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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Philip: One clarification - the energy code and 62.1 don’t decide if the HVAC system needs to run to provide heating or cooling. Bill’s excerpt states that
if the HVAC system is going to operate due to heating/cooling/schedule, then you have to maintain at least the area component of the ventilation air. As he mentions pertaining to the proposed addendum, it seems to make sense to many of us that if occupancy
is zero then the outside air might also be zero during that time, even for the area component. Otherwise why would you be allowed to turn the unit off?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Your laboratory case might also have ventilation due to contaminants to consider which could supersede the 62.1 area component pretty easily anyway. Food storage
is a different issue. First off, you might need to decide if the space is really an occupied space and does ASHRAE 62.1 apply, or if it is unoccupied storage. (Still conditioned!) Obviously the temperature/humidity requirements of the food, would determine
if the HVAC system runs all of the time or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Brendan: Not sure about discretionary – most building codes or similar regulations will (must?) be absolute – requiring use of the standard as issued on a
certain date, or including all addendums as of the current date. LEED is one of the few exceptions that allows the designer to choose whether to use an addendum or not, and skip over intermediate addenda. So if the local code was more stringent than LEED (even
for a more recent version of the same ASHRAE standard) it might not be discretionary? I’m not sure about Ohio’s specific requirements, maybe they do allow discretion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Philip Kennedy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 20, 2013 1:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hall, Brendan; Bill Talbert; Mike Karpman; Dennis Knight; Fred Betz<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] [Bldg-rate] [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Question, in a school or facility that contains aquariums, food goods or anything that has a storage temperature limit less than or equal to outdoor
air temperature is there not allowance for this?</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A high school science lab in phoenix for example simply cannot be left without ventilation or cooling on a 105ᵒF evening occupied or not.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards Philip</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hall, Brendan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> September-20-13 1:59 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Let me go ahead and confuse things further: IEQp1 requires that:</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">“ Mechanical ventilation systems must be designed using the ventilation rate procedure as defined by ASHRAE 62.1-2007, or the
<b>applicable local code, whichever is more stringent</b>.”</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">So if your project is in a state that has adopted 62.1-2010 (such as OH) , then that is the standard you should be referencing. Which addenda you apply is at
your discretion.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">90.1 is very insistent that unless a building is intended to operate 24hrs a day, the system should not be running when the building is not occupied. I take
that as what is intended by the phrase “expected to be occupied”. The control on individual spaces on occupancy while the whole building is in occupied mode would be a separate matter where I can understand wanting to cover the area component.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I guess I’ve never heard anyone push the idea that building types such as schools or libraries should be ventilated 24hrs a day so that makes me a bit skeptical
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Brendan Hall, PE, LEED AP
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Talbert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 20, 2013 12:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mike Karpman; Dennis Knight; Fred Betz<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dennis,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Attached is an interpretation from ASHRAE indicating the area based ventilation rate cannot be turned off during unoccupied hours (applicable to 2007 and 2010).
Subsequently, ASHRAE is in the process of issuing an addendum that does allow the area based rate to be turned off based on occupancy controls. The addendum (also attached) went out for public review last spring. I don’t see that it has been published on the
ASHRAE website yet, so I’m not sure whether it has been fully approved by the committee yet.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also, in my experience, LEED (v2009) requires that the baseline ventilation rate comply with the ASHRAE 62.1 minimum when DCV controls are implemented in the
proposed design for spaces not required to have it per 90.1. This would be the only scenario where baseline ventilation rates differ from the proposed (i.e. no energy penalty for over ventilating). This changes for LEED v4 which used 90.1-2010.<br>
Regards,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:bldg-rate-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-rate-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [<a href="mailto:bldg-rate-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">mailto:bldg-rate-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Karpman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 20, 2013 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dennis Knight; Fred Betz<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-rate] [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello All,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please see the following relevant quote from 62.1 2010:</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="341" height="98" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CEB606.D34F4650"></span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">To me this implies that all of the requirements in section 6 (which include both the area and occupant components) are only applicable “when [spaces] are expected
to be occupied”.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mike</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dennis Knight<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 19, 2013 5:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Fred Betz<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kevin Kyte; <a href="mailto:bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ASHRAE 62.1-2010 may be viewed online for free from the ASHRAE website at: <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/standards--guidelines">https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/standards--guidelines</a>.
