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N, Qunit (tons) and Refrigerant Charge (Rc) in lb/ton

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Adi Negara, LEED AP BD+C  on 

Dear All, I'm trying to fill the EAc4 form, but I don't understand about HVAC&R at all. I'm not too sure what is N, Q and Rc column meaning.

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:27 am

VRF System Computation

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Katherine Mariano  on 

Hi All, I just want to ask if the pre-charge or additional charge of the VRF system is included on the computation for Rc (Refrigerant Charge). Thanks!

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Tue Jun 6, 2017, 3:25 pm

Additional "reserve" refrigerant box

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear all, The project we're working on will be cooled with centrifugal chillers.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 4:13 pm

Using less than 0.5 pounds of refrigerant

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  John Lee  on 

If I only use HVAC units totally 0.5 lbs of refrigerant on the project, do I qualify for the 2 points in this credit? If I only use many HVAC units with 0.5 lbs of refrigerant per unit, do I still

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Mon Sep 14, 2015, 1:58 pm

FM-200 (HFC-227ea) as Clean Agent Fire Suppression

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Ted Vanderlinden  on 

Clean agent fire suppressant materials have no bearing on the Life Cycle Ozone Depletion calculation as they are not used as refrigerants.

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Wed Mar 16, 2011, 3:02 pm

District Cooling System

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Roland Le Roux  on 

Hello, I have two questions regarding a district cooling system to be used in one of our projects: 1- Can we use 0.51% value for Refrigerant leakage rate and 2% for end of life refrigerant if the

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Tue May 14, 2013, 5:33 pm

Refrigerant Calculator and Thermal Storage

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  James Keohane  on 

Which tonnage should be used when using refrigerant calculator while considering a chiller plant serving a static ice thermal storage system?

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Sat Aug 4, 2012, 4:46 pm

Long Term Service Contract

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Erin Holdenried  on 

Does anybody have an example of a long term service contract, or know specifically what needs to be included in the contract in order for it to be accepted by the GBCI reviewer?

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Enhanced Refrigerant Management - Purchased Cooling Loop

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Vinny Greco  on 

If a university building is tied in to a campus chilled water distribution, does the campus chiller plant have to be included in the building's refrigerant use?

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Thu Feb 11, 2016, 7:32 am

Tonnage Associated with Energy Recovery Equipment

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Rebekah Burke  on 

Is the tonnage requirement for the credit supposed to include compressor capacity only or can additional capacity from energy recovery devices be included in the tonnage?

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Sun Nov 20, 2011, 4:26 am