[Bldg-sim] Existing Building, LEED NC

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Anne,
Thanks- I will check with the Credit interpretation request database for
adiabatic walls, and thanks for the confirmation of my assumptions of the
other questions.


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On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Anne Juran <juran at summerconsultants.com>wrote:

> **1.      **Not sure about this one… although I feel like I read a CIR
> about it once…****
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> **2.      **Rotating is not required for an existing building (although I
> did rotate a building we put an addition on)****
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> **3.      **Baseline walls are the existing walls.****
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> **4.      **Baseline HVAC is per the table, not the existing HVAC system.*
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> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Existing Building, LEED NC****
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> Good day to all..****
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> Working on modeling an existing building per 90.1 for LEED certification
> and can not find clear answers in the standard or users guide- and seeking
> of the advise of the Bidg-Sim community- ****
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> The building is basically a shell- the 6 inch tilt up concrete walls and
> concrete floor are the only things remaining un-changed. The building is
> installing new HVAC systems, a new roof, a new lighting systems, new
> skylights, new doors, new windows and insulating the existing walls. The
> space is 35,000 square feet, and beside another building. The building
> owners bought out their former neighbor and are expanding into their space,
> the space shares a wall with their current space. ****
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>    1. Adiabatic wall- Should it be Modeled with an adiabatic wall
>    separating the "two" buildings (that are actually one building with a
>    separating wall and separate address), or should the "other building" not
>    seeking LEED certification be included in the model?****
>    2. Rotated average baseline- This is an existing building and
>    orientation is set, so is this procedure still necessary or required by
>    90.1/LEED****
>    3. Baseline Constructions- Should the baseline reflect the walls as
>    they where before renovation (Un insulated tilt up concrete walls/R-5 roof
>    deck?) or should it use the ASHRAE light weight constructions with 2007
>    insulation for the climate, or should it use the actual constructions but
>    add ASHRAE 2007 insulation?****
>    4. The HVAC system is a CAV, with convective natural gas heating and
>    and DX cooling- roof top units, the baseline system for this should be
>    system # 5 PVAV- or should the baseline HVAC system be what ever system was
>    in the building before the renovation?****
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> An advanced thank you goes out to all that respond- ****
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