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<DIV><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Crawley et al have compared 20 different enregy simulation softwares. The report can be found at the link below; I am not sure if there has been a follow-up study since.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Crawley D., Hand J., Kummert M., Griffith B. (July 2005). ‘Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs’, version 1.0, United States Department of Energy, University of Strathclyde and University of Wisconsin. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><STRONG>http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It's not a comparison of building performance using various software, if that's what you're looking for. It's a comparison of features of different programs.</DIV>
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<P><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Regards,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Ratnalee Patil<BR>Graduate Student<BR>Concordia University<BR>Montreal, Canada<BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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ymailto="mailto:bilbordass@aol.com">bilbordass@aol.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Dear Ramana<BR>><BR>> Why do you want a target of this kind - and certainly such a modest <BR>> one as 10%?<BR>><BR>> Surely the challenge we face is: How low can we go? Get firms <BR>> competing to do that.<BR>><BR>> And no offsetts or other subterfuges allowed please. You do these <BR>> to compensate for what you have done, not to make it disappear.<BR>><BR>> We need radical change in the way we do things, not nips and tucks <BR>> round the edges. As my colleague Rod Bunn says: What we've got <BR>> used to, we're not entitled to.<BR>><BR>> One cardinal rule: try not to go in an aeroplane. It is about the <BR>> fastest way anyone can pollute the atmosphere legally.<BR>><BR>> I know a firm that has done quite comprehensive accounting. I'll
<BR>> see if they have anything to say.<BR>><BR>> With good wishes<BR>><BR>> Bill<BR>><BR>> Bill Bordass, the Usable Buildings Trust, c/o10 Princess Road, <BR>> London NW1 8JJ, England<BR>> Phone and fax 020-7722 2630, International +4420 7722 2630<BR>> <A href="mailto:bilbordass@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bilbordass@aol.com">bilbordass@aol.com</A>, www.usablebuildings.co.uk<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> On 7 Apr 2009, at 04:01, Ramana Koti wrote:<BR>><BR>>> Thanks Teri. I did not frame my question right.<BR>>><BR>>> I was actually referring to setting reduction a target after a <BR>>> complete greenhouse gas accounting exercise (including operational <BR>>> energy, transportation to and from work, work related long distance <BR>>> travel, material recycling etc). I'm looking for an answer like 10% <BR>>> reduction over yr
2001 baseline by 2015.<BR>>><BR>>> Ramana.<BR>>><BR>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Terri Meyer Boake <<A href="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca">tboake@uwaterloo.ca</A> <BR>>> > wrote:<BR>>> Ramana<BR>>><BR>>> I am just going by those posted on the 2030 web site and would <BR>>> extrapolate "office" in general.<BR>>> <A href="http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/targets.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/targets.html</A><BR>>> <A href="http://www.architecture2030.org/downloads/2030_Challenge_Targets_National.pdf" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.architecture2030.org/downloads/2030_Challenge_Targets_National.pdf</A><BR>>><BR>>> best<BR>>><BR>>> Terri<BR>>><BR>>> Ramana Koti wrote:<BR>>> All,<BR>>> Is
anyone familiar with any prevalent greenhouse gas emission <BR>>> reduction targets specific to architecture/design firms in the US?<BR>>> Sorry for the cross postings.<BR>>> Thanks,<BR>>><BR>>> RAMANA KOTI Assoc. ASHRAE LEED? AP<BR>>> Sustainable Building Analyst<BR>>><BR>>> ELEMENTS division of BNIM architects<BR>>> 106 West 14th Street Suite 200<BR>>> Kansas City Missouri 64105<BR>>><BR>>> d 816.783.1635 f 816.783.1501<BR>>> bnim.com <<A href="http://bnim.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://bnim.com</A>> | elements.bnim.com <<A href="http://elements.bnim.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://elements.bnim.com</A> <BR>>> ><BR>>><BR>>> --- <BR>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>><BR>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>> SBSE mailing
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ymailto="mailto:radiance-general@radiance-online.org">radiance-general@radiance-online.org</A><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:a590350904070755q3db0d12fx6801756b80594f47@mail.gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:a590350904070755q3db0d12fx6801756b80594f47@mail.gmail.com">a590350904070755q3db0d12fx6801756b80594f47@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<BR><BR>Scott,<BR><BR>Thanks for the info. I know that the solution can be as simple as that.<BR><BR>This data is of course important only for the (annual) daylighting<BR>calculation. Daysim is using this data. I suspect even EPlus or eQuest<BR>will use this data for daylight control.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Ery<BR><BR><BR>On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Horowitz, Scott <<A href="mailto:Scott.Horowitz@nrel.gov" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:Scott.Horowitz@nrel.gov">Scott.Horowitz@nrel.gov</A>> wrote:<BR>> Hi
