[Equest-users] Design Development

[Nick Caton]

Omar,

 

Everyone has their own personal workflow, but considering how much is to
remain the same between the two models, I think you will find it more
efficient to first build your proposed model, utilizing the wizards
along the way, then save a copy to be modified and become your baseline.
You can make a personal judgement at that point regarding whether you
would feel more comfortable returning to the wizards or modifying
entirely within detailed edit mode.

 

Also as a heads up, the LEED templates will do all the % improvement
math/legwork.  If you would like a spreadsheet to assess progress during
model development, just know it doesn't necessarily need to be in "final
presentation" format.  You will likely create a spreadsheet to submit to
LEED to document your fan/efficiency calculations and inputs along the
way, however.  

 

Strongly advising you first log on to LEED online and download your
project's EAp2 documentation spreadsheet/template.  If your project is
v2.2 or earlier you will still find the v3 spreadsheet for EAp2 very
handy.  That spreadsheet in serves as a great checklist for new and
veteran modelers alike to make sure you're considering many of the
things you should be defining distinctly or ensuring are the same for
90.1/LEED.  Fill it out as you go if it's one of your first models.

 

~Nick

 

 

 

NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway, suite 200

olathe, ks 66061

direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Omar
Osama
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:20 AM
To: equest
Subject: [Equest-users] Design Development

 

All,

            Since it's my first time going through LEED Documentation
process, I need to know if my design development procedures are right or
wrong. 

 

            I'am working on equest's detailed mode, hence, I'am not
using the DD wizard found in equest, what I did is that I've created two
equest files; One for the Basecase and another one for the developed
case, then I get the percentage improvement in a separate excel file,
which counts for each strategy's impact on the basecase.

        

        I wanted to know if this is an acceptable method for LEED
documentation, or I'am obligated to use the equest wizard and the equest
DD.


Thanks,




Omar AlRawi

	Project Engineer,

	EA Sustainable Building Consultants
	www.ea-buildingconsultants.com
<http://www.ea-buildingconsultants.com/> 

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