USING CARRIER HAP

FOR
LEED v4
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE
AND
OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS

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rev March 29, 2024

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Introduction
This document provides a high-level tutorial of recommended procedures for performing analysis for LEED
v4 Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite and Optimize Energy Performance credit using the Carrier
Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) v6.2 or a later version.
HAP contains features which help streamline work needed to perform the analysis. These features are
flexible. As a result, there are many ways to approach the analysis. The procedure described below is one
common way to approach the work. As you become more familiar with HAP, you'll likely develop your own
approach that best suits your own work style and the needs of individual project applications.
The following is meant only as a high-level tutorial on the new procedure. Further, more detailed information
on the features described below can be found in the program help system. If you have questions and are
located in the US or Canada, please contact us at [email protected]. In other countries,
please contact your local Carrier sales office.

LEED Energy & Atmosphere Credit Analysis with HAP

The LEED Energy and Atmosphere energy performance credit analysis in HAP involves a procedure with
four major steps described below.
Key Concept: Data for the Proposed and Baseline alternatives should be stored in one HAP project. This
is the most efficient approach and is also necessary for generating the LEED Summary report that tabulates
and compares energy and cost results from the Baseline and Proposed alternatives.

Step 1. Create the Project

First create a HAP project to hold your analysis:
a. Choose the New option on the Project Menu.
b. When a new project is created, the Project Preferences window appears automatically. Select the
LEED Rating System (LEED v4), and the appropriate ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and ASHRAE
Standard 62.1 editions to be used in the project.

Step 2. Create the Proposed Alternative

Next define the Proposed design:
a. Select weather for the project by:
• Using features of the HAP detailed design user interface
OR
• Generating weather data using the Weather Wizard or Full Wizard Session features.
b. Create the building model that defines the 3-dimensional geometry of the building architecture.
This can be done in several ways depending on the nature of the project and whether you are in
preliminary or detailed design.
• Using the detailed interface by importing architectural floor plan images and sketching over the
floor plans.
OR
• Generating the building using the Building Wizard or Full Wizard Session features. Note: This
will also generate the space model in step c.
OR
• Importing building geometry via a gbXML file, generated by a Building Information Modeling
(BIM) or CAD tool.

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 c. Create the space model which describes internal heat gains, ventilation airflow, and infiltration
characteristics of spaces as well as zoning and envelope assemblies for the Proposed design. This
can be done by:
• Creating the space model using the detailed design user interface.
OR
• Generating the space model via the Building Wizard or Full Wizard Session features.
d. Create HVAC systems and plants by:
• Creating air systems and plants using features of the detailed design user interface.
OR
• Generating HVAC equipment via the Equipment Wizard or Full Wizard Session features.
e. Create utility rates for electricity and fuel by:
• Creating utility rates using features of the detailed design user interface.
OR
• Generating utility rates using the Utility Rate Wizard or Full Wizard Session features. In these
wizards Energy Information Administration (EIA) for electricity and natural gas for US states
can be selected.
f. Create the Proposed alternative by:
• Creating the alternative using features of the detailed design user interface.
OR
• If you used the Full Wizard Session feature earlier, an alternative will be generated
automatically.
The alternative collects together the building, space model and all the air systems, plants, and utility
rates for the Proposed design.

Step 3. Create the "Baseline - 0 Degree" Alternative.

This step first creates a copy of the Proposed alternative and its building, space model and HVAC
equipment. This copy serves as the starting point for modifying data to create the minimally compliant
Baseline alternative.
a. In the HAP main program window, click the Alternatives node in the navigation panel on the left.
b. In the list panel on the right, right-click on the Proposed alternative and choose the "Duplicate
Alternative (with Spaces and HVAC Eqpt)" option on the pop-up menu.
c. In the window that appears specify that you are creating a baseline building. Then click OK.
HAP will produce a copy of the alternative, its building, space model, and all the air systems, plants,
chillers, cooling towers, and boilers that are part of the alternative. Item names for all copies will have
the prefix "[B000]" so you can easily identify the data.
Next, modify the [B000] copies of data according to ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Appendix G rules. The
most efficient way to perform this work varies with the application. One approach follows:
a. Building Model
• If the Proposed building used external shading devices such as fins or overhangs, those must
be removed from the Baseline building model.
• If the window to wall ratio (WWR) of the Proposed building exceeds the Appendix G baseline
rules for maximum WWR, the size of window openings must be reduced proportionally to
comply with the WWR limit. To determine your Proposed building WWR, generate the Space
Model input report and scroll to the end of the report. The final section of the report lists the
WWR. If a reduction in window area is needed, the fastest way to do that is to reduce the width

