[Equest-users] LEED Baseline Windows

[Mark Nieman]

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Lacey
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:54 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] LEED Baseline Windows



Hello all,

Thank you to all that have been answering my questions throughout this last week.  You have been a great help.  

 

I am modeling a building for LEED.  Once I finish modeling my building as designed, I need to model compare the model to a baseline building.  One of the baseline building requirements is to have equal window distribution on all facades.  I know that in the wizard, if you know your window %'s that you can specify a window width of 0 it will create a single long window per façade.  Unfortunately, I used the custom window/door placement & am planning on taking the plunge into DE mode to polish off my As Designed building.  In DE mode, is there a simple way to model windows in a strip fashion as LEED baseline buildings require?  What is the best way to go about this?

 

I pawed through the building-sim archives and there is a lot of hype about an ASHRAE 90.1 addendum A that gets rid of this requirement to equally distribute glazing in horizontal bands.  From what I read, I don't think that LEED accepts this addendum.  That being said, I just want to go forward with modeling the horizontal bands.  If somebody knows otherwise for a FACT, I would appreciate the heads up!  

 

 

Thanks,

 

Ryan Lacey

LEED AP

Petersen Engineering, Inc.

PO Box 4774

6 Market Square

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Phone 603.436.4233 x113

Fax 603.436.4294

www.petersenengineering.com

ryan at petersenengineering.

 


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