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Excellent Modeling Guide
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Marcus Sheffer on
In case you have not seen this relatively new guide I would highly recommend it to help with your modeling issues. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 Performance Rating Method Reference Manual h
Service water heating for electric water heaters
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Billy Condor on
Hello everyone, 1. Do the insulation requeriment of service water heating pipes (section 7.4.3 and table 6.8.3) apply for any material?
Existing or new building threshold
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
There is a project which includes the renovation of an existing 40 ft high warehouse. The existing structure has only one (ground) floor of 30,000 sf.
Taking credit for DCV in car parks
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Ricardo Sá on
Hello Marcus Sheffer, Refering to the LEED Interpretation 10371 related to taking credit for DCV in car parks, it is specified: 1) that the proposed case should be modeled such as that a minimum
Data Center - ASHRAE LPD
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by SAMY Chamy on
Dear All:- we are doing LEED NC project for data center which one is correct base case LPD for data center in building area method which lighting categories we take if we go with space by space m
EAp2
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by sherif el adly on
We are working on a huge project in Riyadh, to meet EAp2 we sould look for a water cooled chiller due to the area of the project and the challenge to reach a COP near to 8 to meet the 10% from base
Exception G3.1.1.c and zones with minimum air changes
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Phil Stafa on
Hello: I have a question related to exception G3.1.1.c which states that a separate single System 3 should be used for zones with pressurization relationships or minimum circulation rates.
outside air min ventilation
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by PAWAN DAHIWAL on
I have modeled outside air identical in both the cases for zones that don't have DCV. But i am unclear about how to model outside air identical in both the cases for zones having DCV.
Window Assembly - LBNL vs European Software
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Martin Meehan on
Dear all, Our project recently received the comment below regarding window assembly U-value calculations.
G3.1.3.13 in Tab. 1.4
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Francesco Passerini on
I modeled a baseline model with System 7. The reviewers wrote that in Tab. 1.4 insufficient information was provided about the VAV reheat boxes, in particular as for G3.1.3.13.