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Existing Building vs. New Construction

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posted by Jenelle Shapiro on Nov 11, 2013, 7:54 pm

I am working on a project in Tokyo, Japan. They are considering saving part of the exitsing building...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 13, 2013, 9:41 am

Thermal zone modeling

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posted by Jatuwat Varodompun on Oct 8, 2013, 12:35 pm

I have a building with two conditioned zones. One is dining and another is kitchen. Both zones has no wall and air can flow through each zone freely. Can I model both zones as one zone in the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 12, 2013, 2:08 pm

100% OA System vs baseline systems

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posted by William Holub on Oct 2, 2013, 12:42 pm

I'm working on a model for a system designed for a small classroom building and have concerns on the proper baseline and proposed system ventilation rates. Thanks in advance for any advice or...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 8, 2013, 4:13 pm

LEED NC energy model for spaces occupied by other tenants

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posted by Cory Ferguson on Nov 7, 2013, 5:23 pm

We are designing a 4 story building where the owner will occupy 3-1/2 floors of the building and another tenant will at some point occupy the remaining portion. Per the reference guides, this...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 8, 2013, 4:03 pm

Indirectly Conditioned Bathrooms

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posted by Phillip Cook on Jun 18, 2013, 2:50 am

I am using IES VE to model hotel type rooms that each have a separate bathroom. The bathrooms do not have any heating equipment, cooling equipment or thermostats in them. But they have exhaust...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 8, 2013, 12:51 pm

surfaces of the zones

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Oct 24, 2013, 4:45 am

In my models (both proposed models and baseline models) the surfaces of the zones are from the inside edge of the external walls to the center of the internal partitions. Therefore the internal...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 24, 2013, 10:04 am

LEED Platinum Maintenance

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posted by Karl Heitman on Oct 10, 2013, 5:39 pm

in or register to post comments Julia Weatherby President Weatherby Design & Co. Engineers LEEDuser Basic Member 94 thumbs up October 21, 2013- 4:00 pm And if you go to the forum page for EAc5 (M&V), you...

Last reply: Julia Weatherby, Oct 21, 2013, 4:00 pm

Modelling Existing Heating Plant serving new Extension

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posted by Dónal O'Connor on Oct 18, 2013, 1:46 pm

Hi all,

I'm looking for some guidance on modelling a heating system for a new school extension that will be served from the existing boiler system.

One of the options for a new...

Last reply: Dónal O'Connor, Oct 21, 2013, 10:43 am

2 Pipe Fan Coil System

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posted by Donald Green on Sep 30, 2013, 10:48 am

We have a project where the team came to us after the fact and are asking about LEED certification. They have already installed a 2 pipe fan coil system. It is understood that there are other...

Last reply: Donald Green, Oct 2, 2013, 3:02 pm

Energy simulation software

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posted by Jakub Wiesner on Sep 26, 2013, 2:32 am

Hello, I have some experiences with energy modelling in eQuest, but I would like to change my software to something else. I need to advise, which of following software I can use for LEED...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Sep 26, 2013, 11:00 am