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Re: Using Standard 90.1 for Energy Savings and LEED Credits

dleslie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:36:05 -0000

When I teach Energy and Atmoshphere prerequisite 2 and credit 1 in NC 2.2, I try to teach the laypeople just enough to understand what will be on the exam and also how to be a good LEED practitioner on the job, although they'll never be an ASHRAE expert unless they are someone in that field.

Prerequisite 2: Use Appendix G (simulation/model/Building Performance rating method of ASHRAE), OR use the Energy Cost Budget Method. Either way, you don't have to do better than the standard. Just comply with it.

Credit 1, option 1. No Energy Cost Budget Method allowed. Must use Use Appendix G (simulation/model/Building Performance rating method of ASHRAE. Must exceed energy cost savings by a certain percentage from ASHRAE to get points. The other options are prescriptive compliance paths and are not worth as many points.

We get more in depth in class, but never to the level that an ASHRAE expert would. Funny thing was, I had an ASHRAE expert in class and he kept getting questions on the exam wrong that asked about ASHRAE. He was over-thinking the questions. In this case, its good to be a jack of all trades but an expert at nothing.

--Daniel Leslie, LEED AP, CleanEdison Education Services
http://www.cleanedison.com (forgot to include contact info on my last post!)

Re: Using Standard 90.1 for Energy Savings and LEED Credits

dleslie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:34:11 -0000

Re: Green Made Easy [Giveaway]

dleslie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:59:28 -0000

Have not read it yet, but this seems like it would be a fantastic book for anyone who wants to easily understand how to live greener. I teach a lot of LEED (green building) classes, and through that, students inevitably learn how to live greener. If this is your interest, rather than reading an entire LEED reference guide about green buildings, you could get the same basic ideas (I'm guessing) by reading "Green Made Easy." My take away points from LEED for the lay-person are: use the car as little as possible, use less potable water, turn lights off and be aware of appliances that are plugged in at all times. Also, the importance of indoor environmental quality (low VOC paints, ventilation, taking shoes off indoors) should never be understated both for health and environmental reasons.

Daniel Leslie, LEED AP, CleanEdison Education Services
http://www.cleanedison.com