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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>I am working on LEED CI certification for office building (area 5382sf) . I have a problem to select the baseline HVAC system to calculate the saving for EAC1.3 In the LEED CI. The rating system provide the modeler the ability to choose the simulation method (ECB Section 11 or Performance rating).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>But in case I used the performance rating method , what is the baseline system? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>It will be System 4- PSZ-HP (depending on that the area is below 25,000sf) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>OR</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>System 8 –VAV/with PFP box depending on that the office is in tower ,and the whole tower area is more than 15,000sf (in this case ,a separate meter will use to calculate the office energy usage) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>Any advice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>Mohammad Al-Masri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>Simulation Engineer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile","sans-serif"'>LEED AB BD+C , CAPM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>