our project has a district heating with a flat rate of 0.012$/kw and we calculated the virtual rate to be 0.08$/kw can we use the virtual rate or do we have to use the rate provided by the service

Hi, I am currently working in the certification of an industrial building. The industrial processes are consuming a high percentage of the building's energy consumption.

This might have been asked before but will the new 18% prerequisite affect the projects following ASHRAE 90.1 2010 adjusted point scale for LEED 2009? Thanks.

Does anyone have any experience applying the core performance guide under option 3? I'm wondering which version of the guide we're supposed to use.

A building that is being certificate under LEED 2009 will be built in a campus with a dedicated District Energy System (DES) based on a combined heat and power plant (CHP).

This might be a silly quesiton, but when should you submit the optional ASHRAE compliance forms? If it's optional then why should anyone ever submit these forms?

Hi, I am modeling campus building under major renovation. But since that building was built in 1968, no envelope data available (no spec.

Hi! There has been an addenda incorporated in the reference guide to SSc8. According to this Individual Lighting Power Allowances for Building Exteriors is now zone dependent.

Greetings, In the project we are modeling, on the plant level there are selected Air cooled chilled water chillers, which are also arranged to operate as Heat Pump water heating package (using the

Hey, I have a Multi-Story Office building that is looking to achieve 19 points by purchasing PV Panels to offset the energy consumption.