Our job as modelers is not to get as many LEED points as possible; our job is to model the building and the baseline as accurately as possible. There have been times when I've had to tell clients that their "super-efficient" building does not meet baseline LEED requirements. It's not an easy conversation, but if you're polite, informative and help them reach resolve the issue, it's not so bad.<br>
<br>John's method respects both the requirements and the building design, but blanket advocacy of the "thermostat method" does not.<br><br>--<br>Karen<br><br>
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