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I am running an IES-VE Energy model to ASHRAE standards for LEED NC submission and have a particular query regarding the level of simplification that would be acceptable for submission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>With regards to the HVAC system: I am assuming that the apartments will have fan coil units conditioning the zones in the apartment, perhaps one fan coil unit per two zones (bedrooms) in some cases. In order to streamline the model I wish to enquire whether it would be acceptable to group each apartment into one HVAC system with one cooling coil per apartment, sized for the entire apartment. This in comparison to the more time consuming method of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>having a HVAC system for independent zones in each apartment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>Effectively I wish to assign one HVAC system to each apartment, as opposed to designating a HVAC to the independent zones. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>If anybody has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>Many Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'>Ed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=706 style='width:529.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Ed Cremin</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Assistant Environmental Designer </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#6DB33F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Atelier Ten</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br>Building Services Engineers + Environmental Design Consultants</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>CIBSE Building Services Consultancy of the Year 2011<br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>UK-GBC Sustainable Consultant of the Year 2009</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=195 style='width:146.6pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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