[Equest-users] CIRs in LEED

Dahlstrom, Aaron ADahlstrom at in-posse.com
Wed Dec 1 08:29:37 PST 2010


Nick -

About your question on CIRs in LEED:

I think LEED 2009 reviewers aren't bound by any previous CIRs - http://www.gbci.org/Certification/Resources/cirs.aspx

However, the rumors continue that this could be changing, with "LEED Interpretations" - http://www.leeduser.com/topic/usgbc-offer-precedent-setting-leed-interpretations-along-cirs

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Nick Caton
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:31 PM
To: alanc at dwcei.com; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] FW: Solar panels

Hi Alan,

<SNIP>

I have my own general LEED question for everyone:

I thought a fundamental change in LEED v3 is that they no longer consider precedent (CIR's) a justification for anything...  Any project's LEED review team is fully permitted to completely change their stances between projects as they deem fit to make their case-by-case re-interpretations.  Is my world-view overly bleak, or is it advisable to caution others to take any CIR's with a grain block of salt these days?

~Nick

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Alan Crittendon
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 12:07 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] FW: Solar panels

I sent this yesterday but have a couple more things to add:

1)      how does LEED deal with solar power and does Section G2.4 ASHRAE 90.1-2007 just mean that you can't take credit for the utility buying back the extra energy or cant model at all?
2)     Has there been any CIRs that discuss solar PV from LEED?

Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
DW Collier Engineering, Inc.
________________________________
From: Alan Crittendon [mailto:alanc at dwcei.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:28 PM
To: 'equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org'
Subject: Solar panels

Does ASHRAE 90.1 allow the use of solar panels when calculating the proposed bldg?  if so how do you model them?

Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
DW Collier Engineering, Inc.



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