[Bldg-sim] Process Energy Cost

[Matthew Higgins]

As I understand it, through previous LEED Review Team comments, the 25% 
is a minimum; if it is higher than that they do not have any problems.

Matthew Higgins, LEED AP + ASHRAE-HBDP
Building Performance Specialist
Environmental Dynamics, Inc.
Architecture and Sustainability Consulting Services
505.242.2851 xt.103

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Seth P. Spangler wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> The following excerpt is from LEED v2.2 “The default process energy 
> cost is 25% of the total energy cost for the baseline building. For 
> buildings where the process energy cost is less than 25% of the 
> baseline building energy cost, the LEED submittal must include 
> supporting documentation substantiating that process energy inputs are 
> appropriate.” This clearly defines the minimum process energy cost but 
> does it allow one to reduce the energy cost to 25% for a building like 
> a data center that would have a much higher cost?
>
> Thanks
>
> Seth Spangler, LEED® AP
>
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