[Bldg-sim] Occupancy

[Arpan Bakshi]

I typically apply an hourly fraction to each space occupancy whereby space
peak values would not coincide at the same hour, and if they do, they should
match the building overall count for the building. Similar to how you would
calculate external gains by exposure.


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Arpan Bakshi
YRG sustainability
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On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Brian Tysoe <BTysoe at mcw.com> wrote:

>  Hello all,
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> I have a question about occupancy schedules for energy models.
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> Generally the owner will provide peak occupancy numbers on a room-by-room
> basis; and a peak overall occupancy number for the entire building.
> Inevitably the room-by-room numbers will add up to significantly more than
> the overall building number.
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> Which numbers should be used for the energy model? Would you use the
> room-by-room number and scale them down with the occupancy schedule based on
> the overall occupancy?
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> Obviously, this has a significant impact on the results.
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> Thanks,
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> *Brian Tysoe *M.A.Sc <http://m.a.sc/>., P.Eng., LEED AP
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