[Equest-users] Miscellaneous and office equipment load

[Sharad Kumar]

Hi Dan & Fakeha,

My responses are below in blue:

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Daniel Knapp <danielk at arborus.ca> wrote:

> I just wanted to put in my two cents here:
>
> > On May 28, 2015, at 2:14 AM, Sharad Kumar <sharadcapricious at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Fakeha,
> >
> > As per my understanding office equipment loads are the plug loads within
> the office ( which can be input) in the interior load tab.
> >
> > Whereas Miscellaneous loads are the unregulated process loads which can
> be input on the meter in interior direct loads like parking fan load,
> kitchen loads, receptacle loads, elevator loads, etc.
>
> I think this is a fair description of the difference between the office
> equipment loads and the miscellaneous loads. They may be on different
> schedules in eQUEST, but I’m not sure. Both of these loads will count as
> process load energy use for LEED and are required to match for the Proposed
> and Baseline unless you are pursuing some specific energy saving strategy.
>
   [SK] Savings can be shown by exceptional calculations as per my
understanding by varying schedules or by some other method depending upon
the case.In normal conditions the miscellaneous loads are required to be
same in both the cases.

>
> > It can be vise-versa one can input miscellaneous load anywhere in the
> interior load tab or interior direct load on the meter.
> >
> > The miscellaneous energy end-use account for all these and as per LEED
> or ASHRAE 90.1 these energy (process load energy use ) has to be 25% of the
> total energy cost for Baseline Case.
>
> My understanding is that the process load is not required to be 25% of the
> total energy cost for the Baseline; the LEED reviewers just look for the
> process loads to be at least 25% of the energy cost and if it is lower,
> they sometimes ask for a more detailed accounting of the process loads.
> There are many building types (e.g. elementary/secondary schools) in which
> process costs will be lower than 25%.
>
  [SK] I meant the same but there has been a typo in haste. I was just
trying to make sense that all these loads makes same sense. I can't clarify
role of various load over here but there has been a typo in haste. Still
your comment is plausible. Thanks for the help.


> All the best,
> Dan
>
>   Thanks,
  Sharad. Kumar
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