It is true that the R values in 90.1 have to be used as a minimum in the performance rating calculations? Using tables and materials description sets the basis for your baseline model?

Our office building (Major Renovation v3 2009), located at 3C climatic zone, doesn’t exceed 25,000 ft2 of conditioned floor area, but has more than one floor.
Different users will have...

ASHRAE 90.1 -2007 has following clause.

6.4.3.9 Ventilation Controls for High-Occupancy Areas.
Demand control ventilation (DCV) is required for spaces larger than 500 ft2 and with a...

We are attempting a certification of an art center under the LEED NC-2009 and we have the following question:

- architecture design team is considering including a decorative feature for a...

Dear all
We're working in the energetic simulation for the credit EA p 2 in LEED NC 2009 in a Data Center building. To that end, we're developing a model based on Appendix G "Performance...

Hi,

I have to recalculate the chiller COP of Baseline Building, to consider the power of the fans?

Or just put the COP marked by Standard 90.1 and attributed the fan power...

We are working with a building where 60% of the annual energy use accounts for...

Robert Sutton P.E., C.E.M, President/Owner Sutton Engineered Systems, Inc. LEEDuser Basic Member March 4, 2013- 5:49 pm I suppose in my case I could check off the box for "does not suppport the primary building tyoe of the project building". Maybe you can too? I await other input from the forum. Log in or register to post comments Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities LEEDuser Expert 5903 thumbs up March 4, 2013- 6:07 pm Yes the Energy Star calculator is acceptable to use for showing process energy savings related to office equipment. Log in or register to post comments...

If my buiding type is not in Energy Star and I don't see it really in the 2003...

Hi Marcus,

I was reading the discussion about modeling adjacent shading for the both models (baseline and proposed models) that you had with Mark Benson, but It's still not clear for me....