You go Dan! <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Dan Katzenberger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@eeenviro.com">dan@eeenviro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Karen,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I am a voting member of the USGBC Energy and Atmosphere
Technical Advisory Group (EA-TAG) and I have been reading this discussion with
great interest. I think that the letter that you proposed in your other
post is a good one. I will e-mail you off-list with the requested contact
information.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">To summarize what I have taken away from this conversation:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span>-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The LEED EAc1 requirements for creating the baseline and
proposed energy models for projects implementing DCV are not clear and complete.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span>-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">In absence of clear and complete modeling requirements GBCI has
required, for at least one project, that the baselilne ventilation rates be set
to the ASHRAE 62.1 minimum ventilation rates for the building in compliance with
EQp1: Minimum IAQ Performance.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span>-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">There is interest by the energy modeling community in having
USGBC publish guidance for the correct modeling of DCV baseline and proposed
systems.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span>-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">There are concerns about jurisdiction. Does GBCI act as
the “rating authority” on LEED projects, and do they have the
authority to set requirements that are not specifically written or referenced
by LEED documentation?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Now that I am involved, guess who will likely be writing the
first draft of the DCV modeling guidelines if the TAG decides to move forward?
;-)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thank You,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Daniel A. Katzenberger, P.E., CEM, BEMP, LEED-AP<br>
Principal<br>
Engineering, Energy, and the Environment, LLC<br>
420 N. 5th St., Suite 305<br>
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1348<br>
(612) 327-4210<br>
dan@eeEnviro.com </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen
Walkerman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><div class="im"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] GBCI comments on DCV (Carol Gardner)</div></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Is anyone on this list-serve on the
EA Credit 1 committee, or know someone who is? If the the GBCI or USGBC
has changed the modeling requirements and is only letting modelers know during
the documentation review stage, I find this very disturbing for a number of
reasons. It would be great if we can get some straight answers on this
from someone at one of these organizations who actually knows what is going on.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">I am happy to draft an email
outlining concerns, but I don't know who to send it to. If anyone does,
or would like to help me with this, please feel free to contact me directly.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Thanks,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Karen Walkerman</p>
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