Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Schools

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

This project is a commercial office building located in New York City on a uniquely shaped parcel of land. The building is located on an asymmetrical triangular shaped lot of 5,549 sq. ft. While the building is six stories tall, the total square footage of the building is only 34,300 sq. ft. This type of building is quite unique to dense urban areas in making the most of a small lot. Due to the fact that this building is unique in terms of its height in comparison as compared to its sq footage, this CIR is asking if an allowance can be made to use a more comparable baseline per ASHRAE 90.1-2004 in the energy model. The following are the baseline building types outlined in ASHRAE 90.1-2004 for selection of Baseline HVAC System Types: - Residential - Nonresidential & 3 floors or Less & < 75,000 sq. f.t or 5 Floors or Less & 75,000 sq. ft. to 150,000 sq. ft. - Nonresidential & More than 5 Floors or >150,000 sq. ft. Per these requirements this small 34,300 sq. ft. building would be using the same baseline system descriptions as significantly larger facilities. We are proposing that because of this discrepancy that the third option of Nonresidential & 4 or 5 Floors & < 75,000 sq. f.t or 5 Floors or Less & 75,000 sq. ft. to 150,000 sq. ft. be a viable baseline for the project to use in the energy model. The systems that differ between the two baselines are as follows: Nonresidential & 4 or 5 Floors & < 75,000 sq. ft. - System 5 Packaged VAV w/ Reheat OR System 6 - Packaged VAV w/ PFP Boxes Nonresidential & More than 5 Floors or >150,000 sq. ft. - System 7 VAV w/ Reheat OR System 8 - VAV w/ PFP Boxes.