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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
In order to comply with LEED 2009 EA prerequisite 2 option 2, is it necessary to follow both daylighting recommendations in the Advanced Energy Design Guide climate zone 5 recommendation table, or is it sufficient to follow only some of the strategies DL 1 through 20 identified in the “How-to Tips in Chapter 5” column of the same table?
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Marcus Sheffer
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October 16, 2013 - 3:01 pm
Hey Gavin,
You must meet or exceed every one of the applicable criteria in the AEDG climate zone table. The only one I see (in the 30% guide, not the 50% guide) for daylighting are dimming controls within a certain distance from windows and skylights. The strategies are there to help you figure out how to meet the criteria in the tables.