Hi, I'm modeling a building (not residential),for EAc1, located in climate zone 6 (winter design temperature 5°F). Proposed building envelope is high insulated, thus heating system capacity for...

Can a LEED project use exhausted/waste heat (and claim credit of some kind) from an adjacent building that is not being included in LEED project boundary?

Hello. i have a doubt about this credit.
We're working on a Children's Museum. One of the first decissions to make it more sustainable is to make all the museum underground, having the...

We are working on a college campus that will have a new central plant. We have a onsite micro turbine generators that provide power to the site. The heat from those turbines is used as a heat...

We are currently working on a project with a large amount of storefront glazing and I'm curious if anyone has sucessfully utilized the University of California's program WINDOW 5 to determine the...

OK...so I feel kind of dumb asking this question because it seems like I should be able to figure out the answer from the 2009 User Guide but of course it's clear as mud so I humbly ask for...

According to the Appendix G definition, "for existing building envelopes, the baseline building design shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions that are part of the scope of work...

It would be very helpful to see an example of approved documentation for a combined heat & power project specifically for cogeneration, such as a microturbine.

I've seen some discussion about the section G3.1.1 from ASHRAE 90.1-2007, but I still have some doubt about it.

I'm working in a project that is a build-to-suit office building with 13...

We are modeling and...