<BODY><P>Professor Edna Shaviv and I have been corresponding on this subject and she has given me permission to post her comments on the Bldg-Sim website. Her views are expressed in two papers that are not attached. </P>
<P>Varkie</P>
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<P class=PaperTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 24pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Paper No</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE"> 371</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Passive and Lo</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">w Energy Architecture (PLEA)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">VS Green Architecture (LEED) (3498KB)</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000099; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Dear Varkie,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> I fully agree with:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">(2) a combination of situations, building types, locations and rules with one bottom-line numerical result</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT face=Calibri>and this is what we implement in our Energy Building Code.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">I was always against the ASHRAE approach that agrees to keep all Architectural parameters even if they are wrong. This </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">means that if the building envelop is crazily ZIGZAG, the reference building can be as ZIGZAG as well. I believe that the best energy performance should start with the Architecture of the building and its envelope and not only by the U value of it, or its mechanical equipment. We presented the influence of the Geometrical design parameters of the building, on its energy performance, a long time ago in: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1pt 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT face=Calibri> Shaviv E. & I. G. Capeluto, 1992. <B>“The Relative Importance of Various Geometrical Design Parameters in Hot-Humid Climate”</B>. "<U>ASHRAE Trans."</U>, V. AN-92-1. Atlanta . (pp 589-605).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Also. when I participated in the ENERGY – TUBUC project, I have already presented this idea there</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">See the attached file on page 58.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> So, this is the approach we have adopted in our energy performance approach of our Energy Building Code. However, the problem is how to define the rules, so that the </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">one bottom-line numerical number, to be compared with, will be sensitive enough and enhance good bio-climatic architecture and energy savings. </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Only last week we had found the rules how to define this reference building.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT face=Calibri>I am sorry that we will not be able to present our ideas in the coming IBPSA, as we did not write the paper yet, but I still think that I will come to IBPSA in Glasgow .<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">You may circulate my email to the bldg-sim group, if you think it might be of interest to them.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Sincerely yours, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Edna Shaviv</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT face=Calibri>From:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT face=Calibri> Varkie Thomas [mailto:varkie.thomas@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=HE dir=rtl style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HE">יום ו 06 מרץ 2009 21:52</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><BR><FONT face=Calibri><B>To:</B> Prof. Edna Shaviv<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'Guedi Capeluto'<BR><B>Subject:</B> </FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Percent Energy Savings</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I was thinking of visiting Glasgow during the IBPSA meeting in July.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was 40 years ago in May 1969 that I obtained my Ph.D. from Strathclyde in Glasgow.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT face=Calibri>I learnt more about LEED by reading your paper. I have highlighted some of the points you made. My interest is mainly E&A which includes the building envelope. The Bldg-Sim message below defines the dilemma - <B>(1)</B> <B>one rule to measure building energy efficiency <SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">OR</SPAN> (2) a combination of situations, building types, locations and rules with one bottom-line numerical result</B>. I think the latter would be the fair solution to optimize building design and it would also be in the best interest of the environment and society. The formula can part of the energy analysis program. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><FONT face=Calibri>Architects today try to maximize the percent glass of the envelope.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This creates a better living environment and increases the productivity of its occupants which also saves energy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first costs, construction costs and operating costs of glass high-rise buildings are low.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The construction time is short – I watched the 92 above grade floors of the Trump Tower in Chicago being completed in less than two years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Glass buildings are lighter and therefore today’s choice for all types of high-rise buildings – residential and commercial.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><FONT face=Calibri>The main source of energy savings of a glass building is day-lighting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The vertical glass could have PV properties with a small overall efficiency of converting light to 110V electricity.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">Both energy savings features require day-light.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">8,760 hours per year of building usage is more efficient use of the building but the percent energy savings of this building is going to be less compared to an office building that operates during the day only and with the same envelope</SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><FONT face=Calibri>Because ASHRAE Std 90 suggests a perimeter zone depth of 15 feet for HVAC, it also means that you cannot get the maximum day-lighting credit for buildings that are 90% glass and with high ceilings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These glass buildings are not going to meet Std90 envelope requirements.