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2024-02-20 09:57:53 -0500 commented question Window internal surface temperature with having an internal roller shade

Hi, Did you by any chance solve this? where can I find the interior temperature of the roller shades? Thanks

2024-02-20 09:57:42 -0500 commented question Window internal surface temperature with having an internal roller shade

Hi, Did you by any chance solved this? where can I find the interior temperature of the roller shades? Thanks

2024-02-20 09:57:31 -0500 commented question Window internal surface temperature with having an internal roller shade

Hi, Did you by any chance solve this? where can I find the interior temperature of the roller shades? Thanks

2023-06-27 11:31:01 -0500 asked a question Cooling and heating system loads at building level

Cooling and heating system loads at building level Hi, I would like to obtain the hourly values for heating and cooling

2023-06-27 11:24:39 -0500 asked a question ASHRAE 55 Analytical comfort zone method calculation

ASHRAE 55 Analytical comfort zone method calculation Hi there, I am currently carrying out the calculations required fo

2023-05-23 10:43:29 -0500 asked a question ASHRAE 55 Analytical comfort zone method calculation

ASHRAE 55 Analytical comfort zone method calculation Hi there, I am currently carrying out the calculations required fo

2023-05-22 11:04:05 -0500 commented question How do you prove Thermal Comfort compliance via Energy Modeling?

Hi there, I wonder the same. It is not evident anywhere in the standard if this requirement should be met for every sing

2023-04-17 06:34:25 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

I wonder. There will be several retail units for tenants (HVAC system is out of the landlord scope) where the baseline s

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2023-04-17 04:47:22 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

Thank you! That is very clear.

2023-04-17 02:46:54 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

In oder to determine the power of the HVAC system. Should I consider the total of all the spaces? or I create one single

2023-04-16 06:53:15 -0500 marked best answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

Hi there,

I am currently working on an energy model for Mall building with tenants for a LEED CS certification compliance. I am struggling to figure out what Is the best method or process to assign the baseline systems to my thermal zones. In the mall there are quite a bit of different activities: cinema (>4000m2), F&B (kitchens), anchor fashion (>2500m2), >150 retail units (100-400m2 each), mall concourse(>19000m2), spa, fitness center, leisure, offices, server rooms, department store (>7000m2), supermarket, among others.

According to ASHRAE 90.1 2010 following the section G3.1.1 Baseline HVAC System Type and Description I assume the following:

-Retail units + supermarket -> System 7 (one single centralized HVAC unit with several zones?) or System 3 (one HVAC system per thermal block?)

-Department store -> System 5 (one HVAC system per floor, the department store has 2 levels, 2 HVAC system 5 in total?)

-Cinema -> System 5 (one HVAC system per floor, the cinema has 2 levels, 2 HVAC system 5 in total?)

-Mall concourse -> System 7 (one HVAC system per floor, the mall concourse has 3 levels, 3 HVAC system 7 in total?)

-Server rooms -> System 3 (one HVAC system per thermal block)

-Anchor fashion -> System 3

-F&B (Kitchen) -> System 5 or 7 (one HVAC system per kitchen?)

Are my assumptions correct?

This is quite confusing, on the other hand ASHRAE 90.1 2010 G3.1.1 proposed to group floors with identical thermal blocks, does this mean that for the system 5 and 7 above I only need one single system and I can group the zones, this contradicts with the previous "For systems 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 each floor shall be modeled with a separate HVAC system.

Could you provide me some feedback regarding this issue? Have you faced a similar case before, how did you address it?

Thanks

2023-04-16 05:48:00 -0500 edited question ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building Hi there, I am currently working on an energy model for Mall buil

2023-04-16 05:46:20 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

I see. However, and due to the different type of activities according to ASHRAE 90.1 2010 G3.1.1 Additional system type

2023-04-16 05:46:03 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

I see. However, and due to the different type of activities according to ASHRAE 90.1 2010 G3.1.1 Additional system type

2023-04-16 05:45:23 -0500 edited question ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building Hi there, I am currently working on an energy model for Mall buil

2023-04-16 05:44:59 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

I see. However, and due to the different type of activities according to ASHRAE 90.1 2010 G3.1.1 Additional system type

2023-04-16 05:44:47 -0500 commented answer ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

I see. However, and due to the different type of activities according to ASHRAE 90.1 2010 G3.1.1 Additional system types

2023-04-14 10:41:08 -0500 edited question ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building Hi there, I am currently working on an energy model for Mall buil

2023-04-14 10:40:36 -0500 asked a question ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building

ASHRAE 90.1 2010 Baseline systems for a mall building Hi there, I am currently working on an energy model for Mall buil

2023-03-23 06:18:18 -0500 asked a question Spa and fitness centre loads

Spa and fitness centre loads Hi there, I am carrying out an energy model for a mall building for LEED CS compliance. Wi

2023-03-17 10:08:49 -0500 commented question Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Hi Aaron. Certainly. Close the other post, please. Thanks.

2023-03-17 10:07:53 -0500 marked best answer Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Hi there,

I am currently carrying out an energy modeling for a shopping mall. There are several entrances with vestibules. I was wondering if it would be required to account for the infiltration through the entrances, since it will have a high traffic. Have any of you faced this issue before? do you think this is required for LEED minimum energy performance credit compliance (ASRAE 90.1)? Sadly I could not find much information about it, and whether is necessary to account for this for not.

Thanks

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2023-03-16 09:19:04 -0500 commented answer Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Hi Keigo, Thanks for the input. However, I was referring to the entrance infiltration through the doors. I assume this

2023-03-16 06:27:46 -0500 edited question Misc vs plug loads

Misc vs plug loads Hi there, I am currently carrying out an energy model for an office building. I would like to includ

2023-03-16 06:24:31 -0500 asked a question Misc vs plug loads

Misc vs plug loads Hi there, I am currently carrying out an energy model for an office building. I would like to includ

2023-03-14 15:30:56 -0500 edited question Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance Hi there, I am currently carrying out an energy modeling for a

2023-03-14 15:30:39 -0500 asked a question Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance Hi there, I am currently carrying out energy modeling for a sho

2023-03-13 08:20:23 -0500 commented answer Mall unregulated loads

I was wondering how to address the cinema plug loads calculation, do you have any recommendations for this? Thanks

2023-03-13 08:19:38 -0500 commented answer Mall unregulated loads

I was wondering how to address the cinema energy loads calculation, do you have any recommendations for this? Thanks

2023-03-10 03:59:40 -0500 commented answer Mall unregulated loads

Great, thank you very much Joshua.

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2023-03-09 09:32:00 -0500 asked a question Revolving doors impact in energy model ASHRAE 90.1

Revolving doors impact in energy model ASHRAE 90.1 Dear all, I am currently carrying out an energy performance calculat

2023-03-08 13:28:05 -0500 edited question Mall unregulated loads

Mall unregulated loads Dear all, I am currently assessing al the unregulated loads in a mall building. In this case the

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2023-03-08 13:24:33 -0500 asked a question Mall unregulated loads

Mall unregulated loads Dear all, I am currently assessing al the unregulated loads in a mall building. In this case the

2023-03-07 09:57:15 -0500 commented answer small thermal zones

Thank you very much for your reply. It is more clear now.

2023-03-07 01:39:37 -0500 answered a question small thermal zones

Hi again, Have you faced this issue before? Can anyone give me a hint? Thank

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2023-02-27 08:43:59 -0500 asked a question small thermal zones

small thermal zones Dear all, I am currently developing an energy model for a mall building. In this mall there are hun