Neeraja,<div><br></div><div>Here are some answers;<br><div><br></div><div>Question 1: The third footnote below table G3.1.1A says to use the predominant condition when more than 1 system can be applied.</div><div><br></div>
<div>Question 2: ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Exception G3.1.1a is the source of the 20,000 sf comment.<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Neeraj Arora <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:neeraj@kamalcogentenergy.com">neeraj@kamalcogentenergy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">I am working on a project which comes under "Required
Treatment of District Thermal Energy in LEED-NC version 2.2 and LEED for
Schools", Version 1.0, May 28, 2008 document.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">My project is a hotel building (80% residential and 20%
non-residential). Hence as per my understanding the system type will be system
2 (residential, as per table G3.1.1A and G3.1.1B).</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">I received a review comment which says that </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic">Per ASHRAE 90.1-2004, tables G3.1.1A
and G3.1.1B, the baseline system for this project shall be System #2 ? Packaged
terminal heat pump. Also, since the project includes more than 20,000 square
feet of non-residential space in addition to the large residential occupancy,
all residential spaces should be modeled in the Baseline as System Type # 4 (if
the total conditioned building area is less than 150,000 square feet) or System
Type # 8 (if the total conditioned building area exceeds 150,000 square feet).
Please include the requested information on the Template and revise the Tables
1.4, 1.8.1, 1.8.2 and the model as appropriate.</span></font></i><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic"></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">My questions are:</span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The project will come under residential
category or non-residential category or both?? My system selection is
correct??</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Do anyone has the backup or
support which confirms the line “</span></font><i><span style="font-style:italic">since the project includes more than 20,000
square feet of non-residential space in addition to the large residential
occupancy,”?</span></i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks in advance.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">Neeraj Arora</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">Kamal Cogent Energy Pvt Ltd. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">1st floor, Kamal Ratan Chambers,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">M.I.Road, Opp GPO</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan (India)</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial">Ph - 0091-141-2373184 / 85</span></font></p>
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