[Trace-users] Load Calcs vs Energy Model for LEED

[Steve Jacobs]

Your proposed inputs need to match what is actually being installed in the building. If they are installing oversized equipment, you need to model oversized equipment. The model will account for part load efficiencies. 

 

-          Steve

 

From: Trace-users [mailto:trace-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Caballero, Catalina
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:04 AM
To: trace-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Trace-users] Load Calcs vs Energy Model for LEED

 

Hello experts,

 

We recently received comments back from LEED  and one of the comments says the following: 

 

It appears the equipment capacities (fan volume, fan power, cooling capacity, etc.) for the HVAC systems in the Proposed model

are inconsistent with the equipment capacities in the actual design when comparing the LEED Energy Performance Summary Report

to the mechanical schedules provided for PIf4: Schedule and Overview Documents

G3.1.10 in the Proposed building column requires that the Proposed model reflect all HVAC systems at actual equipment capacities

and efficiencies. The HVAC equipment capacities cannot be autosized in the Proposed model. Revise the Proposed model to reflect

all HVAC systems at actual equipment capacities. In addition, update Table 1.4.7B, and provide a revised LEED Energy Performance

Summary Report and the System Enterd Values reports for the Proposed model reflecting the changes. Further, if the equipment

capacities and efficiencies are based on updated mechanical schedules and/or HVAC submittal sheets, provide the updated

mechanical schedules and/or HVAC submittal sheets.

 

The only question that I have is why would they require for the airflows, to be exactly the same, to the original load calculations when the load calculations looks for the worst case scenario (using ashrae basic envelope, lighting, values), while the energy model looks for the most energy efficient model (actual installed envelope, occupancy, etc). It make sense that they are looking for something similar but it’s definitely not going to match the capacities and or airflows, (load calcs tend to be oversized).

 

I would greatly appreciate your opinion.

 

Thanks.

 

Catalina Caballero.  AIA. Assoc., LEED GA.

Sustainability Coordinator

 

Johnson, Avedano, Lopez, Rodriguez & Walewski Engineering Group, Inc.

Engineering for High Performance Buildings.

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