When modeling the proposed buildings, the minimum requirements of a LEED building should already be met in the proposed design.
If the proposed building is completely designed, which of the following are commonly the same in the baseline building?
Total square footage
Receptacle Loads
Lighting Schedules
The system type
The equipment efficiency
Number of Rooms
If a component/measure cannot be modeled in the proposed building, what are your two options?
Use a "thermodynamically similar" component
Do not model the component
Use an exceptional calculation method
make an estimate and implement that in the software