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EBOM-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
We have a client that would like to attempt to certify one building that is part of a college campus. This building is primarily instructional classrooms, some office space, and an auditorium. What is the space type that should be used to attempt to get an Energy rating? I have seen different approaches to this issue. Thanks
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Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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January 21, 2016 - 2:49 pm
Hi Cathy,
College/university instructional buildings are not eligible for an EnergyStar label or certification, although you can still benchmark them using Portfolio Manager to get an EnergyStar score. See https://portfoliomanager.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/213426297-What-Pr... for more information. To demonstrate compliance with EAp2, you'll need to follow Case 2.
cathy keagle
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January 21, 2016 - 3:08 pm
My question is what space type to use in the Case 2 once I get an EUI from Portfolio Manager. There is Other-Education but I am not sure if that is the correct choice.
Michael Opitz
Director of SustainabilityIconergy
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January 22, 2016 - 10:46 am
Hello Cathy,
In your case it sounds like "Other-Education" would indeed be the best choice if the building is mostly classrooms. However, if the auditorium is large and is used often then it might make sense to split it out into its own usage type in the LEED calculator to ensure your building does not get penalized for its normal operational practices.
Good luck!
cathy keagle
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May 4, 2016 - 10:24 am
Our client has asked us if the students can be considered as workers as there are a large number of students in the building during the day. They do not think that only including the workers in the building fairly represents the facility. They have a large number of student regularly using this facility. Thoughts?
Ben Stanley
Senior Sustainability ManagerWSP - Built Ecology
LEEDuser Expert
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May 4, 2016 - 12:47 pm
Hi Cathy,
Can you provide more context to your question? How will the workers fit into the Case 2 calculation?
cathy keagle
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February 16, 2017 - 12:52 pm
It seems like College/University is the closest fit for the One building on a college campus that the college is trying to submit and it is mostly classrooms with offices. I still cant seem to find a fit in the Case 2 Calculator that would help to get a score for this building so they can submit for LEED
There are 36 office workers and 225 students that could count towards FTEs
Help??