Big Green: Re: Green building code standard committee disbanded

[Charles Brown]

Good question - no easy answer. It would make for a good article. A few
quick points:
* Architecture 2030 is driving focus on the issue that not all metrics are
created equal and wouldn¹t it be great if we all spoke the same language.
* EPA Energy Star Target Finder uses CBECS (basically an actual energy use
census). Its sometimes difficult to match your building to a building type
in Target Finder. Sometimes you just don¹t fit the mold and EPA does not
have the resources (yet) to add all the building types for which they have
data. 
* Architecture 2030 is aligned with Energy Star Target Finder and attempts
to fill in the building type gaps on their web site.
* Have not used GreenGlobes, but my understanding is you can qualify using
Energy Star. 
* ASHRAE and LEED NC are predictors and began without a consistent means of
incorporating ³plug loads² into modeling. Perhaps this is an over
simplification, but to me this kept the door open for incorporation of a
³fudge factor² in energy modeling.

My non engineer two cents, but you¹ve hit on a critical issue and why recent
ASHRAE events are so disconcerting. Last point, and from what I¹ve heard,
think Mr. Mazria would agree. Most architect¹s eyes glaze over when you
start talking kbtu¹s/sf etc. The metrics need to be simple and consistent.

CB

Charles Brown, AIA LEED© ap
Brown Architecture Inc.
919.803.3700


> From: "John E. Beeson" <jbeeson at quinnevans.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:28:48 -0400
> To: BigGreen List <biggreen at lists.biggreen.org>
> Subject: Big Green: Re: Green building code standard committee disbanded
> 
> Now, this may have already been done at some point in time, but I would
> really like to know how all these standards (ASHRAE, LEED EAc1,
> GreenGlobes, EPA Energy Star) relate to Architecture 2030 challenge!
> Can that be an article in EBN?
> 
> --John
> 
> QUINN EVANS | ARCHITECTS
> John E. Beeson, LEED AP
> d 734 926 0425

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