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1 watt/sf lighting is very stringent for an office building and so also are the mechanical systems standards.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is not practical to achieve LEED Silver with percent energy savings for high-rise buildings in urban locations, particularly with buildings that operate 8760 hours per year.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><FONT face=Calibri>50 years ago the average US family of 6 lived in a 2,000 sf house, close to their place of work and used public transportation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Today the family size is 4, the house size is 4000 sf, they live 30 miles away in the suburbs, both adults drive to work in separate gasoline guzzling SUVs, and they spend 4 weeks in their vacation home 3000 miles away that must be heated all winter to prevent the pipes from breaking.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This trend is not being discouraged to save energy but we try to squeeze a few BTUs out of building energy use with codes and standards.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><FONT face=Calibri>There is push for sustainable townships today that looks at both buildings and transportation. Check out this University of Kentucky website: </FONT><A href="http://www.cscdesignstudio.com/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.cscdesignstudio.com/</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri>. I heard that there are plans to develop sustainable townships in India. An easier way to save energy, the environment (rain forests) and reduce water pollution is to control the human population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT face=Calibri>From: Prof. Edna Shaviv <eshaviv@tx.technion.ac.il><BR>Subject: Hello<BR>To: "'Varkie Thomas'" <varkie.thomas@yahoo..com><BR>Cc: " 'Guedi Capeluto' " <arrguedi@technion.ac.il><BR>Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 9:01 PM<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Yes, I am still there. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> As Guedi wrote you, we were lately involved in developing the energy Code for buildings in Israel , and we are still working on it, trying to define the perfect performance method, the perfect reference building, etc. and had many discussions about it. We thought to present our ideas at the coming IBPSA, and even sent an abstract that was accepted, but we are still working on it, and could not write the paper before having conclusions. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> I am also working on the Israeli Green Building Code, which is quite new and suffers from not being rigorous enough. However, I don’t think that we should adopt LEED, which has its own defaults. As I don’t believe that I can improve LEED, while I believe that I can contribute my effort to improve the Israeli Green Building Code, therefore, I prefer our Code.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sorry Varkie for my Hebrew message, I tried to forward it to my colleagues here and replied by error.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We are having a very similar discussion here developing the Israeli Energy Code, and find your post very interesting and relevant.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guedi Capeluto</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Calibri>Arch. Guedi Capeluto, D.Sc.</FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Univers','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><BR></SPAN></B><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: maroon; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning<BR>Technion - Israel Institute of Technology<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: gray; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Technion City , Haifa 32000. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: gray; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES">Israel<BR>Tel:+972.4.8294012 Fax:+972.4.8294617</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES">email: </SPAN><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: gray; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES">arrguedi@tx.technion.ac.il</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES"><BR><FONT face=Calibri>web : </FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN lang=ES style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: gray; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES">http://www.technion..ac.il/~arrguedi/</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Varkie C Thomas<BR><B>Sent:</B> 2009-03-03 18:26<BR><B>To:</B> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] Percent Energy Savings</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ASHRAE Std90 for the baseline is already stringent and specifies the commonly used systems & plants based on building type and size. Based on the CCGT building, high percentage energy savings for LEED certification can be achieved with low-rise buildings with a high exposure to floor surface areas to locate PV panels, high but efficient glass to wall area for day-lighting, the use of GSHP (which requires a large site area which may not be available in city blocks), and low common energy consuming systems in baseline and proposed which increases “percentage” energy savings. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> A school building is low-rise, is low in process loads (increases % savings) and is high in occupancy ventilation which allows for air-to-air heat recovery. It operates only during the day increasing the impact of day-lighting. It is closed in summer, reducing the annual cooling load and increases the impact of solar heating during the rest of the year in cold climates. So it is possible to achieve zero energy usage. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The choices are limited in the case of inner city high-rise buildings. Today’s high-rise office building design tries to maximize the glass percentage which increases the impact of day-lighting. The glass could have PV properties with a very small overall efficiency of converting light to 110V electricity. The ASHRAE Std90 baseline for Systems and Plants for such a building is considered normal design. UFAD and other options are not typical. The proposed envelope has to offset the 40% Window-Wall-Ratio specified by ASHRAE</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. If the office building envelope is used for a hospital or hotel, which operate 8760 hours/year, then the percent energy savings will go down. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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