[Equest-users] activity area allocation and zone group definitions

[Pasha Korber-Gonzalez]

Hi Paul,

These screens were an anomolie (sp?) to me until just this year thanks to a
younger fellow simulator who uses them quite efficiently.  In fact, I always
skipped out of the wizard when it came to these screens until I took the
time to learn how to readjust & reallocate the % space inputs on these
screens.   After learning to do this I now spend less time on the back-end
(ddedit mode) adjusting my HVAC system assignments... Yay!

Here's my attempt to explain what I've learned.  I'll call out my colleague
Dan W. for help on this one if I mess it up...

Screen 13 is your % space based on the WHOLE BUILDING floor area.  When you
move to screen 14 this is where you actually assign HVAC systems to your
zone groups.  A zone group is a group of zones that can be assigned to the
same HVAC system. (NOTE:  at this point you will want to have created your
basic HVAC systems types already in the wizard.  This was a backward step
for me at first, but it works for when you switch to ddedit mode.)

So in  screen 14 the % space for zone groups is based on the total floor
area of all the zones you want to group together.  (at this point you should
also have a basic take off of floor area for your thermal zones.)  Now after
you have "grouped" your zones that you want together you need to revise the
% space numbers in the top of the screen.   (I've included a screen shot of
one of my models where I used the zone groups.)  Note how I have zeroed-out
some of the % space input for other zones that I have not grouped into my
specific group I'm calling "Conference Center."   With the revised % space
numbers make sure that they add up to 100%.

So to answer your question, when you use Screen 14 correctly these inputs
will override screen 13.   If I should clarify anything better let me know.

Pasha




On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Paul Brooks <equestpaul at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Does anyone have any idea which of screen 13 or 14 in the DD wizard
> overides the other?  I am using zone group definitions to give dtail on how
> individual zone space is allocated (screen 14 of 25), but that does not seem
> to affect the activites area allocation, (screen 13 of 25).
>
> Anone have any thoughts or experience to share?
>
> Thanks!
>
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