[Bldg-sim] Training (UNCLASSIFIED)

Marcus Sheffer sheffer at energyopportunities.com
Thu May 26 15:10:27 PDT 2011


A great place to start is the Advanced Energy Modeling Technical Manual for
LEED - http://www.usgbc.org/Store/PublicationsList_New.aspx?CMSPageID=1518 

Look under Reference Guide Supplements.  This contains information on what
the LEED reviewers are looking for in your submissions.

Marcus Sheffer
Energy Opportunities, Inc/a 7group Company
1200 E Camping Area Road, Wellsville, PA  17365
717-292-2636, sheffer at sevengroup.com
www.sevengroup.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Eurek, John S
NWO
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 5:57 PM
To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Bldg-sim] Training (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

I am looking for training.

What I'd like to learn.
How detailed to models need to be for LEED?  Do I make a stick figure or the
Mona Lisa
	Do I make one schedule for the building or one per room.
	Do I make unloading curves for the equipment or use the defaults.
	How is exhaust air from restrooms supposed to be handled.
	What is the baseline infiltration rate supposed to be.
	Does humidity need to be considered.
	Do I need to model the wall construction or can I pick something
close and type in the u-value
	What is the ft of heat for the baseline design if I use a boiler.
	
Not counting the rooms geometry there still seems to be over 500 (maybe
1000)
different values in Trace that can be adjusted.  Some large like the type of
system to small like is it draw thru or blow thru (or the Outside long wave
emissivity of the window which the architect still hasn't found for me).

I understand that when comparing different options (such as R value A or B)
the detail doesn't need to be on the gnat's ass.  So energy modeling at the
onset of a project isn't too hard to figure out. What is required for a LEED
reviewer to get a warm fuzzy from my model is the big question I'd like to
get training on.

The simple answer is to do it all, consider everything, but then reality
sets
in and I have a budget to consider.

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE


_______________________________________________
Bldg-sim mailing list
http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org
To unsubscribe from this mailing list send  a blank message to
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE at ONEBUILDING.ORG




More information about the Bldg-sim mailing list