Trace 700 Weather File Modifications

Topic: Trace 700 ships with a fixed set of weather files that are all installed with the program. Use the following procedure to modify a weather file for a new location.

• Find a weather file that's close
• Save as to new file name
• Edit the file and change if necessary the latitude, longitude and elevation
• Do not change any of the temperatures
• In the project weather screen, override the winter & summer design temperatures with the design temperatures for the new location.
• All hour by hour weather data will be shifted proportionally based on the difference between the design temperatures.
• Drawback: You have to remember to use the override every time

Note: This is an outline procedure, it will be updated as time permits.

Utility Incentives & Rebates

Topic: Links to selected Washington State utility company web pages describing their respective energy conservation incentive and rebate programs.

Incentives & Rebates

• Cascade Natural Gas
  
• Puget Sound Energy
• Seattle City Light
• Snohomish County PUD

ELCCA Reviewer Contact Information

Topic: Contact information for selected ELCCA reviewers

Department of General Administration
Div. of Engineering & Architectural Services
210 SW 11th Ave, Rm 206
PO Box 41012; Olympia, WA 98504-1012
Fax 360-586-9186

Ed Miller
Contracts Administrator
emiller@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7219

Jim Hayes, PE
Energy Project Manager
jhayes@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7281

Robert Johnson
Energy Systems Engineer
rjohnso@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7267

JR Johnson
Energy Systems Engineer
JRJohns@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7179

Stuart Simpson
Energy Systems Engineer
ssimpso@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7199

Roger Wigfield, PE
Energy Systems Engineer
rwigfie@ga.wa.gov
360-902-7198

Kirsten Wilson, PE
Energy Systems Engineer
kwilson@ga.wa.gov
509-533-8282

Trace 700 Notes

Topic: Notes for using Trace 700 in the ELCCA analysis

• Domestic hot water: Trace applies an occupancy schedule to and calculates a number for domestic hot water usage, but please note the following
  
• Inputs parameters for domestic hot water consumption are in the Base Utility/Miscellaneous Accessory tab of the 'Create Plants' module.
  
• Calculated domestic hot water consumption is shown as a line item on the Equipment Energy Consumption report.
• But domestic hot water totals are not included in the Energy Cost Budget, Energy Consumption Summary, Monthly Energy Consumption, or Monthly Utility Cost reports.
• Therefore it is necessary to add the domestic hot water consumption numbers to the HVAC totals in the ELCCA report spreadsheet.
  

ASHRAE 'Design Essential' Standards

Topic: Links for purchasing ASHRAE's most referenced standards and guidelines

• Standard 15-2004 Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
  
• Standard 34-2004 Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants
  
• Standard 52.2-1999 Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size
  
• Standard 55-2004 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
  
• Standard 62.1-2004 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
  
• Standard 62.2-2004 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Low-Rise Residential Buildings
  
• Standard 90.1-2004 (IP Version) Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential
  
• Standard 90.2-2004 Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings
• Standard 135-2004 BACNet - A Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks
• Guideline 0-2005 The Commissioning Process
• Guideline 1-1996 The HVAC Commissioning Process
• Guideline 13-2000 Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems

All of the above documents are available on a single CD at about a 30% discount to the individual price:

• Design Essentials ASHRAE's Most Referenced Standards and Guidelines on CD