We are considering LEED certification for a four season golf range hitting facility that will have hitting areas with overhead radiant heaters and indoor conditioned areas as well. I assume we need to include the radiant heaters in our entire energy model and make improvements in the control and efficiency of the radiant to show at least a 10% energy savings since the indoor areas will consume less energy than the outdoor areas. Does anyone have any similar experience that would be helpful?
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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February 17, 2014 - 11:17 am
The outdoor heaters would be considered a process load and must be modeled identically in both models. Any savings would need to be claimed as an exceptional calculation. I suppose if there were more efficient radiant heater you could claim some savings but in my experience the efficiencies are all pretty much the same.