Big Green: Re: Green building code standard committee disbanded

[Maureen McIntyre]

This would make a GREAT article. If anyone knows of such an article  
and can post a link, I would be grateful. If it doesn't exist, it  
would be a public service for a publication (EBN?) to research and  
write it.

Maureen McIntyre
McIntyre Communications Inc.
Green Building Publications Since 1984
Boulder, Colorado
mcintyre at indra.com
303.440.7119




On Oct 21, 2008, at 9:03 AM, Charles Brown wrote:

> 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 wouldn’t 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 don’t 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 “plug loads” into modeling. Perhaps this is  
> an over simplification, but to me this kept the door open for  
> incorporation of a “fudge factor” in energy modeling.
>
> My non engineer two cents, but you’ve hit on a critical issue and  
> why recent ASHRAE events are so disconcerting. Last point, and from  
> what I’ve heard, think Mr. Mazria would agree. Most architect’s  
> eyes glaze over when you start talking kbtu’s/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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