MODELING PROCEDURES

P RE-D ESIGN
Pre-Design—design team establishes the building program and owners’
project requirements

Establish and align team around energy savings goals

Use energy modeling technical potential analysis to

understand potential of building

Perform modeling to inform early design decisions

Help team understand if the design will work

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MODELING PROCEDURES
P RE-D ESIGN

Confirm critical assumptions and big picture analysis:

1. Take what you know (footprint, building type, etc.) and construct a
baseline standard model (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1)
2. Document all assumptions, note values to be validated
3. Evaluate the end-use breakdown to identify areas where there are major
savings opportunities
4. Evaluate peak heating and cooling load contributions to identify ways to
downsize mechanical systems
5. Analyze how energy moves through the building and identify areas where
there could be heating and cooling conflicts
6. Analyze certain measures that are early design decisions and will be
difficult to change later
7. Determine the “technical potential” for reduced energy consumption to
challenge the actual design
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