[Bldg-sim] LEED for Interiors 3.0 EA 1.3 Energy model

Carol Gardner cmg750 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 18 10:25:43 PDT 2010


Genia,

Use your proposed building model. Simply open it up and save it using
another file name and make your changes. Should be doable in TRACE although
I haven't used it for a number of years so not entirely sure.

Carol

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Evgenia Gorbachinsky <
gorbachinsky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All!
>
> I am doing energy model for EA 1.3 LEED 3.0 CI. My project takes 2 floors
> of 8 story building. I am trying to understand this credit, and I probably
> think to hard and make everything to difficult.
>
> The building is LEED certified already. Energy model was done by AHSRAE
> 90.1-2004. All floors have WSHP units that cool and heat spaces. Fresh air
> is delivered by energy recovery rooftop unit. System includes 2 boilers,
> pumps, and 2 closed circuit evaporative cooling towers.
> I'm working in Trace program.
> So my project has common ERU, heating and cooling plants with other floors.
> The underfloor air distribution system and two heat pumps were added to in
> my project + occupancy sensors.
> Could you explain me please, how do I need to build my model.
> 1. Do I have to model the whole building or take the area within my project
> ?
> 2. I will have 3 alternatives as it is required in LEED CI EA1.3 . First is
> my actual design, third is a model by AHSRAE 90.1 2007. I can't understand
> what should include the second alternative ( baseline case step 6 ) in this
> case if I take area only within my project. Does it have to be my actual
> design before renovation?
>
> Please, help me to understand and to get clear thoughts.
>
> Thank you
>
> --
> With best wishes,
> Genia
>
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