Is the 'zone floor area' in the prescriptive calcs bascially just the area on the floor plan that is determined by the width of the window x twice the height? Can I not include any area that is...

Hi - I'm using the Option 2 - Prescriptive Approach for this credit, and I'm running into a few issues regarding the provided Excel spreadsheet. In a few of our rooms, we have regular height...

We are working on a project using the May 2011 version of the daylighting and views spreadsheet. We are using excel 2007 with macros enabled. The spreadsheet does not aknowledge the use of...

Can EnergyPlus be used to simulate daylighting for this credit? From my understanding, the clear-sky daylight factors are calculated for sun positions in EnergyPlus. You can put a...

We are using IES VE to show compliance with EA P2 and IEQ C8.1. For EA P2 we combined spaces with similar schedules to zones, separated by orientation. Because we use just one model, the daylight...

We are working on a mixed use commercial and residential building using OPTION 2: Prescriptive Path where we calculated 0.150

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We are pursuing the Prescriptive Method for this credit, using skylights. I am not sure how to answer the first two measurements requested on the LEED form (the distance between...

Please be careful and aware when you use the available spreadsheet:
Daylight and Views Calculator released 11152010.xls . The spreadsheet contains a mistake in its skylight roof coverage...

I am documenting all the rooms in the building using the prescriptive method and I've checked the box that says 'the project has incorporated appropriate glare control devices...' in the credit...

For prescriptive method 2, We have shallow depth perimeter offices with full height glass walls facing the interior spaces. We are calculating the interior room areas that are inside of the...