Its a little slow and painful to view and navigate since it is a free.<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, all approved addenda may be downloaded in PDF from here: <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/standards-addenda">https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/standards-addenda</a>.<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I reviewed both documents and did not see any rulings, interpretations or addenda that would indicate that the area based portion of the ventilation rate is required to operate 24/7 or during unoccupied periods. If anyone has a better
resource than this please post.<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dennis<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Fred Betz <<a href="mailto:fbetz@aeieng.com" target="_blank">fbetz@aeieng.com</a>> wrote:<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My understanding is that for a 90.1-2007 outside air is modeled at the same CFM even if it’s beyond ASHRAE 62.1 requirements with no energy penalty. However,
this is no longer true in 90.1-2010 where the baseline is to follow ASRAE 62.1. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also, I thought there was a ruling or interpretation to 62.1 that only allowed the elimination of the occupant portion of the ventilation to be shut off during
unoccupied hours, but the area based outside air needs to be maintained at night to handle off-gassing. I believe the 90.1 folks are still discussing how to incorporate this ruling into the standard.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you don’t have more DCV than the baseline, just use show in a calculation the total CFM and fraction of outside air for each AHU and show them the total
is approximately the same. There is some latitude here for rounding errors and the like as some complex buildings may be off by a few percent. If your proposed outside cfm is slightly greater than your baseline outside cfm, then you should definitely be ok
as your model will be conservative. </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hope that helps,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fred</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Kevin Kyte [mailto:<a href="mailto:KKyte@watts-ae.com" target="_blank">KKyte@watts-ae.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Reba Schaber; Jim Dirkes; <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>; '<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> '<a href="mailto:bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-rate@lists.onebuilding.org</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ok, so I received this comment. The one with the provide ASHRAE minimums in the Baseline for spaces with DCV. I understand this is a generic comment - Ok.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">However, LEED IEQ Credit 2 is not being pursued and the ASHRAE minimum ventilation requirements are what is being Proposed for in each space that has DCV.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Does this not mean that the Baseline ventilation rate and the Proposed ventilation rate will still be equal?</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Not sure how to respond other than to simply say what is stated here.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kevin</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Reba Schaber [<a href="mailto:Rschaber@PHMECH.com" target="_blank">mailto:Rschaber@PHMECH.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jim Dirkes; <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>; '<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">RE:
<i>“. . . can’t find) anything in 621.1 which says that unoccupied ventilation should be zero.”</i></span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></i><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I think this requirement comes from the mandatory provisions of 90.1.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">6.4.3.4.3 Shutoff Damper Controls.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Both </span>
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">outdoor</span></i><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">air
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">supply and exhaust systems shall be equipped with motorized</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">dampers that will automatically shut when the systems or</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">spaces served are not in use. Ventilation
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">outdoor air
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">dampers</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">shall be capable of automatically shutting off during preoccupancy</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">building warm-up, cool down, and
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">setback,
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">except</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">when
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">ventilation
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">reduces energy costs (e.g., night purge) or</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">when ventilation must be supplied to meet code requirements.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thoughts??</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Reba</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Dirkes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 17, 2011 9:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>; '<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for sharing this GBCI response! It is very informative and, while I won’t admit that I’ve been modeling anything incorrectly, I
<u>am</u> going to change a couple of things </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In particular, I have heard on several occasions that the Increased Ventilation credit was a clear case of “IEQ vs. energy”; you make a decision to trade one
against the other. After reading the GBCI response below and then double-checking with ASHRAE 90.1, I find that they are consistent with each other and effectively allow no penalty for the increased energy caused by increased ventilation. Very curious, considering
there is no science which demonstrates a health benefit for outdoor airflows greater than that required by ASHRAE 62.1!</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The other item is that I failed to notice (and still can’t find) anything in 621.1 which says that unoccupied ventilation should be zero. I guess that is OK,
but is also curious, since a portion of the ventilation calcs in 62.1 include consideration for off-gassing materials (which are always present.)</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All in all, I’m smarter than I was as a result of your post, so it’s a good day! Thanks again.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick J. O'Leary, Jr.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 17, 2011 11:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>;
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<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] usgbc response to outdoor air question</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">back in september there was a thread about what the outdoor air rate in a baseline simulation should be compared to a proposed simulation, specifically when one is adding 30% more outdoor air to meet the ieqc2 requirement and earn 1 leed
point. there were differences of opinions about the flow rates between baseline and proposed being either the same (as required in 90.1 app g) or the baseline being the calculated per 62.1 and the proposed being as designed.<br>
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so i submitted a support request to the usgbc and the reply i received is below, but in short the response is that unless you're using dcv optionally the outdoor air rates in the baseline and proposed energy simulations for eac1 should be the same. the response
below gives the standard responses to differing outdoor air rate scenarios.<br>
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regards,<br>
patrick<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Patrick,<br>
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Thank you for contacting the Green Building Certification Institute. <br>
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You ask very good questions related to the relationship between ASHRAE Standards 62.1 and 90.1, and how these standards are applied across multiple LEED Rating System prerequisites and credits.<br>
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The simple answer to your question is that, for systems without demand controlled ventilation, the outdoor air included in EA Credit 1 energy simulations must be the same in the Baseline and Proposed cases. If the project is attempting IEQ Credit 2 Increased
Ventilation, then the values calculated in IEQc2 must be used in the EAc1 Basline and Proposed case energy models. Note that IEQc2 does not limit the project to providing only 30% more outdoor air than AHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Rate Procedure minimums, so higher
amounts are acceptable, as long as they are modeled identically in both the Baseline and Proposed case energy models.<br>
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The following generic LEED Review Comment applies to ventilation systems that do not have demand controlled ventilation:<br>
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It is unclear whether the minimum outside air rates (in CFM) were modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed case for all zones not having Demand Control Ventilation in the Proposed case. Please confirm that minimum outside airflow (in units of cfm) was
modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed cases using the proposed case rates. Additionally, please verify that all systems in both the baseline and proposed case are modeled with zero outside air flow when fans are cycled on to meet unoccupied setback
temperatures unless health or safety regulations mandate an alternate minimum flow during unoccupied periods (in which case, the unoccupied outside air rates should be modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed case).<br>
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The situation becomes a bit more complicated in you have systems that have demand controlled ventilation (often implemented as Carbon Dioxide control of outdoor air or as programmed control of outdoor air based on occupancy sensors.) In this case the Baseline
case energy model must include the minimum outdoor air as determined by the ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Rate Procedure calculations for all systems having demand controlled ventilation.
