For Option 1: Equipment Efficiency & Appropriate Zoning and Controls, document the following:

Section 1.4 - Upload a summary of load calculations for heating, cooling and fan sizing, including assumptions and results at full load and part load.

Section 2.9 – Have your mechanical engineer sign off on the template that the efficiency requirements have been met. 

Section 3.10 – Fill out the template with the variable speed fans and pumps included in the project, their location, and design wattage demand at 50% of design flow. 

Document the credit requirements on LEED Online, per the option you selected.

Confirm the installation of the selected equipment. 

Ensure that specified HVAC systems and components match or exceed the efficiency requirements of the systems in the final, accepted energy model. Also, ensure that these systems, with their corresponding performance ratings, are included in the appropriate schedules and plans.

Option 2: Energy Cost Reduction – 15%–30% 

Develop drawings and specifications for the zones and controls.

This is an all-or-nothing option: If even one requirement is not met, all five points are lost.

Ensure that your project is in compliance with all the prescriptive requirements outlined in the Advanced Buildings: Core Performance Guide, Sections 1.4, 2.9, and 3.10. Complete the prescriptive checklist, and collect equipment cut sheets.  

Option 1: Equipment Efficiency & Appropriate Zoning and Controls

Call out the efficiency ratings of selected equipment on mechanical equipment schedules to make sure that the proper model is selected and that the system is installed according to design intent.