We have solar thermal system to provide heated water for a swimming pool, sinks and showers. The system has an electric water heater backup system. 1. Should the base system be modeled based on...

Utility rates is a confusing thing for me, I am working on a building that has 9% Retail Area, 7% Church and the rest is a Residential Area.
The Retail Area consumes up to 15% of the Energy...

We are modeling a gym in Guatemala where we will have no heating or cooling system but will have mechanical ventilation. How would we set conditions for the base model VS the design model; the...

Thanks in advance for any insight. I have a two part question –

1. I want to confirm that all site lighting within the LEED boundary can and should be included in the energy model....

Hello!
I am having problems with the EAc1 template.
The EAp2 and EAc1 reports 2 points for a 12.3% savings of a Major Renovation. (12% = 3 points for Major renovations).
Is it a...

We have a large institutional project with a small greenhouse facility at the perimeter of one of the classrooms. The greenhouse is part of the building envelope, but the systems are separated...

Hi, I am not quite sure how to comply with Appendix G requirement to heat & Cool all conditioned/indirectly conditioned spaces and use baseline system where not designed whilst still staying...

We are dealing with the project served by...

Hi,

I have a central plant in 1 building that serves an adjacent building. It is part of the same development but because it is only connected by an unheated walkway the project is being...

On Sept 12, 2012 there was a thread: "Proposed model, CAV system without cooling system". It references a "high temperature set point work around". Can you please direct me to further...