[Equest-users] LEED Review Comment - Exhaust Fans

[Paul Diglio]

Pasha:

No problem, it is raping as far as I am concerned.  GBCI is using incompetent 
reviewers and they expect us to train them.  They take the application fees and 
offer nothing in return except ridiculous comments.

I have a similar problem with Northeast Utilities serving CT and MA.  NU offers 
a modeling incentive of $6,000, an efficiency incentive up to $2.00 ft2 and a 
LEED incentive up to $15,000.  They employ reviewers that have no modeling or 
eQuest experience.  One reviewer expected that I would explain how custom 
performance curves are built for an eQuest VRV system.

I told them I wasn't in the business of training their employees at the client's 
expense.  I would provide the manufacturer's performance tables and my eQuest 
curve coefficients, but I was not going to spend time to explain how to verify 
that my curves are accurate.  They need to spend money to train their reviewers 
or hire experienced reviewers.

I feel that the comments that you received from the GBCI were indicative of a 
person who has no clue and is not qualified to review building simulations.

Regards,

Paul Diglio




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From: Pasha Korber-Gonzalez <pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>
To: Paul Diglio <paul.diglio at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 3:45:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] LEED Review Comment - Exhaust Fans


Hi Paul--  thanks for receiving my comment in the most professional sense of the 
term as it relates to the economics of the LEED simulation & Compliance 
markets. 
 
I didn't really feel it was unprofessional, but I didn't desire to offend anyone 
with the terms that i chose.   I was pretty sure that I wasn't completely alone 
with the 'feeling' or sense I was getting from others comments I've seen with 
the forum (past & present).
 
I offer a sincere professional apology if my chosen adjectives offended anyone.  
(were they adjectives?  I don't know I'm not an english major...)  :)
 
Cheers,
Pasha


On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Paul Diglio <paul.diglio at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Pasha:
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>I agree with your 'raping' verb and do not think it is inappropriate for the 
>forum.  Dan is out of sync.
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>Paul Diglio
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 From: Daniel Knapp <danielk at arborus.ca>
>To: Pasha Korber-Gonzalez <pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>
>Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 3:32:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [Equest-users] LEED Review Comment - Exhaust Fans
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>Dear Pasha, 
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>client has already paid them.   DEAR USGBC---please stop raping the industry for 
>the money monopoly that you have created.  The sense of GREED is oozing from 
>everything that comes out of USGBC/GBCI with a price tag on it or a cost 
>associated with it.
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>I hear that you are very frustrated with the review process, however, I find 
>this kind of language inappropriate for a public forum and would ask that you 
>take more care in the future.
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>With all best wishes,
>Dan
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>—
>Daniel Knapp, PhD, LEED® AP O+M
>danielk at arborus.ca
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>Arborus Consulting
>Energy Strategies for the Built Environment
>www.arborus.ca
>76 Chamberlain Avenue 
>Ottawa, ON, K1S 1V9 
>Phone: (613) 234-7178 ext. 113
>Fax: (613) 234-0740
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