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Daylight simulation for office building
CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Lucie Cervena on
LEED reference guide said that in Option 1 compliance should be demonstrated through computer simulation of all regularly occupied spaces.
Urinals are not everywhere
NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reductionposted 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
PIF#4: Project floor plans and sensitive information
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?
Proposed Building Envelope Assembly Thermal Properties
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted 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
New Bus Routes, not yet operational
NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Accessposted 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
Ds Narrative
CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performanceposted 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
ASHRAE 90-1 and swimming pools
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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.
SHGC for the whole window or just glass?
CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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).
Comnet automated template completion
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted 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?
FTE for a hospital
NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by Peter Doo on
For a hospital project, are the patients to be counted in the FTE for the bicycle storage and changing facilities?