[Bldg-sim] LEED Submittal - Energy Model Area vs Architect'sBuilt-Up Area

[Marcus Sheffer]

The USGBC reviewers do look for consistency across the entire LEED
submission.  Inconsistencies in reported square footage of the project has
certainly been questioned but usually only if the reported values are far
different from one another.  It is not expected that the square footage
reported in the energy model matches precisely the square footage reported
for other credits; it is expected that the square footage values reported
throughout the submission are fairly close to one another.  There are
certainly valid reasons why the square footages would differ slightly as
mentioned below.

 

A disparity in square footages may be a reason to reject an individual
credit (SSc5.2, Option 2 achievement depends upon the building square
footage) but it would not be a valid reason for rejecting an entire
submission.  

 

Marcus Sheffer - sevengroup

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From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Ulrik
Welle-Strand Horn
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:26 PM
To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Bldg-sim] LEED Submittal - Energy Model Area vs
Architect'sBuilt-Up Area

 

Dear all:

The sum of the areas of all the rooms in my building does not match the
architect's reported built-up area. I know this stems from the fact that I
am measuring the floor area of each room, not including the walls. I am also
excluding mechanical risers.

Here are my questions:

1 - Has anyone had problems using a different total area for the energy
simulation report (in EAc1) than for the built-up area stated elsewhere in
the LEED submittal documents? 

2 - Has the USGBC ever rejected an application because of this?

3 - If yes to any of the above, how did you deal with this issue?

4 - How do you measure the area of the rooms in your buildings, do you
measure mid-wall-to-mid-wall or do you trace the walls in each room
(excluding the area the walls cover)?

Thank you for any help!

Sincerely yours,


Ulrik Welle-Strand Horn 
Sustainability Engineer


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