The success of a tracking program depends on project team commitment. Work closely with the team that will actually do the tracking to develop a usable system.

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The success of a tracking program depends on project team commitment. Work closely with the team that will actually do the tracking to develop a usable system.

Provide a copy of the AEDG for office, retail, or warehouse, as applicable, to each team member as everyone, including the architect, mechanical and electrical engineers, lighting designer, and commissioning agents, are responsible for ensuring compliance

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Provide a copy of the AEDG for office, retail, or warehouse, as applicable, to each team member as everyone, including the architect, mechanical and electrical engineers, lighting designer, and commissioning agents, are responsible for ensuring compliance. These are available to download free from the ASHRAE website. (See Resources.) 

Some energy-modeling software tools have a daylight-modeling capability. Using the same model for both energy and IEQc8.1: Daylight and Views—Daylight can greatly reduce the cost of your modeling efforts.

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Some energy-modeling software tools have a daylight-modeling capability. Using the same model for both energy and IEQc8.1: Daylight and Views—Daylight can greatly reduce the cost of your modeling efforts.

Tracking the environmental qualities of ongoing consumables may be a new process for your project team. Customize your tracking plan accommodate your project’s specific needs.

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Tracking the environmental qualities of ongoing consumables may be a new process for your project team. Customize your tracking plan accommodate your project’s specific needs.

Besides energy modeling, you may need to use the exceptional calculation methodology (ECM) when any of the following situations occur: The energy software cannot carry out calculations for a specific systems like natural ventilation or unusual HVAC e

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Besides energy modeling, you may need to use the exceptional calculation methodology (ECM) when any of the following situations occur: 

The energy software cannot carry out calculations for a specific systems like natural ventilation or unusual HVAC equipment.
Process loads are different in baseline and design cases and can influence total energy cost savings.
The proposed design can’t demonstrate savings with the modeling protocol and needs additional calculations. 

Plan on using spreadsheets or other computer software to track purchases during the performance period—and keep electronic files of product data sheets for all compliant products. See the sample tracking sheet in the Documentation Toolkit.

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Plan on using spreadsheets or other computer software to track purchases during the performance period—and keep electronic files of product data sheets for all compliant products. See the sample tracking sheet in the Documentation Toolkit.

LEED divides energy-using systems into two categories: (i) Regulated loads. Most prominent systems—space heating, cooling, ventilation and pumps, lighting, and hot water—are regulated by ASHRAE and LEED so are termed “regulated” loads. Your energy mo

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LEED divides energy-using systems into two categories: 

Projects generating renewable energy onsite should use Option 1 to best demonstrate EAp2 compliance and maximize points under EAc1. Other options are possible but won’t provide as much benefit. Like any other project, model the baseline case as a system c

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Projects generating renewable energy onsite should use Option 1 to best demonstrate EAp2 compliance and maximize points under EAc1. Other options are possible but won’t provide as much benefit. Like any other project, model the baseline case as a system compliant with ASHRAE 90.1-2007, using grid-connected electricity, and the design case is an “as-designed” system also using grid-connected electricity.

For existing buildings, the baseline energy model can reflect the pre-renovation features like rather than a minimally ASHRAE-compliant building. This will help you achieve additional savings in comparison with the baseline.

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For existing buildings, the baseline energy model can reflect the pre-renovation features like rather than a minimally ASHRAE-compliant building. This will help you achieve additional savings in comparison with the baseline.

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