Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Intent:
Encourage development and use of grid-source renewable energy technologies for NET ZERO pollution basis.
Implementation:
TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY (as defined by the CRS - Center for Resource Solutions):
Solar
Photo-voltaic
Wind
Geothermal heating and electric
Biomass
Bio-gas
Low-Impact Hydro Electric
determine BASELINE electricity use from:
consumption based on EA1 - Optimize Energy Performance
use DOE (Department of Energy) CBECS (Commercial Building ...
Posted in Energy and Atmosphere | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Intent: Increase on-site renewable energy self supply Reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with fossil fuel use Offset building energy costsImplementation: ELIGIBLE TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: Solar Photo-voltaic Wind Geothermal heating and electric Biomass Bio-gas Low-Impact Hydro Electric NON-ELIGIBLE TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: Architectural features Passive solar daylighting geo-exchange (ground source heat pumps) green-power from off site To gain points: achieve savings in building annual energy savings cost 2.5% ...
Posted in Energy and Atmosphere | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Intent:
Establish minimum level of energy efficiency for building system.
Implementation:
option 1:
Building envelope and system to comply with ASHRAE / IESNA 90.1-2004 Sections 5 - 10
Comply with prescriptive requirements of ASHRAE, 90.1-2004
option 2:
comply with local codes or DOE (Department of Energy), instead of ASHRAE
mandatory: provide occupancy controls for:
class rooms
meeting rooms
break rooms
Code:
ASHRAE ...
Posted in Energy and Atmosphere, Prerequisites | 3 Comments »