Ery,<BR>><BR>> I don't know if this was also a problem with TMY2 or if you meant TMY3,<BR>> but TMY3 files have the problem you observed. See the notice listed on<BR>> this website:<BR>><BR>> <A href="http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/1991-2005/tmy3/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/1991-2005/tmy3/</A><BR>><BR>> For what it's worth, certain simulation engines (like EnergyPlus) don't<BR>> use that data from the weather file.<BR>><BR>> Hope that helps,<BR>><BR>> Scott<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Scott Horowitz<BR>> National Renewable Energy Laboratory<BR>> 1617 Cole Blvd.<BR>> Golden, CO 80401<BR>> 303.384.7560<BR>><BR>><BR>>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>> From: <A href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A> [mailto:bldg-sim-<BR>>> <A href="mailto:bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A>] On Behalf Of Ery Djunaedy<BR>>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:27 PM<BR>>> To: <A href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</A>; radiance-general@radiance-<BR>>> online.org<BR>>> Subject: [Bldg-sim] illuminance data in TMY2 file<BR>>><BR>>> All,<BR>>><BR>>> Attached is the illuminance (global horizontal) for Boise, ID, from<BR>>> TMY2 data. Note the valley in the graph on the left bottom corner<BR>>> which is caused by the very low illuminance values for January (the<BR>>> values are in the hundreds,
compared to tens of thousand in February).<BR>>> I know for a fact that in Boise January is not (much) darker than<BR>>> December or February.<BR>>><BR>>> Furthermore, the corresponding radiation data do not have that dip in<BR>>> January. The illumination values are calculated based on the radiation<BR>>> data, right? So if there is nothing wrong in the radiation data, is<BR>>> this related to the model used in converting radiation data into<BR>>> illumination values?<BR>>><BR>>> I also checked another site in Idaho, it has the same dark January.<BR>>><BR>>> Any thoughts?<BR>>><BR>>> Thanks,<BR>>><BR>>> Ery<BR>><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 10<BR>Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:04:42 -0500<BR>From: "Michael J. Witte" <<A href="mailto:mjwitte@gard.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow
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for<BR> architecturaloffices<BR>To: "Peter Papesch" <<A href="mailto:papesch@me.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:papesch@me.com">papesch@me.com</A>><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu">sbse@uidaho.edu</A>, Terri Meyer Boake <<A href="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca">tboake@uwaterloo.ca</A>>, Bldg-Sim<BR> <<A href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</A>><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:88DC4C3C646DD5119B0D0002A537FD6814CA66E4@madison.corp.epstein-isi.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:88DC4C3C646DD5119B0D0002A537FD6814CA66E4@madison.corp.epstein-isi.com">88DC4C3C646DD5119B0D0002A537FD6814CA66E4@madison.corp.epstein-isi.com</A>><BR> <BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>Peter<BR><BR><BR><BR>I fully agree - thanks for contributing your far better wording!<BR><BR><BR><BR>My e-mail address has changed.<BR>Please update your records using the information provided below.<BR><BR>Jeremy R. Poling, LEED AP<BR>Senior Sustainability Analyst<BR>Strategic Services<BR><BR>Site Solutions | Operations | Sustainability<BR><BR>EPSTEIN<BR>Architecture<BR>Interiors<BR>Engineering<BR>Construction<BR><BR>600 West Fulton Street<BR>Chicago, Illinois 60661-1259<BR><BR>D (312) 429-8152<BR>F (312) 559-1217<BR>C (312) 504-5905<BR><A href="mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com">jpoling@epsteinglobal.com</A> <mailto:<A
href="mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com">jpoling@epsteinglobal.com</A>> <BR><BR>www.epsteinglobal.com <<A href="http://www.epsteinglobal.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.epsteinglobal.com/</A>> <BR><BR>We are proud to announce that our collective companies, A. Epstein and<BR>Sons International, Inc., Interior Space International, annex|5 and neXt<BR>wayfinding + design are now simply known as Epstein.<BR><BR>Epstein is a firm believer in sustainability. We ask that you please<BR>consider the environment before printing this e-mail.<BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>From: Peter Papesch [mailto:<A href="mailto:papesch@me.