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CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance

Data Center Modeling - LEED CS version 2009

Dear fellow modelers, I have a query regarding modeling and saving percentage calculation for datacenter buildings for LEED CS -2009. I have modeled the datacenter building with its actual process load and actual parameters/ values to cool building and process equipment’s. Now for considering the savings, I need suggestion from you, that what should be the actual way of considering its savings as per LEED, and any exceptional calculations required. 1. Considering savings for full building including every consumption (process consumption)– In this case project is achieving 2% saving, as process consumption is very high. 2. Considering savings for building only (excluding both the process electrical energy consumption and HVAC energy consumption to cool process equipment/data center equipment) – in this case project is achieving around 8% savings. 3. Considering savings for building (excluding the process electrical energy consumption, but including the HVAC energy consumption to cool data center process equipment’s, and general space both) – in this case project is achieving around 33% savings, as HVAC systems are very efficient (HVAC to cool spaces, and HVAC to cool datacenter equipment’s both are very efficient). It’d be great to have your suggestions on this. Thanks, Anurag Joshi

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Mon, 04/25/2016 - 19:09

1. It needs to be the full consumption. 2. Not allowed. 3. Not allowed. Are you using the calculator? http://www.usgbc.org/resources/minimum-energy-performance-data-center-calculator

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 15:35

Dear Marcus, Thanks for your reply. Just guide me a thing more. The Baseline case for this climate zone says to install economizer, so shall this economizer unit need to be installed on computer room HVAC units as well?? They are just cooling the process equipment of data centers.

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 16:24

Any equipment that is 100% for a process is not regulated and must be modeled identically in both models based on the proposed design. An example is a data center might be a chilled water system that directly cools the equipment and does not necessarily condition the air around the equipment. If the cooling equipment cools the equipment by cooling the air around it you are in a grey area because that equipment typically will be providing conditioning for the people in the space as well. I don't see any applicable exceptions for data centers in 90.1-2007. 90.1-2013 does more explicitly address economizers in computer rooms so you could try to make the case for an exception using that version of the standard.

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