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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I concur with the advice to read the requirements more carefully – in almost no case is a vestibule required at every door, when they are required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Take care and recognize that an Appendix G model is NOT a method to show code compliance. It’s a procedure for benchmarking the building performance for design
which exceeds the minimum requirements of the standard. The first sections of Appendix G provide a concise overview.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You can evaluate the effect a vestibule or not as already discussed – in function this should simply reduce scheduled infiltration. That said, I do not believe
any Appendix G model should have the proposed and baseline models differing with respect to having a vestibule. I think table G3.1 is pretty clear that the baseline model is to match the proposed with respect to space/thermal block configuration and arrangement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Finally, just to drive an extra wedge into the commentary – while the specified mandatory sections (#.4…) ARE required of the design for a LEED project, to
pass EAp2, in my humble opinion it’s incorrect (or at least a stretch) to say LEED requires demonstrating compliance with 90.1.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In sum, to the extent vestibules are required (review the sections and exceptions carefully), a LEED project must by design include them in the proposed design.
In turn, the proposed model should incorporate the vestibule in the form of a distinct thermal block (zone/space), to match the actual design. In turn, the same edits should be applied to the baseline model as it’s supposed to match the proposed model in
this regard. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If the vestibules will be designed to be conditioned by the same systems handling the surrounding spaces, you might make the case that it’s a reasonable thing
to not model them explicitly as a separated space (modeler has the prerogative to identify and assert where such spatial approximations are appropriate), but in preliminary LEED submission I’d advise making that decision and case clear to the reviewer in your
documentation so if it isn’t acceptable you have the opportunity to make the corrections per above prior to final submission.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
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<b>To:</b> 'RobertWichert'; 'bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org'; 'equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Vestibule Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Robert,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Did you notice the 7 exceptions to section 5.4.3.4? One of them may apply to you…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As far as modeling goes, a vestibule is principally an infiltration control technique, so I suppose that you could argue for reduced infiltration when vestibules
are present. I am unaware of any research or other information about how they may affect infiltration. Since infiltration is such a guessing game, I never apply any special curves for vestibules.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">p.s., the IECC 2012 (Int’l Energy Conservation Code) includes mandatory envelope and infiltration testing and criteria. This will probably be a game changer
for the construction industry in areas that adopt this code and will definitely affect the energy models prepared for those projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>From: </b>RobertWichert [<a href="mailto:robert@wichert.org">robert@wichert.org</a>]<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>[Bldg-sim] Vestibule Modeling<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">I see that ASHRAE 90.1 requires a vestibule in most cases, but I don't<br>
know if it is modeled or if it is just mandatory. It would seem to me<br>
that if it was modeled, showing compliance using modeling, without a<br>
vestibule, would be OK (you would make it up somewhere else in the<br>
envelope). Does anybody know if the vestibule is modeled anywhere, and<br>
how to take it out or put it in?<br>
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Since LEED requires compliance with ASHRAE 90.1 Mandatory measures, this<br>
makes a vestibule a mandatory requirement unless I can model it with and<br>
without. If this is even possible.<br>
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Otherwise we must put in a vestibule to comply with LEED.<br>
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Is this correct? Does anybody have other thoughts or ideas? We have a<br>
very efficient building, modeled without the vestibule in Climate Zone<br>
3B. I would think that we could take a heating penalty and not install<br>
a vestibule AT EVERY DOOR.<br>
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I appreciate your thinking about this.<br>
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