[Equest-users] eQuest Program Help

[Antonio Mendoza]

Thank you guys for your help on my e-mail below.  It was extremely
helpful and I was able to figure out the "floating building" issue as
well as gain a better understanding about the program...  
 
Have any of you seen the following error:
 
"Error retrieving EG_MoEU_ED CSV simulation results for table 'Electric
Consumption (kWh)' (returned -3)"?
 
I'm assuming it has something to do with my Utilities inputs, but I was
able to run a similar simulation with the same Utilities inputs and I
didn't have any issues with that simulation.
 
Any insights?  
 
Thank you,
 

Antonio Mendoza

HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES

architecture|engineering|interior design

228 East 45th Street

New York, NY 10017

212.681.0200 x221 (phone) 

212.681.0201 (fax)

www.highlandassociates.com <outbind://25/www.highlandassociates.com> 

amendoza at ha-ny.com

 

 

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From: Antonio Mendoza 
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:39 PM
To: 'equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org'
Subject: eQuest Program Help


To my fellow eQuets users:
 
I have the following questions regarding the eQuest program and I was
wondering if someone could help me out (I am self taught and still new
to the program, so please forgive my lack of knowledge):
 
1)    I am currently modeling a building with a custom footprint shape.
Different parts of my building have floors at varying elevations (i.e. I
have a gym that is 45' high with the floor at ground level connected to
a multi-story exercise complex with 3 floors including a basement and
all this is connected to another gym that is 30' high with the floor at
basement level).  Due to the complexity of the shape, I have chosen to
model the building using seperate shells (one shell for each floor of
the multi-story exercise complex and two seperate shells for the two
seperate gyms).  I have located the first input shell 'via coordinates'
and then the following shells via coordinates in reference to the first
input shell.  After going through the motions of modeling the rest of
the building I click on the 3-D geometry view tab and the building
shells are floating in different locations, not attached to one another
like I (thought I) specified.  What could possilby be the cause of this?
And, how do I fix it so that the shells are attached?
 
2)    After running a simulation of the building, I obtain graphical
results of the "baseline design".  Is this the building as described by
my design?  Initially, I thought that this was my "as-designed"
building.  However, the energy analysis calls for my design to be
compared to the baseline design?  The title "baseline design" is
confusing me.  If this is not my designed building, how can I view the
performance of my designed building.  
 
3)    It seems that the only options to compare the inputs with are for
California T-24 Code.  Is there a way to compare the results to ASHRAE
90.1 in the eQuest program?
 
I know I sound extremely confused and that is because I truly am.  I
appreciate any help that anyone can give me.
 
Thank you,
 

Antonio Mendoza

HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES

architecture|engineering|interior design

228 East 45th Street

New York, NY 10017

212.681.0200 x221 (phone) 

212.681.0201 (fax)

www.highlandassociates.com <outbind://92/www.highlandassociates.com> 

amendoza at ha-ny.com

 

 
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