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Number of steps per hour

Healthcare-v2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Davide Liviero on Sep 17, 2020, 8:10 am

Hello everyone,

I am looking for a way to speed up the simulation of a building. I found that a possible solution is to decrease the number of time steps per hour. Is it possible to set it...

Dividing large building into smaller ones

Healthcare-v2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Davide Liviero on Sep 15, 2020, 6:20 am

Hello everyone,

I am modelling a 60 000 m2 hospital using Design Builder. Unfortunately, the simulation of the whole building is extremely long, requiring up to a whole week. As a solution...

System 3 Heating source

NC-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Davide Liviero on Sep 3, 2020, 8:49 am

Hello everyone,

I am creating the baseline model for an office and have been suggested to use System 3 as HVAC sytem template for it. Since in the proposed model I use electricity as...

Last reply: Davide Liviero, Sep 4, 2020, 11:10 am

Target Finder outside the US

NC-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Davide Liviero on Jul 29, 2020, 5:52 am

Hello everyone,

I ahve read that for LEED v4 BD+C Target Finder results are not required for projects outside the USA. Is this aspect still valid for LEED v4.1?

Thank you in advance...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 29, 2020, 9:35 am

Campus approach: CHP modeling (LEED v4.1 + ASHRAE 90.1-2016)

NC-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Alessandro Zuanon on Jul 24, 2020, 7:34 am

Hi,

the project regards a campus (multiple buildings) served by a trigeneration plant (plant producing electricity, heat and chilled water). LEED versione is v4.1. 

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Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 24, 2020, 2:25 pm

EAp3 and WEp3 Third Party Source VS USGBC Approved Data Template

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Davide Liviero on Jul 23, 2020, 5:06 am

Hello everyone,

I am working on LEED v4.1 BD+C Credit EAp3 (but the problem applies also to WEp3) and I am struggling to understand what the USGBC considers as approved data template....

Hotel Natural Gas Kitchen

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Mario Angelo Pinoli on Jul 3, 2020, 5:26 am

Hi,

we're pursuing LEED NCv4 certification for a luxury hotel.

All the HVAC systems will be electric, but we'll have a kitchen serving the hotel restaurant which will use gas.

...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 3, 2020, 12:17 pm

Stores with commercial refrigeration systems

Retail-NC-v4 EAc6: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by Francesco Passerini on Jul 1, 2020, 4:34 am

The refrigeration system installed in the retail building uses CO2 only as refrigerant, which is a...

Manufacturer definition

NC-v4 MRc2: Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by Muhammad Mahasneh on May 21, 2020, 4:55 am

Hello,

how does LEED define a manufacturer? It seems quite a no-brainer, but we got a lot of different "commercial" manufacturer names (with different names on bills, invoices,...

Last reply: Sagar Raghuwanshi, Jun 25, 2020, 9:53 am

Healthcare V4- Monitoring outdoor air intake IAQ prerequisite

Healthcare-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Alessandro Zuanon on Jun 19, 2020, 4:01 am

Hi,

Healthcare rating system, monitoring requirements for prerequisite...