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 of each window opening tag by the required percentage. For example, if the Proposed WWR
is 50% and you need to reduce it to 40% for the Baseline, that’s a 20% reduction in window
area. Edit the building model, go to the Openings tab, and edit each window tag, reducing its
width by 20%. HAP will preserve the centerline position of each window opening in your
building model and will reduce the width, half from each side. The result is the window area
reduction needed to achieve a compliant baseline WWR.
b. Space Model
• On the Spaces tab use the copy and paste features to quickly replace Proposed lighting power
density with ASHRAE 90.1 prescriptive lighting power densities. This is only necessary if non-
prescriptive values were used in the Proposed alternative.
• On the Envelope and Windows & Doors tabs replace Proposed assemblies with ASHRAE 90.1
prescriptive assemblies.
c. HVAC Systems and Equipment
• If the mandated Baseline HVAC systems are of the same type as the Proposed alternative,
edit the air system, plant, chiller, tower, and boiler data for the baseline to comply with ASHRAE
90.1 Appendix G rules.
• If the mandated Baseline HVAC systems are of a different type than the Proposed alternative,
then it is often most efficient to delete the “[B000]” copies of systems, plants, chillers, towers,
and boilers and redefine the HVAC systems and equipment from scratch using ASHRAE 90.1
Appendix G rules.
While doing this work, make use of the following automation features:
• Auto sizing cooling and heating equipment capacities as peak load plus a specified percentage
(example: peak load + 15% for cooling equipment).
• Automatically calculating the baseline system fan power allowance by choosing the “90.1 App
G Fan kW” option for fan performance.
• Modeling VAV supply fan part-load performance using the “ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G Fan
Curve” fan type option.
• Specifying that the program automatically determine minimum equipment efficiency
requirements per ASHRAE 90.1. This feature is available for DX cooling, heat pump heating
and furnace heating equipment.
• Specifying terminal fan power as W/CFM or W/L/s.
• Specifying water flow rates in terms of gpm/Ton, L/s/kW, or delta-T rather than as gpm.
• Specifying water pump power in terms of W/gpm or W/L/s instead of pump head.

Step 4. Produce the LEED Summary Report.

Having defined the Proposed and Baseline [B000] alternatives, you’re now ready to run calculations
and generate the LEED Summary report.
Note: It is not necessary to create input data for the Baseline 90 deg, 180 deg, and 270 deg rotation
cases. HAP will automatically do that during calculations if you request that.
The LEED Summary report tabulates energy consumption, peak demand, and energy cost for the
Proposed and Baseline alternatives. The report formats data in a way that matches parts of the LEED
v4 Minimum Energy Performance Calculator spreadsheet. This facilitates easy transfer of data from
the report to the spreadsheet. To generate this report:
a. In the HAP main program window, click on the Alternatives node in the navigation panel on the left.
b. In the list panel on the right, select the Proposed and Baseline [B000] alternatives. Then right-click
on the pair of selected alternatives and choose the "Print/View Energy Modeling Results" option in
the pop-up menu.

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 c. In the Energy Modeling Reports selection window click the Alternatives tab.
d. On this tab, check the box at the far right for the Performance Rating Summary Report.
e. Also verify the Proposed and Baseline alternatives are assigned to the correct “proposed” and
“baseline” roles for the report.
f. Also specify whether baseline rotations should be performed and whether the report is for a LEED
application (this will add the LEED points table to the end of the report).
g. Finally click the "Preview" button. The program will automatically run design load and energy
modeling calculations for the Proposed and Baseline [B000] alternatives. It will also automatically
generate the 90 deg, 180 deg, and 270 deg Baseline alternatives, if you requested that, and run
calculations for those alternatives. Finally, data will be collected and displayed on the LEED
Summary report.
Note: Only LEED Summary report results are stored in the project for the 90 deg, 180 deg, and 270
deg Baseline alternatives. You can view LEED Summary results for all four baseline cases, but it
is only possible to see detailed design load and energy modeling results for the Baseline [B000]
alternative. Those detailed results include all the design load and sizing reports, and all the detailed
air system, plant, and alternative energy modeling reports.

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