[BLDG-SIM] Energy-10 and LEED

[Phelps, Andrew T ERDC-CERL-IL Contractor]

The requirements for LEED 2.1 Energy and Atmosphere credit 1 state:
	Reduce design energy cost compared to the energy cost budget for
energy
	systems regulated by ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 (without
amendments),
	as demonstrated by a whole building simulation using the Energy
	Cost Budget Method described in Section 11 of the Standard.
In my quick check of the standard, the modeling software must be able to
model at least ten (10) thermal zones.  If we are going by the letter,
Energy-10 does not qualify because it can only model  two (2) zones.  The
DOE-2 website claims that the ASHRAE standard was based on DOE-2 analyses,
so it looks like DOE-2 is the winner. 

(I personally have not used Energy-10 or DOE-2.  I am working primarily with
EnergyPlus.)

I hope I have helped.

Andrew Phelps, CERL-ERDC
Student Contractor
Andrew.T.Phelps at ERDC.USACE.ARMY.MIL
(217) 352-6511, ext. 7539
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Liu, Bing [mailto:Bing.Liu at pnl.gov]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:16 AM
To: BLDG-SIM at gard.com
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] Energy-10 and LEED


I am working on a project which had registered for LEED certification. Now
we have to make decision of the energy simulation tool we are going to use
to optimize energy performance.  Our choice is DOE-2 or Energy-10.  I am not
sure if Energy-10 is a qualified energy simulation program for LEED
certification and I appreciate if anyone could tell me more about it. 

Thank you for your help! 


_____________________________
Bing Liu, P.E.
Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy Science & Technology Directorate
P.O. Box 999, MS #K5-16
Richland, WA 99352
Voice: (509) 375-3710, Fax:  (509) 375-3614
Email:  Bing.Liu at pnl.gov

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