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Basleine Fan Power credit for an exhaust fan linked to Furnace

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Matt Scott  on 

I have an attic that is heated only with a Gas Furnace.

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Wed Sep 11, 2013, 1:59 pm

Return Fan included in Baseline Fan Power Calc?

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posted by  Matt Scott  on 

Another question regarding the baseline fan power calculation in the Tables 1.4 Excel spreadsheet: Does the calculation account for the possibility of a Return Fan in the proposed system?

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 7:48 pm

Energy modeling - Adjacente building

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posted by  Luana Bertoletti  on 

Hi, I have a doubt when modeling proposed and baseline building.

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 6:47 pm

Natural Conditioned Environment

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posted by  Marina Andrade  on 

Hi! how can I prove that an environment is naturally conditioning? I believe this is not only proven by percentage of openings, correct? For example, how to prove this in a restaurant?

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 4:03 pm

Baseline System 1 Pump Energy

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posted by  Wes Lawson  on 

We are putting together a baseline of a high rise residential building. In Appendix G, it states that we need to use 19 w/gpm.

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 2:00 pm

Baseline building requried to have demand control ventilation?

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posted by  Matt Scott  on 

Per 90.1-2007 section 6.4.3.9 "Ventilation Controls for High-Occupancy Areas" systems are required to have DCV given certain criteria.

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Mon Sep 9, 2013, 3:37 pm

Multiple Buildings

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posted by  Paula Hernandez  on 

Hello to everybody, I have to model multiple buildings in a field, it´s not a campus, but three of four buildings, some of which are served by the same group of chillers. As I understand, the ener

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Wed Sep 4, 2013, 4:08 pm

System 6 or System 8?

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posted by  Rob Watson  on 

Our building is 7 floors above ground with a conditioned basement and is about 70K ft2.

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Thu Aug 22, 2013, 8:16 pm

Process energy? Exhaust Fan to relieve electric transformer heat

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posted by  Matt Scott  on 

Our project has several spaces with electric transformers where we are using an exhaust fan and an outside air louver to relieve the heat loss from the transformer.

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Tue Aug 13, 2013, 6:39 pm

Kitchen Efficient Equipments

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posted by  Marina Andrade  on 

Hi! How can i gain points in my simulation with kitchen equipments? I'm working on a project that has automation and i don't know how can i indicate this. I think all kitchen equipments will be

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Mon Aug 12, 2013, 7:01 pm