[Bldg-sim] LEED for Homes

Rob Hudson rdh4176 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 08:14:34 PDT 2011


We have a mix of Townhouses that could be 2 or 3 floors, Apartments that are
2 units per floor and 2 or 3 floors.  Nothing is higher than 3 floors.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Jorge Torres-Coto
<jtorres-coto at mbo1.com>wrote:

>  From your description, I am wondering if you have vertical units or
> horizontal.  If you have vertical units you probably should be looking at
> the LEED for Homes mid-rise document in lieu of the standard LEED for Homes.
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> It is completely different approach than a single family low rise detached
> home approach.  It is basically an energy model with ASHRAE 90.1 (not even
> 90.2) approach, Appendix G and all the bells and whistles.
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> http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=7982
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> Jorge E. Torres Coto
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> 4830 Viewridge Ave.
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> San Diego, CA 92123
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> *From:* bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Rob Hudson
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2011 6:55 AM
> *To:* Karen Walkerman
> *Cc:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Bldg-sim] LEED for Homes
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> Honestly, because i was told to.  There is a LEED person on board that said
> this is the correct avenue to go.
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> 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?
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>
> Karen
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> 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?
>
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>
> 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.
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> Jorge E. Torres Coto
>
> 4830 Viewridge Ave.
>
> San Diego, CA 92123
>
> p              858.751.0933
>
> f               858.751.0937
>
> c              858.688.6088
>
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>
> *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).
>
>
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> 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.
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>
> thanks for your input!
>
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