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The following generic LEED Review Comment applies to ventilation systems that do have demand controlled ventilation:<br>
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Demand control ventilation was modeled for credit in the proposed case. Appendix G allows schedule changes for demand control ventilation as approved by the rating authority (Table G3.1#4(Baseline)). As the LEED Certification rating authority, GBCI requires
that the outside air ventilation rates for the Baseline case be modeled using minimum ASHRAE 62.1-2004 (or 2007 for LEED-NC 2009 projects) rates wherever credit is taken for demand control ventilation in the Proposed case. The proposed case minimum rates at
design conditions should be modeled as designed. Please verify that the Baseline Case model reflects ASHRAE 62.1-2004 (or 2007) minimum rates for any spaces where credit is taken for demand control ventilation, or revise the model accordingly. For all other
spaces, please confirm that minimum outside airflow (in units of cfm) was modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed cases. Additionally, please verify that all systems in both the baseline and proposed cases are modeled with zero outside air flow when
fans are cycled on to meet unoccupied setback temperatures unless health or safety regulations mandate an alternate minimum flow during unoccupied periods (in which case, the unoccupied outside air rates should be modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed
case).<br>
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Finally, even though you don't address energy recovery in your question, whether or not you have energy recovery in your ventilation systems may affect how much better (or worse) your Proposed case energy models perform in relation to your Baseline case energy
models. <br>
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The following generic LEED Review Comment addresses energy recovery in EAc1 energy models as it relates to ventilation systems.<br>
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Energy recovery is modeled for credit in the Proposed case. Please provide further information regarding the energy recovery efficiency, verify that outside air is modeled with zero flow in both the Baseline and Proposed cases during unoccupied periods when
fans are cycled on to meet unoccupied setback temperatures unless health or safety regulations mandate an alternate minimum flow during unoccupied periods (in which case, the unoccupied outside air rates should be modeled identically in the Baseline and Proposed
Case), and indicate the bypass mechanism used to bypass the energy recovery during mild conditions.
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I hope that helps, but if you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to use the contact form at
<a href="http://www.gbci.org/contactus" target="_blank">http://www.gbci.org/contactus</a> and select "Follow up to GBCI Response," inputting your case number from this email's subject line.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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Dan Katzenberger, P.E., CEM, BEMP, LEED-AP BD+C<br>
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I am trying to verify what the minimum outdoor airflow rate required for EAc1 is and am not sure if this requires a CIR.
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If the Proposed outdoor air ventilation is a minimum of 30% higher than the minimum required by ASHRAE 62 in order to achieve 1 LEED point for credit IEQC2 is the Baseline outdoor air rate also 30% higher than the minimum required by ASHRAE 62? or would the
Baseline outdoor air ventilation rate be the minimum outdoor air rate per ASHRAE 62 calculations.
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In other words, if ASHRAE 62 requires a minimum of 1,000 CFM of outdoor air, and 1,300 CFM is provided to attain 1 LEED point via IEQC1, is the Baseline outdoor air flow rate 1,000 CFM or 1,300 CFM in the energy simulation?
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90.1-2007/2004 both say the minimu m outdoor airflow rates shall be the same for both the proposed and baseline building designs, as does the user manual.
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But this logic seems to reward the Proposed simulation by conditioning the additional outdoor air supplied (300 cfm in the example above) to achieve IEQC1 in the Baseline system as well as the proposed.
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The logic of using the minimum required in the Baseline case is reflected in EAC1 in the equipment efficiency requirements. Baseline efficiencies are the minimum required, e.g. SEER 13 for packaged units.
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It is the intent of the requirement that I am not sure is clear. Increasing the outdoor air ventilation rate increases the energy used to condition the outdoor air, so if the intent is to put the onus on Proposed design to show energy reduction/LEED compliance
over the 90.1/62 requirements shouldn't the Baseline outdoor air be the minimum air flow rate per the ASHRAE 62 calculations? This puts the onus on the design team to provide a design that compensates for the increase in energy to meet IEQC2 by providing some
method of processing the increase in outdoor air while still reducing energy consumption.<span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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