured performance during one year; but how is defined the baseline mode for comparision purposes? Should it be the proposed model delivered for EAc1? Should it be the baseline model delivered for EAc1? Should it be the proposed model delivered for EAc1 substracting the ECM implemented during the design and construction? Thank you a lot for your comments EAc5 ...

since people stand there and let the water run while they are drinking...a lot, if not most of it goes downt he drain as they are drinking. If you compared that to filling a water bottle, there is very little waste, tyically you drink ALL the water that goes into a water bottle. also, by eliminating plastic water bottles in a building, you would eliminate a lot of waste to be hauled off-site. Even if the plastic water bottles get recycled, it still is cost to haul it off, and there is a cost to recycling them too. just a thought. anyone tried this?? i know in the high education world, a lot of Universities...

7group / Energy Opportunities LEEDuser Expert 5903 thumbs up May 10, 2013- 3:59 pm They would accrue to the bottom line similar to the grant. While the grant may have resulted in the ability to buy the PV...

information. Log in or register to post comments Kathryn West LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes Professional JLL LEEDuser Basic Member 154 thumbs up May 13, 2013- 12:21 pm I think you will have a lot of trouble...

Candace Small Architect VOA LEEDuser Basic Member 4 thumbs up May 23, 2013- 5:02 pm Refer to the property deed. I would think the property line would go all the way up. You could always try to submit it and see what the result is. Log in or register to post comments Cynthia Kaplan Principal cmk LEED LEEDuser Premium Member 42 thumbs up November 19, 2013- 8:33 pm Phil, Did you submit this credit using ground level readings? What was the outcome? We are attempting the same credit in an urban area and had the same question. Log in or register to post comments Phillip Cook WGE LEEDuser Basic Member...

Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities LEEDuser Expert 5903 thumbs up May 21, 2013- 9:32 am The heating source and energy rate must be identical in the baseline and proposed. So your baseline would have used oil as the fuel source and the cost would also be zero. Also the heating energy use is typically only a fraction of the total energy use and the points are based on the total. As an aside, used motor oil is certainly not the cleanest burning fuel and would not be a strategy found in a green building project. The highest and best use for used motor oil is probably to ship...

I am working on a project where the base line hvac system is type 6 VAV with fan power boxes. ASHRAE 90.1 requires the fan power box CFM to be sized at 50% of the peak CFM at 0.3 W/CFM. There is no guidance in 90.1 user manual on how to comply with this requirement, further more when we asked the modeling software help line they said that it can’t be done and that the software is automatically sizing the fan power box CFM at 50% of the system heating CFM not the cooling CFM. This comment keeps coming almost on every project with this type of system. Any input on how to deal with this issue? EAp2 ...

to post comments Hernando Miranda Owner Soltierra LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 344 thumbs up June 20, 2013- 11:07 pm A ceramic product will always have near zero VOCs, at least those that do have a secondary...

Dylan Connelly Mechanical Engineer Integral Group LEEDuser Expert 472 thumbs up July 2, 2013- 9:31 pm Many fan coil units serving 100% of the floor wouldn't be applicable to this interpretation- leave them out. The system/equipment that provides the cool water would be applicable to the second line. The last line of your question- did you mean to say AHUs or FCUs? Log in or register to post comments Silvia Ruiz Civil Engineer & Sustainability Coordinator Studio Domus LEEDuser Basic Member 8 thumbs up July 3, 2013- 2:28 pm I meant FCUs, sorry. Does this mean that our only option would...

less-expensive credits you could pursue at the same time to help have more of a buffer rather than spend a lot for points now (for example: making sure all your ID credits are all attempted, are you tracking...