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:papesch@me.com">papesch@me.com</A>] <BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:34 AM<BR>To: Jeremy Poling<BR>Cc: Ramana Koti; Bldg-Sim; <A href="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu" target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu">sbse@uidaho.edu</A>; Terri Meyer Boake<BR>Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] [Sbse] GHG reduction targets for<BR>architecturaloffices<BR><BR><BR><BR>Hello, Jeremy:<BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks for focusing our discussion in this manner. I completely concur<BR>with your call for further specificity, but would like to frame it as<BR>follows:<BR><BR><BR><BR>Climate change has changed all the rules that humans play by. Therefore<BR>we need to re-arrange our paradigms, which means all games that we<BR>engage in (and professions) need to be re-formulated and re-formatted<BR>"in terms of" climate change. Aesthetics, architecture, food production,<BR>politics, economics, building sector, transportation ... all. <BR><BR><BR><BR>Peter<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Apr 7, 2009, at 1:04 AM, Jeremy Poling wrote:<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>I've been doing some research on this topic for a bit and have found<BR>most of the reduction targets depend on who is
mandating/reviewing the<BR>CO2 reductions. If the carbon reduction for the building is anticipated<BR>to be a marketable reduction credit, then the Chicago Climate Exchange<BR>will determine the baseline and the required reduction percentage per<BR>year. If you are participating in the World Wildlife Foundation's<BR>Climate Savers program, the baseline will be different as will the<BR>agreed-upon reduction requirements. The U.S. EPA also is developing a<BR>scheme as part of President Obama's plans to address climate change<BR>through a cap-and-trade program.<BR><BR><BR><BR>I guess the best answer is - it depends on who you are providing the<BR>benchmarking information to. The Architecture 2030 Challenge is<BR>commonly referenced because it does set specific percentage reductions,<BR>and even though they are for the work product of architectural firms the<BR>same goals would need to be true for the architects implementing them
in<BR>the interest of "walking the talk" so to speak. Those percentage<BR>reductions are referenced as "reductions over the current national<BR>average for that building type" for the project. In the US, that would<BR>be the 2003 CBECS energy baseline. The 2030 Challenge percentages are:<BR><BR>60% in 2010<BR><BR>70% in 2015<BR><BR>80% in 2020<BR><BR>90% in 2025<BR><BR>100% in 2030 (Carbon Neutral)<BR><BR><BR><BR>These are in reference to building energy use, but I would suggest that<BR>to have a meaningful impact on climate change the same targets need to<BR>be set for the other factors of your carbon footprint (transportation,<BR>business travel, embodied carbon of material consumption and recycling,<BR>etc.).<BR><BR><BR><BR>I'm not sure if this answers your question, but I'm not sure the answer<BR>you are looking for is outside of your team. If I was in your shoes, I<BR>would sit down with my team and ask three
questions:<BR><BR>1. What do we believe is the smallest reduction we can commit to<BR>and still have an impact?<BR>2. What is the largest reduction we can commit to accomplish within<BR>our sphere of influence?<BR>3. What can we successfully replicate with our clients when they<BR>ask us this same question?<BR><BR>I'd suggest that the answer to number 3 is probably somewhere between<BR>the answers to 1 and 2 and close to the number you'll finally settle on.<BR>I'm up for more discussion on this topic if you want - I'm passionate<BR>and interested in this topic and continually frustrated by how many<BR>different answers are out there and how political the issue has become.<BR>Hope this helps!<BR><BR><BR><BR>Jeremy R. Poling, LEED AP<BR>Senior Sustainability Analyst<BR>Strategic Services<BR><BR>Site Solutions | Operations |
Sustainability<BR><BR>EPSTEIN<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>From: <A href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A><BR>[mailto:<A href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A>] On Behalf Of Ramana Koti<BR>Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:01 PM<BR>To: Bldg-Sim; <A href="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:sbse@uidaho.edu">sbse@uidaho.edu</A><BR>Cc: Terri Meyer Boake<BR>Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] [Sbse] GHG reduction targets for<BR>architecturaloffices<BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks Teri. I did not frame my question right.<BR><BR>I was actually referring to setting reduction a target after a complete<BR>greenhouse gas accounting exercise (including
operational energy,<BR>transportation to and from work, work related long distance travel,<BR>material recycling etc). I'm looking for an answer like 10% reduction<BR>over yr 2001 baseline by 2015.<BR><BR>Ramana.<BR><BR>On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Terri Meyer Boake <<A href="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:tboake@uwaterloo.ca">tboake@uwaterloo.ca</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>Ramana<BR><BR>I am just going by those posted on the 2030 web site and would<BR>extrapolate "office" in general.<BR><A href="http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/targets.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/targets.html</A><BR><A href="http://www.architecture2030.org/downloads/2030_Challenge_Targets_Nationa" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.architecture2030.org/downloads/2030_Challenge_Targets_Nationa</A><BR>l.pdf<BR><BR>best<BR><BR>Terri<BR><BR>Ramana Koti wrote:<BR><BR>All,<BR>Is
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