Rating System

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

Rating System Version

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

Inquiry

ASHRAE 90.1 sets specific requirements for the building envelope, including meeting all requirements of Section 5.4. Air Leakage, Section 5.4.3, requires sealing, caulking, gaskets and weather stripping of the building envelop to minimize air leakage. For the Barkesdale Dormitory, additional methods were used to minimize air infiltration. Additional barriers, taping, and low leakage panels per ASTM E283-84 (0.06 cfm per square foot of fixed wall at 63.3 mph wind and 1.92 iwg.) were used. Additionally, the building was pressurized to prevent infiltration. A baseline building model is neutral with average construction. With the value added benefit of additional barriers, taping and low leakage panels and pressurization, the Barkesdale Dormitory can be considered a "tight-pressurized construction". These differences could effect the energy calculations. Is this a logical conclusion?