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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone share knowledge of a project which received LEED-Gold or LEED-Platinum certification which featured NO fenestration or skylights? </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My gut tells me this would generally be difficult for a few reasons:</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>No possibility for daylighting & views credits</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>No opportunity to earn energy optimization credits with interior daylight reduction controls</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>No opportunity to earn energy optimization credits for permanent/automated fenestration shading measures</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>An energy optimization credit “opportunity loss” in the form of zero solar loads (cooling) or conductive loads (heating/cooling) from fenestration. Such a reduction in space conditioning loads would cripple the ability for “quality” HVAC design/equipment to outshine the prescriptive minimums handling those loads…</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m asking specifically for a LEEDv4-BD+C project in Climate Zone 1B (very hot + dry, desert climate), but any shared experience or evidence of window-less LEED projects would be very welcome!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">~Nick</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">NICK CATON, P.E.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br></span><b><span style="color:#561782">Owner</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#561782"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#561782">Caton Energy Consulting</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> 306 N Ferrel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> Olathe, KS 66061</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> office: 785.410.3317</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#561782"><a href="www.catonenergy.com"><span style="color:#561782">www.catonenergy.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>