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USGBC Approved equivalent standards
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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?
How to calculate / consider Elevators Energy consumption?
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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?
Process loads different between proposed & baseline designs
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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.
"DES Energy Cost" Thread Follow-Up
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Joseph Chappell on
In a previous post titled "DES Energy Cost" dating back to May 13, 2013, my interpretation of the responses in the thread is that a project can choose to either follow 90.1 or the DES Guidance from
Preassure drop adjustment
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Jorge Lopez de Obeso on
Hello everyone, we are working on a laboratory and we have very restrictive filtering in some spaces there are equipments that have MERV 7 + MERV 13 + MERV16 filtering sections. In the ASHRAE preas
CHP Electric Output
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Francesco Passerini on
I have some doubts concerning Appendix D of the document “Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009 – Design & Construction” http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?Doc
Exterior lighting artwork - Process Load
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Victoria Watson on
Hi, I am working on a project where they are proposing a lighting installation forming a piece of artwork. They are asking whether it can be excluded from the LEED calcs.