So, you need to implement percent glass calculations in LEED? This has proved a bit confusing since the additions of doors to the "openings" and I think it requires explanation.

What's the relevance? Well, if you are near 40% glass, or say you're half glassed - this could make or break your model:

Here's the reason why: The TRACE 700 reports calculate the glass based on the Wall area only (and not the gross wall area, which includes Opaques doors). So if you have doors, your TRACE reports may over-estimate the percent glass. Let's take an example of a building that is "Half-glassed":

The energy modeling industry is always changing, with anything from updates to energy modeling software to new regulations and protocols.

If you think about it, the value in energy-modeling is the ability to predict the future (in terms of energy cost). So, we thought, why don't we take it one up, and predict the future of the industry for 2012.

LEED is an amazing thing. It's become a sort of self perpetuating revenue generator. USGBC has done an amazing job marketing building efficiency to the general population.

Now building owners are aware of this "LEED" thing that makes their buildings more appealing to tenants (appealing = higher lease rates). And all that is great for...

Energy-models.com is proud to announce a new advanced section in the eQUEST online course. While there are more videos in production, we have just released these popular requests (most of them are related to LEED or to help yield more LEED points):

All lessons contain real-world demos in eQUEST. These are best lessons of the course. Thanks for adding them

Ryan P.  - eQUEST user

As you may know already, but if you haven't heard - I am sad to announce that Lynn Bellenger passed away Oct. 19.

Everyone in this business should really be thankful for Lynn's contributions. As ASHRAE president, her motto was "modeling a sustainable world" and pushed the relevance of BIM and energy modeling. As the first female president in 116 years, her contribution to ASHRAE itself was a breath of fresh air. In my opinion, she did more for ASHRAE than anyone in recent years.

I had only met Lynn once, but I spoke with her on the phone many times and she was always very pleasant and kind. Actually, one of my first weeks at Trane CDS, I ended up on a support phone call with Lynn. I had no idea who she was,...