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Tradable or untradeable surface?

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Aug 6, 2012, 6:44 am

On the site of the building which I’m modelling there is a floodlight that is placed on the external ground and that lights the external facade of the building. Building ground is considered as “...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Aug 6, 2012, 9:39 am

DX unit EER and Fan Power

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posted by Steven Er on Jun 19, 2012, 12:31 am

Hi,

I understand EER of DX unit from ASHRAE 90.1 include indoor fan power. Compressor and condenser fan power shall be derived from EER that subtracting indoor fan power.

For a...

Last reply: Steven Er, Aug 3, 2012, 5:29 am

Design air flow rate

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Jul 27, 2012, 11:37 am

I don’t understand the meaning of paragraph G3.1.2.8 of ASHRAE 90.1, in particular: “System design supply airflow rates for the baseline buildings design shall be based on a supply-air-to-room-...

Last reply: Francesco Passerini, Aug 1, 2012, 10:00 am

PTACs as Proposed system?

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posted by David Mirabile on Jul 10, 2012, 4:37 pm

We are looking into a design-build project of a hotel where the owner is requiring in-room PTAC units. My concerns are:
1.) the ability to achieve a LEED building with maybe not the most...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 25, 2012, 4:26 pm

VOLTAGE DROP- HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

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posted by Erika Duran on Aug 15, 2011, 5:39 pm

The ASHRAE requirement (Prerequisite for LEED) limits voltage drop in feeders to 2% based on demand. So while the ampacity of the cables is well below the allowable maximum, voltage drop becomes...

Last reply: Ante Vulin, Jul 19, 2012, 11:43 am

district CHP system

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posted by Giorgia Lorenzi on Jul 5, 2012, 8:09 am

I am modeling a building which is connected to a district...

Last reply: Joseph Lewis, Jul 12, 2012, 2:57 pm

U-factor residential/nonresidential

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Jul 5, 2012, 4:31 am

I’m modeling a hotel (5 storey, one floor is underground) in which there are also offices, a coffee bar, a wellness center... I read that “hotel/motel guest rooms” are among the residential...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 11, 2012, 5:23 pm

Constructions surrounding new data center in existing building

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posted by Ross Farris on Jun 20, 2012, 6:29 pm

I am working on a project that consists of an existing building which will be retrofitted and modeled as a major renovation under LEED BD+C. The new design calls for a large data center on the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 10, 2012, 4:52 pm

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

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Jul 4, 2012, 9:32 am

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...

Applicability of LEED interpretations

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posted by Chilufya Lombe on Jun 19, 2012, 9:11 am

Hi, we have been using the "Advanced Energy Modelling For LEED" document and have a question one some of the exceptional calculation methodology examples. The interiro lighting controls (D.4 in...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 20, 2012, 10:48 am