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Daylight simulation for office building

CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Lucie Cervena  on 

LEED reference guide said that in Option 1 compliance should be demonstrated through computer simulation of all regularly occupied spaces.

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Thu May 31, 2012, 1:35 pm

Urinals are not everywhere

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Tatjana Ernst  on 

Hi Everyone, we have a building which has 37 dual flush for men and 8 Urinals, the Urinals are not in every toilet room (for example there are no urinals in the basement), there will be only one

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Thu May 31, 2012, 1:06 pm

PIF#4: Project floor plans and sensitive information

General forums
posted by  Gail Vittori  on 

Has anyone had experience working on a project where floor plans contain sensitive information and the owner has requested certain details be redacted for security reasons?

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Thu Jun 7, 2012, 1:06 am

Proposed Building Envelope Assembly Thermal Properties

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  TOMAS URIBE  on 

How do I calculate the U-factor for the construction assembly (e.g walls) according to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix A if one or some of the construction layers properties are not specified in the ment

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Thu May 31, 2012, 6:50 pm

New Bus Routes, not yet operational

NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access
posted by  Douglas Ross  on 

In the Design Submittal, I uploaded a letter from the local transit authority that two bus routes were planned and funded; however, they were not operational because the employees had not moved to

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Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:27 pm

Ds Narrative

CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Bob Baker  on 

I am new to the ASHRAE MZ62 calculator and I am not clear on how to write the narrative regarding : Ds - If not all zones are entered, provide a description of how the system Ds value was calculate

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ASHRAE 90-1 and swimming pools

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Stéphane Paris  on 

Hi all, I am currently working on a large project including an aquatic center. We plan to use geothermal energy to cover around 90% of the heat required for pool heating.

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 1:42 pm

SHGC for the whole window or just glass?

CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Marco Abdallah  on 

Hi, i am working on a WBS according to App. G. Regarding the fenestration of the baseline building the ASHRAE states an SHGC of 0.4 (climate zone 5).

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 1:54 pm

Comnet automated template completion

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Erin Adkins  on 

Has anybody here used the Comnet.org portal to automatically complete your EAp2 and EAc1 templates using the Comnet XML export from your Trace 700 model or Equest sim files?

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FTE for a hospital

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Peter Doo  on 

For a hospital project, are the patients to be counted in the FTE for the bicycle storage and changing facilities?

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 5:11 pm