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Air - Water Heat Pumps

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Giuseppina Amorusi  on 

Hi all, I need to model in Energy Plus several "Air - Water Heat Pumps": heat pumps that use air as energy source and water as fluid for conditioning.

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Mon May 9, 2016, 10:07 am

Option 2 Calculation Question

NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materials
posted by  Haley Duncan  on 

When calculating distances from location of extraction and location of manufacturing to project site, is it "as the crow flies" or actual travel distance?

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Turner Construction MIT.nano
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Sat May 7, 2016, 2:09 am

Which credit does poured resinous flooring fall into?

Schools-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems
posted by  Kyle Strock  on 

We are using a resinous flooring system in some restrooms. It does not seem to meet the Green Seal definintion of "Coating" since it includes aggregate and color chips.

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Fri May 6, 2016, 7:47 pm

ETo Unit

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  GISELA FARHAT DE ARAUJO  on 

I would like to know which unit of measurement should include the value of ETO (Reference evapotranspiration rate). Im Brazil we normaly use mm. should i put in Inches?

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Fri May 6, 2016, 5:51 pm

Central PV system distribution to one LEED target building

NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Hongyun Zhou  on 

I am working on a single building LEED project in an industry park, which has a central PV system inside.

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GLHN Architects & Engineers
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Fri May 6, 2016, 4:27 pm

precerticfiation

General forums
posted by  Tristan Roberts  on 

Do you have a copy of the BD&C Reference Guide? CS Appendix 5 discusses precertification.

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Fri May 6, 2016, 3:25 pm

Floor area - allowable difference between sim. model and PIf3

CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Anna Korinkova  on 

We are pursuing the Option 1 - simulation path. The total regularly occupied area (ROA) reported for the simulation is linked to the PIf3 credit.

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Fri May 6, 2016, 1:40 pm

Waste Stream Audit

EBOM-v4 MRp1:Ongoing purchasing and waste policy
posted by  Trevor Anderson  on 

Under LEED v4, is the waste audit requirement the same for projects achieving initial certification and recertification, or do recertifying projects need to conduct one waste audit for each year of

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Thu May 5, 2016, 5:32 pm

Sea water exchanger heat pump, considere as renewable energy ?

NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Elodie DUMAS  on 

Hello We work on an office building connected to DES heating and colling (district level) and pursue Leed C&S v2009 certification.

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Thu May 5, 2016, 3:14 pm

Purpose behind the 60% RH parameter?

NC-2009 IEQc3.2:Construction IAQ Management Plan—Before Occupancy
posted by  Landry Watson  on 

The reference guide is clear that 14,000 CFM of OA per SF (that is >60deg and

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Wed May 4, 2016, 11:56 pm