<div>I haven't done a LEED for Homes project in a little while, but when I did, modeling needed to be done using software approved by HERS (Home Energy Rating System). There are a few software packages available. In general, they are pretty simple, and difficult to get unless you are a HERS rater. For LEED for Homes, LEED kind of tacked onto the HERS program for the energy portion. Is there a reason you're using LEED for Homes instead of LEED for Neighborhood Development or LEED NC?<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Karen</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Rob Hudson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rdh4176@gmail.com">rdh4176@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
So, even though i have no central AC unit, and that i have a chiller that serves several apt units, i still use this SEER of 13 or 14? Or do i assume that because the units are getting chilled water/hot water from a "campus loop" that the efficiencies for both the baseline and the proposed are equivalent?<div>
<br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>Rob<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Jorge Torres-Coto <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jtorres-coto@mbo1.com" target="_blank">jtorres-coto@mbo1.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] LEED for Homes</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Has anyone modeled for LEED for Homes before? I am trying to
understand what the requirements are for the baseline HVAC system so that our
design is sure to be better than the baseline (I understand that the
"Rater" will be performing the final energy analysis at a later
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several different buildings, and each unit has valance with 2 central plants
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