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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I personally think the EAp2 template is in some serious need of re-wording in its present state… notice how the specific reports they request for eQuest/DOE-2 are all… “output” reports? Little to do with inputs!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here’s how I see things right now: Since the advent of the EAp2 excel spreadsheet (Section 1.4), I have taken to documenting everything regarding “inputs” primarily between that document and secondarily via
items I will cite directly from the spreadsheet, which may include any combination of narrative discussions, screenshots, calculations (including baseline system calculations, separate LPD takeoffs if fairly complex), and so forth as I feel appropriate. I
never upload only the Section 1.4 spreadsheet in its upload area, as a series of referenced items will be uploaded alongside it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Towards the end, where they request an upload of select “output” reports for eQuest/DOE2, I will assemble a (usually larger) selection of simulation reports for both models, again appropriate to the project at
hand. They specifically mention “input summary” here, but I personally view that language as a relic of the pre-1.4-spreadsheet days. I consider the section 1.4 spreadsheet and any documents uploaded alongside it to collectively function as my “input summary.”
In turn I use the final reports upload section to be sure I adequately cover the output/results of the models. These reports always include what they prescribe, but will also usually include my meter enduse reports, and SVA/SVB/PVA/submetering reports as
applicable to the project. What I’ll include for a given project is largely influenced by past LEED review commentary I’ve dealt with, and I’ll also usually take a step back and consider whether anything unique to a given project merits additional “output”
verification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just to avoid headaches though, I recently re-uploaded a duplicate second copy of everything “input” at the end as well (“Input Summary.zip”). Not sure if that just makes some reviewer’s life trickier or what…?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">That’s where I’m at today anyway… very different from years ago! If one thing’s for sure, LEED will probably continue to cause us to re-adapt our documentation/workflow in years to come!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick J. O'Leary, Jr.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 04, 2013 3:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bishop, Bill<br>
<b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] "Input summary" for LEED template<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">generally three things i've done are 1) screen captures of the general settings in wizard mode, 2) screen captures of systems in detail mode, and 3) print the reports that have input impacts. i.e. sv-a (reviewer's will check fan power
here), LV-i, LV-b, and pv-a.<br>
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bundle it all up into two pdfs as input-screens - base.pdf & input-screens - proposed.pdf & submit.<br>
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On 6/4/13 1:17 PM, Bishop, Bill wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone received a LEED reviewer comment regarding the “input summary” on the EAp2 template?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This has been discussed on the forum before and there have been various suggestions on what, if anything to provide (including the .inp file). If you have received a specific request from a LEED reviewer, please share.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">William Bishop, PE, BEMP, BEAP, LEED AP | Pathfinder Engineers & Architects LLP</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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