[Equest-users] GBCI comments on DCV (Carol Gardner)

[Carol Gardner]

You go Dan!

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Dan Katzenberger <dan at eeenviro.com> wrote:

>  Karen,
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> I am a voting member of the USGBC Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory
> Group (EA-TAG) and I have been reading this discussion with great interest.
> I think that the letter that you proposed in your other post is a good one.
> I will e-mail you off-list with the requested contact information.
>
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> To summarize what I have taken away from this conversation:
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> -          The LEED EAc1 requirements for creating the baseline and
> proposed energy models for projects implementing DCV are not clear and
> complete.
>
> -          In absence of clear and complete modeling requirements GBCI has
> required, for at least one project, that the baselilne ventilation rates be
> set to the ASHRAE 62.1 minimum ventilation rates for the building in
> compliance with EQp1: Minimum IAQ Performance.
>
> -          There is interest by the energy modeling community in having
> USGBC publish guidance for the correct modeling of DCV baseline and proposed
> systems.
>
> -          There are concerns about jurisdiction.  Does GBCI act as the
> “rating authority” on LEED projects, and do they have the authority to set
> requirements that are not specifically written or referenced by LEED
> documentation?
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> Now that I am involved, guess who will likely be writing the first draft of
> the DCV modeling guidelines if the TAG decides to move forward?  ;-)
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> Thank You,
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> Dan
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> Daniel A. Katzenberger, P.E., CEM, BEMP, LEED-AP
> Principal
> Engineering, Energy, and the Environment, LLC
> 420 N. 5th St., Suite 305
> Minneapolis, MN 55401-1348
> (612) 327-4210
> dan at eeEnviro.com
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Karen Walkerman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:05 AM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] GBCI comments on DCV (Carol Gardner)
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> Is anyone on this list-serve on the EA Credit 1 committee, or know someone
> who is?  If the the GBCI or USGBC has changed the modeling requirements and
> is only letting modelers know during the documentation review stage, I find
> this very disturbing for a number of reasons.  It would be great if we can
> get some straight answers on this from someone at one of these organizations
> who actually knows what is going on.
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> I am happy to draft an email outlining concerns, but I don't know who to
> send it to.  If anyone does, or would like to help me with this, please feel
> free to contact me directly.
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> Thanks,
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>
> --
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> Karen Walkerman
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Carol Gardner PE
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