FAQs about EAp2 :

For a project outside the U.S., how do I determine the Target Finder score?

Do hotel rooms need automatic light shut-off control?

How commonly are the 90.1 mandatory compliance forms submitted as part of EAp2/EAc1?

The Section 9 space-by-space method does not include residential space types. What should I use?

Can the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) be used to energy model for LEED?

Is it acceptable to model a split-type AC with inverter technology compressor as a heat pump, like modeling VRF?

Can the Trace 700 'LEED Energy Performance Summary Report' by uploaded to LEED Online in lieu of the Section 1.4 tables spreadsheet?

A portion of our building envelope is historic. Can we exclude it from our model?

Which baseline HVAC system do I use if my building has no heating or air conditioning?

For an existing building, do I need to rotate the model?

Our project has a diesel backup generator. Should we include it in our energy model?

Our project has a large process load—75%. Despite our efforts to make an efficient HVAC design, the cost savings are minimal. What can we do to earn this prerequisite and be eligible for LEED certification? Is there any flexibility in how we model the p

Can SHGC be higher in the proposed than in the baseline model?

Our process load is higher than 25%. Do we have to justify that?

Do I need to justify the electrical and fuel rates I am using in my model?

Our local code references ASHRAE 90.1-2010. Should I use that for my documentation, or 90.1-2007?

Can I claim exterior lighting savings for canopy lighting even though a baseline model cannot include shading elements?

The project is built on a site with existing exterior lighting installed. How should this be accounted for?

Can mezzanines open to floors below be excluded from the energy model?

How do I provide a zip code for an international location?

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NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance

Modeling Narrative Upload?

I am documenting an energy model for LEED 2009 EAp2/EAc1 and I would like to include a document that describes the modeling techniques used for each modeled system. The reason that we would like to include this document is that the software that we used (HAP) was unable to directly model one of our systems (rooftop WLHP tied to VAV boxes) so we had to use a work-around to accurately model the system inside of the software. Because of how we chose to model this system, we were able to get accurate final results out of the the software without doing any exceptional calculations outside of the software. Should this write-up be uploaded as an exceptional calculation with zeros entered in to the form for the exceptional calculation energy savings? Or is there another way to bring this document to the reviewer's attention? Thanks!

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If you used a work-around no need to submit an exceptional calculation. Simply upload a narrative explaining the work-around.

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