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EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance

Case 2 Calculator Update?

I noticed that the Case 2 Calculator has not been updated since the November Portfolio Manager update. Will buildings still be benchmarked against the average source EUI (instead of median source EUI)? We have a customer building in the entertainment/culture category and if we go by the case 2 calculator, which has an avg. source EUI of 265 to benchmark against, the project gets 15 or so points. If we benchmark against the median source EUI of 94, which is now in Portfolio Manager, the project doesn't even meet the EAp2 pre-req. Which should we go by?

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Wed, 04/18/2012 - 20:07

We have a similar situation going on - has anyone discovered a solution? We have a large office building that includes a cafeteria & fitness center (<10% of the area) so we have to use Case 2. The source EUI is almost identical to a neighboring office building of similar size on the same campus (which is achieving an Energy Star rating of 85+), but we are comparing it against an adjusted source EUI of 207 kBtu/sf and not even meeting the prereq. Any ideas???
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Lourdes Salinas
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Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:24

Hi all, We have the exact same issue with a medical device facility. Would you guys be interested in sharing information so we can all get comparable data? If interested please contact me at hola@three.com.mx
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Ravi Bajaj
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Tue, 04/02/2013 - 01:35

Jenny - I think in your case, you need to use the offline calculator for LEED purposes. The baseline source EUI of 94 on your statement of energy performance is just the standard baseline for "Other" buildings, so using the offline calculator gives you the specific breakdown of baseline source EUI's for all space types within the "other" calculator. For Kimerlby and Three Consultoria, these are different issues, Kimberly I would advise reaching out to the neighboring office to ask what they used to benchmark against. And for the medical device facility I'd see the other comments for this prerequisite regarding a manufacturing facility.

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