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Return plenums should be used in the baseline model?

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Rosana Correa  on 

Hello, If in the proposed building there are plenums specified as return air path in the HVAC system, should I use them or ignore them in the baseline model? Thank you,

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Tue Aug 20, 2013, 2:40 pm

Blower Door Test in NC?

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Ian Johnson  on 

I'm working on a renovation of an existing building pursuing LEED NC. The clients would like to perform a blower door test prior to drywall installation to improve the building's thermal envelope.

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Wed Mar 21, 2012, 6:58 pm

U-value unheated/heated slab-on-grade floor

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

Hello. In the building which I’m modeling there is an underground floor whose slab-on-grade floor can be considered as divided in three parts: one part (wellness) is heated with heated floor, anoth

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USGBC Approved equivalent standards

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posted by  Mike D  on 

The guide allows to use a USGBC approved equivalent standard for projects outside the US. Where can this list of approved standards be found?

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Thu Apr 3, 2014, 1:50 pm
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Fri Feb 18, 2011, 2:11 pm

How to calculate / consider Elevators Energy consumption?

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

Is there any reference available to learn how to calculate and /or consider elevators energy consumption for both baseline and proposed models?

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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 2:59 pm

Process loads different between proposed & baseline designs

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Santiago Rodriguez  on 

For a major renovation of a restaurant they have made a major substitution of old kitchen appliances to new, more efficient equipment.

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Mon Jun 27, 2011, 6:38 pm

U-Factor for Vertical Fenestration

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  TOMAS URIBE  on 

Hello, We are wondering if it is possible to perform a detailed simulation using the LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) Windows Software to comply with the Fenestration Assembly U-Factor. Than

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Fri May 31, 2013, 9:03 pm

Energy modeling for an industrial facility

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Mohamed M. Abd Elhameed  on 

I am working on an energy model for a Factory that was registered under LEED v3. The factory has no HVAC system except for some ventilation fans.

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Mon Mar 20, 2017, 2:03 pm