Hello,
This is sort of a LEED-centric question, but I thought the user group would
have some insight.
I'm using eQuest to model a tenant improvement office space, which is about
half of one story in a 28 story high rise office building in LA. We're
using ASHRAE 90.1-2010 modeling protocol (LEED v4 commercial interiors
project, ID+C). My basic strategy is:
1. Model the entire high rise building using floor multipliers and include
base building plant equipment (building chilled water service and per-floor
air handlers).
2. Apportion the project space energy use from the total by area, per the
LEED reference guide. For this I will exclude the top and bottom story
energy use, presumably by putting a meter on each floor and subtracting
them from total before the apportioning calculations.

My question is: Can I take credit (model proposed different than baseline)
for efficiency measures of the base building (efficient chilled water
service, efficient air handlers, high performance envelope, etc)?

Also, please let me know if my strategy is way off base. It seems more
complicated than it needs to be, so I'm looking for a sanity check before I
dig in to a high rise to get our little T.I. certified.

Is there a guidance document or precedent for this strategy anywhere? I've
conducted a somewhat thorough search, but maybe I missed something.

Any insight or guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks,

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Duke Graham, PE, LEED AP
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