I'm not sure of the Baseline envelope and HVAC system to use in hospital patient rooms. For one, Section 3.2 defines "residential" as including patient rooms in hospitals. If you believe this,...

ASHRAE 90.1 states that existing buildings shall be modeled as is before renovations. Currently the building has all of the window openings boarded up. I'm thinking that the best scenario would...

is on you to show that what you propose is better than standard practice. As Marcus noted, this has been addressed multiple times in this forum. Please read through some of the previous postings. Log...

We are clear that for the total Gross Floor Area we have to include mezzanines. The project mezzanines are open to the floor below and are not used as...

We are building a Hotel in Doha, Qatar. We are try to apply for LEED certified. While I start , I meet a Target Finder problem. This Target Finder only design for US climate. No international...

Consto have a Design and Buildt Contract with the project owner. The Architects contracts is a part of the contract. His role in the project is design and drawing. Building physics is managed...

We are working in a Project which is a unique green energy research facility (the second to be built in the World), and must receive the LEED Silver standard complying with the South Carolina...

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I am working on a project where the base case is packaged single zone and proposed case has split units. The unmet hours in proposed case is less than 300hours in each zone. But...

I have a multifamily building which is supplied with heat from both an electric heat pump and district energy. How do I choose between system 1 and 2? Which rules do apply? The relation between...

I am modeling a geothermal heat pump system with a geothermal heat pump DOAS unit. The DOAS unit will be connected to the geothermal loop and will only provide 75 degree outside air to each heat...