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?
Receptacle Loads
The system type
Lighting Schedules
Number of Rooms
The equipment efficiency
Total square footage
If a component/measure cannot be modeled in the proposed building, what are your two options?
Use an exceptional calculation method
make an estimate and implement that in the software
Use a "thermodynamically similar" component
Do not model the component