[Bldg-sim] LEED for Homes

Rob Hudson rdh4176 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 06:54:48 PDT 2011


Honestly, because i was told to.  There is a LEED person on board that said
this is the correct avenue to go.

I do know that the software packages are different then what i am currently
using, but this is more for design purposes rather than for LEED submittal.
 that being said i still want to compare our design to the "expected" values
of the LEED for homes requirements.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Karen Walkerman <kwalkerman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I haven't done a LEED for Homes project in a little while, but when I did,
> modeling needed to be done using software approved by HERS (Home Energy
> Rating System).  There are a few software packages available.  In general,
> they are pretty simple, and difficult to get unless you are a HERS rater.
>  For LEED for Homes, LEED kind of tacked onto the HERS program for the
> energy portion.  Is there a reason you're using LEED for Homes instead of
> LEED for Neighborhood Development or LEED NC?
>
> Karen
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Rob Hudson <rdh4176 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So, even though i have no central AC unit, and that i have a chiller that
>> serves several apt units, i still use this SEER of 13 or 14?  Or do i assume
>> that because the units are getting chilled water/hot water from a "campus
>> loop" that the efficiencies for both the baseline and the proposed are
>> equivalent?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Rob
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Jorge Torres-Coto <
>> jtorres-coto at mbo1.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  The minimums for SEER are on the tables from LEED for Homes  (either 13
>>> SEER or 14 SEER), depending on your Climate zone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jorge E. Torres Coto
>>>
>>> 4830 Viewridge Ave.
>>>
>>> San Diego, CA 92123
>>>
>>> p              858.751.0933
>>>
>>> f               858.751.0937
>>>
>>> c              858.688.6088
>>>
>>>   ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
>>> bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Rob Hudson
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:16 AM
>>> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
>>> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] LEED for Homes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Has anyone modeled for LEED for Homes before?  I am trying to understand
>>> what the requirements are for the baseline HVAC system so that our design is
>>> sure to be better than the baseline (I understand that the "Rater" will be
>>> performing the final energy analysis at a later date).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My situation:  There will be a total of 64 apartment units between
>>> several different buildings, and each unit has valance with 2 central plants
>>> feeding all the equipment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks for your input!
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rob Hudson
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rob Hudson
>>
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