Common use of Energy requirements Clause in Contracts

Energy requirements. The Design Team shall work with Contra Costa Community College District to establish project specific energy goals and energy use targets. At a minimum, the required software to perform the energy modeling for the project shall be any software as listed acceptable by the California Energy Commission and meets the interoperability requirements mentioned in Section 1.1. A list of approved software can be found at the following link ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/title24/2013standards/2013_computer_prog_list.html In addition to this list, the designer may also use the following DOE 2 based software: • Green Building Studios • Ecotect • eQuest Local weather data shall be obtained from TMY2 or TMY3 weather data tables. Weather files can be downloaded from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory website at the following link: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/solar/old_data/nsrdb/tmy2/