[Bldg-sim] Fwd: LEED Mid rise residential

[Ellen Franconi]

Kristin Shewfelt in our office has been working with the USGBC on the
mid-Rise and Homes LEED versions. Her response to the posting is below.
Ellen

>>> Kristin Shewfelt 10/30/2009 9:56 AM >>>
Hi Ellen - 
 
The energy prerequisite for mid-rise buildings (EA Credit 1.1: Minimum
Energy Performance for Mid-Rise) is a 15% improvement in the proposed
building performance rating per ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004.  THE EPA MF
Building Performance Simulation Guidelines must be followed. 
 
For single-family homes, the energy performance credit (EA Credit 1.1)
is tied to the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR requirements, meaning a 15%
improvement vis-a-vis IRC 2004. 
 
Please let me know if this is sufficient. 
 
Thanks. 
 
Kristin 
 

Kristin Shewfelt 
Program Manager, Building Programs
 
Visit us at Greenbuild, Nov. 10-12, Booth 2567
 
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P: 303.444.4149 x462  |  F: 303.444.4304 www.archenergy.com  |
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Improving building performance since 1982

>>> Ellen Franconi 10/30/2009 9:40 AM >>>
Hi Kristin,
This question was posted on Bldg-sim. Can you answer it?
Ellen

>>> Abaza Hussein <ahussein at spsu.edu> 10/29/2009 3:58 PM >>>
Hi
What is the difference between the prerequisite Energy ant Atmosphere
in LEED for Homes Mid-rise and single homes or LEED NC? is the 14%
better than code a perquisite and does it have to be above the ASHRAE
90.1-2004 , Appendix G.
Any help is greatly appreciated

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From: "Alan Jackson" <ajackson at klingstubbins.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:09:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
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Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for
choosing a GUI





In what sense? 

  

If you mean it doesn’t have every single capability of modeling like
the IDF or Text editor would, yes. But nothing does. It’s hard to keep
up with the E+ developer cycle ;-) 

  

If you mean it doesn’t run off Energyplus 3.0. It does. 

  

I don’t use it because it’s too expensive. I prefer OpenStudio and the
IDF Editor/Textpad because you have access to all the capabilities that
E+ has to offer, but it took me years to become even semi comfortable
(read: confident) with modeling through a txt file. 

  

Either way maybe this should be moved over to BLDG-SIM. 

  


Alan Jackson, LEED AP 
KlingStubbins 

  



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Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:03 PM 
To: EnergyPlus_Support at yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for choosing a GUI 

  

  





Yes, but Hevacomp does not have the capabilities of EnergyPlus. 


  


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2009/10/29 Jackson, Alan < ajackson at klingstubbins.com > 


  





You should look into Hevacomp which is being revamped for the US. 

  


Alan Jackson, LEED AP 
KlingStubbins 

  



From: EnergyPlus_Support at yahoogroups.com [mailto:
EnergyPlus_Support at yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Josh K 
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:00 PM 
To: EnergyPlus_Support at yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for choosing a GUI 

  

  




Hello; 

My feeling is that their currently is not a *perfect* GUI for
EnergyPlus, especially if you're interested in interoperability (ie IFC,
gbXML, etc). Designbuilder seems to be getting closest in this regard,
but when I tested it a while ago I found the modelling interface to be a
bit clumsy and restrictive. OpenStudio is not bad, but still needs a
little work to be practical for every day use (for instance, to my
knowledge there is currently no good way to specify a heat transfer
surface's adjacency conditions). I currently use ECOTECT, which had a
lot of promise when I started using it three years ago but has
progressed exactly zero since then. I don't know much about the other
system you mention. 

To summarize: the three you mention will all probably work for you, and
each have their own advantages and disadvantages. If you're specifically
interested in IFC compatibility, I'm not sure about the status of
DesignBuilder in this respect, but neither OpenStudio nor ECOTECT
currently have this capability. 

Josh 


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:14 AM, bcavallier <
bruno.cavallier at femto-st.fr > wrote: 


  





Hello, 

I want to learn EnergyPlus but I need a GUI. As it is a new activity
for me, I would like to find the better couple [E+/GUI] regarding my
needs. I am mainly interested in building energy simulation,
particularly on the topics of energy efficiency and the smart use of
solar energy for solar passive designing. I saw a lot of software on the
web : Google Sketch Up with Openstudio, Designbuilder (well described at
Harvard), Ecotect... 

How can I make the best choice? My choice will use the IFC standard. I
saw another software : Digital Project of Gehry Technologies which is
based on Catia (Dassault Systemes) that works with IFC standards, but
has anyone made simulation with [E+/this soft]? 

Could you give me advices, please... 

Best regards 

B.Cavallier 




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