[Equest-users] Building rotations

[Steve Mignogna]

John-

You do NOT model any surrounding building in the Baseline model. In fact,
you don't take into account any type of shading benefits in the Baseline
model.


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Steve Mignogna
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On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Vikram Sami <VSami at lasarchitect.com> wrote:

> Appendix G requires that you make all walls non-shading surfaces so I'm
> pretty sure you don't model the surrounding buildings for your baseline
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> I am unsure of LEED, but I will bet you cannot use the surrounding building
> shading for just the complicated reasons you mention. I did a LEED Base Case
> of a building built into the side of foothills. When I rotated the building
> for the other directions, I left the undeground parts right where they were,
> essentially rotaing the foothills.
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> Otherwise, people might get "fancy" with shading.
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> My impression of the USGBC approach is that they are trying to "level
> playing field" approaches such as this.
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> --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Grando, John <JGrando at cosentini.com> wrote:
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> > From: Grando, John <JGrando at cosentini.com>
> > Subject: [Equest-users] Building rotations
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> > Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 6:59 AM
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> > Hello,
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> > I have a question regarding modeling for LEED.  I
> > am working on a building in New York City and it is
> > surrounded by much higher buildings.  Are we allowed to
> > model the surrounding buildings in the baseline and
> > design?  If so, when I rotate it, do I keep
> > readjusting it so that it doesn't intersect with the
> > fixed shades?
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> > It seems like the other buildings should be taken into
> > account considering that this building is around 80% glass
> > but does not receive a large amount of sunlight.
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