I've been hearing from a number of sources that you can get 2 EaC1 LEED points under NC 2.2 just by modeling a State Code Building against an ASHRAE Appendix G Baseline building.

This has not been the case with any of the LEED simulations I've done with eQuest. Typically a Washington Energy Code 2006 building against an ASHRAE Appendix G building comes in with an energy cost reduction of about 5%, which doesn't achieve 1 point. This is typically with a Design system consisting of WSHPs served by a central condenser water plant with dual condensing boilers and a fluid cooler vs a Baseline system consisting of PSZ DX Cooling, Gas Furnace Heat.

I'm curious what others have experienced in this regards.

Tim Dion, LEED(r) AP