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<DIV>Kristin Shewfelt in our office has been working with the USGBC on the mid-Rise and Homes LEED versions. Her response to the posting is below.</DIV>
<DIV>Ellen<BR><BR>>>> Kristin Shewfelt 10/30/2009 9:56 AM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Ellen - </DIV>
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<DIV>The energy prerequisite for mid-rise buildings (EA Credit 1.1: Minimum Energy Performance for Mid-Rise) is a 15% improvement in the proposed building performance rating per ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004. THE EPA MF Building Performance Simulation Guidelines must be followed. </DIV>
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<DIV>For single-family homes, the energy performance credit (EA Credit 1.1) is tied to the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR requirements, meaning a 15% improvement vis-a-vis IRC 2004. </DIV>
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<DIV>Please let me know if this is sufficient. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks. </DIV>
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<DIV>Kristin </DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #292929; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Improving building performance since 1982<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P><BR><BR>>>> Ellen Franconi 10/30/2009 9:40 AM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Kristin,</DIV>
<DIV>This question was posted on Bldg-sim. Can you answer it?</DIV>
<DIV>Ellen<BR><BR>>>> Abaza Hussein <ahussein@spsu.edu> 10/29/2009 3:58 PM >>><BR>Hi<BR>What is the difference between the prerequisite Energy ant Atmosphere in LEED for Homes Mid-rise and single homes or LEED NC? is the 14% better than code a perquisite and does it have to be above the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 , Appendix G.<BR>Any help is greatly appreciated<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Alan Jackson" <ajackson@klingstubbins.com><BR>To: "EnergyPlus Support" <EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com><BR>Cc: bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR>Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:09:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<BR>Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for choosing a GUI<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>In what sense? <BR><BR> <BR><BR>If you mean it doesn’t have every single capability of modeling like the IDF or Text editor would, yes. But nothing does. It’s hard to keep up with the E+ developer cycle ;-) <BR><BR> <BR><BR>If you mean it doesn’t run off Energyplus 3.0. It does. <BR><BR> <BR><BR>I don’t use it because it’s too expensive. I prefer OpenStudio and the IDF Editor/Textpad because you have access to all the capabilities that E+ has to offer, but it took me years to become even semi comfortable (read: confident) with modeling through a txt file. <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Either way maybe this should be moved over to BLDG-SIM. <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>Alan Jackson, LEED AP <BR>KlingStubbins <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>From: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Emanuele Naboni <BR>Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:03 PM <BR>To: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com <BR>Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for choosing a GUI <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Yes, but Hevacomp does not have the capabilities of EnergyPlus. <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Emanuele Naboni <BR><BR>per l'Italia: 346.4133337 <BR>from US: +39.346.4133337 <BR>skype: emanuelenaboni <BR>MArch, PhD Building Science, LEED AP, EU licensed architect <BR><BR>Please consider the environment before printing this email. <BR><BR><BR>2009/10/29 Jackson, Alan < ajackson@klingstubbins.com > <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>You should look into Hevacomp which is being revamped for the US. <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>Alan Jackson, LEED AP <BR>KlingStubbins <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>From: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com [mailto: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Josh K <BR>Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:00 PM <BR>To: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com <BR>Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] I need advices for choosing a GUI <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Hello; <BR><BR>My feeling is that their currently is not a *perfect* GUI for EnergyPlus, especially if you're interested in interoperability (ie IFC, gbXML, etc). Designbuilder seems to be getting closest in this regard, but when I tested it a while ago I found the modelling interface to be a bit clumsy and restrictive. OpenStudio is not bad, but still needs a little work to be practical for every day use (for instance, to my knowledge there is currently no good way to specify a heat transfer surface's adjacency conditions). I currently use ECOTECT, which had a lot of promise when I started using it three years ago but has progressed exactly zero since then. I don't know much about the other system you mention. <BR><BR>To summarize: the three you mention will all probably work for you, and each have their own advantages and disadvantages. If you're specifically interested in IFC compatibility, I'm not sure about the status of DesignBuilder in this respect, but neither OpenStudio nor ECOTECT currently have this capability. <BR><BR>Josh <BR><BR><BR>On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:14 AM, bcavallier < bruno.cavallier@femto-st.fr > wrote: <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Hello, <BR><BR>I want to learn EnergyPlus but I need a GUI. As it is a new activity for me, I would like to find the better couple [E+/GUI] regarding my needs. I am mainly interested in building energy simulation, particularly on the topics of energy efficiency and the smart use of solar energy for solar passive designing. I saw a lot of software on the web : Google Sketch Up with Openstudio, Designbuilder (well described at Harvard), Ecotect... <BR><BR>How can I make the best choice? My choice will use the IFC standard. I saw another software : Digital Project of Gehry Technologies which is based on Catia (Dassault Systemes) that works with IFC standards, but has anyone made simulation with [E+/this soft]? <BR><BR>Could you give me advices, please... <BR><BR>Best regards <BR><BR>B.Cavallier <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Josh Kjenner, P.Eng., LEED AP <BR>Manasc Isaac Architects Ltd. <BR>10225 100 Avenue :: Edmonton, AB T5J 0A1 <BR>780.429.3977 <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Emanuele Naboni <BR><BR>per l'Italia: 346.4133337 <BR>from US: +39.346.4133337 <BR>skype: emanuelenaboni <BR>www.emanuele-naboni.com <BR>sustainable design consultant - consulente per la sostenibilita' di tecnologie, edifici e citta' <BR>MArch, PhD Building Science, LEED AP, EU licensed architect <BR><BR>Please consider the environment before printing this email. <BR><BR><BR>__._,_.___ <BR><BR>Messages in this topic ( 5 ) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic <BR><BR><BR>Messages | Files | Photos | Members <BR><BR><BR>The primary EnergyPlus web site is found at: <BR><A href="http://www.energyplus.gov">http://www.energyplus.gov</A> <BR><BR>The group web site is: <BR><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/</A> <BR><BR>Attachments are currently allowed but be mindful that not everyone has a high speed connection. 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