The client has stated an FTE of 24 for the building as 24 reflects current staff and all that the departmental operational budget can accommodate.

WE are working on a LEED ND project and are currently incorporating the LEED requirements in the project specifications.

Our project includes an existing (more than three years old) DES that serves both the process equipment and building htg/clg loads.

Let's Say this building is 26,000 sf which the baseline is system 5-6. What if the exception area is 10,000 sf (process load difference >10 Btu/h ft).

We have a college building with around 50% of its floor area being a gym, which is sized to its maximum capacity during graduation.

I have a query on ASHRAE 90.1 2010. There are 2 paths to specify the chiller COP. How do we enter the part load values in the simulation software? ASHRAE only mentions the IPLV.

Should a cleaner used before the adhesive (to make the Surface clean) fullfill IEQc4.1? If it should which category should be used?

Generally speaking, is the presence of lead paint in an existing school from the 1950's cause for concern and must be addressed or else the prerequisite is not satisfied?

To stay "untouched" to water body, does it mean that a project with reclaimed portion is ineligible for ND, even if other potion of the future development land is previously developed? What if tha

I used the survey template provided on this site and was denied the credit saying it did not address all of the ASHRAE 55-2004 environmental variables (air speed, humidity, radiant temperature, and