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Ireland Climate Zone

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posted by James Duggan on Jul 20, 2017, 4:58 am

Hi all,
Could anyone clarify if Ireland is in climate zone 5A or 5C?

Thanks in advance

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 20, 2017, 10:08 am

Excellent Modeling Guide

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posted by Marcus Sheffer on Aug 22, 2016, 5:42 pm

In case you have not seen this relatively new guide I would highly recommend it to help with your modeling issues.

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 Performance Rating Method Reference...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 17, 2017, 12:20 pm

Energy Model for Ice Rink

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posted by Shenhao Li on Jul 5, 2017, 9:50 am

Hello,

We have a speed skating oval project. Should the energy used for ice rink modeled as process load? We think this will be the major energy consumption. Can we consider the energy...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 6, 2017, 9:22 am

Parametric Rotation Runs for Baseline model of Existing Building

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posted by Edgar Arevalo on Jun 6, 2017, 1:31 pm

Since the energy model is based off of an existing building. Do I still need to perform parametric rotational runs (0 deg, 90 deg, 180 deg, and 270 deg) for a baseline model based on the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 6, 2017, 3:55 pm

Climate Zone for Morocco

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posted by Jean-Baptiste SARFATI on May 31, 2017, 4:05 am

Hi,

I'm working on a pre-assessment for a project in Morocco and would like to see the minimum wall insulation.
I checked in ASHRAE 90.1-2010 but Morocco is not listed in Table B3...

Last reply: Jean-Baptiste SARFATI, May 31, 2017, 8:54 am

Waste Heat from Landfill Gas Plant

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posted by Aaron Luthien on May 10, 2017, 11:10 am

Hello all,

We have an office project which utilizes waste heat from the neighbor landfill gas plant. The plant and office is owned by the same company. The plant produces electricity from...

Last reply: Aaron Luthien, May 26, 2017, 10:48 am

Proposed Case-Process Load

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posted by Muzammal Abbas LEED AP (BD+C) on May 24, 2017, 8:54 am

Hi,

Is there any limitations in LEED V4 regarding...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 24, 2017, 12:24 pm

Minimum Energy Performance

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posted by Alexandra Mazzoni on May 23, 2017, 9:18 am

Hello,
I have a question regarding equivalent standards : Is there an USGBC approved equivalent standard for projects located in France ?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 24, 2017, 12:09 pm

Existing Equipment

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posted by Francesco Passerini on May 9, 2017, 10:15 am

The 90.1-2010 User's Manual states:
"In some cases, a complete HVAC system already exists (...) the proposed building and baseline building models are the same and are based on the existing...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 10, 2017, 9:26 am

Account for local and utility central energy plants

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posted by S. Sachs on Apr 26, 2017, 6:40 pm

We are building an addition to an existing building that has a central plant that is outside of our LEED boundary. However, we also have a contract to improve the performance of the central plant...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Apr 26, 2017, 6:49 pm