[Bldg-sim] equest zoning and spaces

[Nick Caton]

I agree 110%!  In this case, there's a method to the madness though...

 

My admittedly confusing wording stems from a minor wizard screen UI
quirk that I would suggest considering to address in future eQuest
releases:  

 

In the second DD shell wizard screen, a user may define a custom "shell"
and "zone" footprints (screenshot attached and below).  This screen can
be misleading to new users (as recently illustrated) by consistently use
the term "zone" when one is really more correctly defining "spaces."
Whether these spaces should end up being individual/distinct thermal
zones or tied together as a larger thermal zone(s) (i.e.
core/perimeter/custom) depends entirely on later wizard screens, wizard
system type selection and/or detailed mode user input.

 

While I'm sure this space/zone distinction has received an exhaustive
level of attention now for anyone following this conversation, it might
still help future new users and those of us trying to guide them if this
UI item could be polished out a bit further.

 

~Nick

 

 

 

 

 

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From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Carol
Gardner
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:49 AM
To: Carol Gardner
Cc: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org; Jacob Faiola
Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] equest zoning and spaces

 

I didn't see Nicks answer last night or I'd have just gone to bed.
However, I have another thing that might help. Nick said "define each
space as a zone" which is confusing to some as it stands. They way I
think of it for clarity is "define each space as a thernal zone" which
then gets assigned to an HVAC zone. Might seem picky but in this work
all clarity is good. Hope you agree, Nick.
Carol

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Carol Gardner <gems at spiritone.com>
wrote:

Jacob Faiola wrote:

Hi all;
 If I specify only 1 zone with multiple spaces for a high accuracy
residential home model,
can I still specify precise equipment loads for each space appliance by
appliance?

The equipment loads are input into a space not a zone, so yes

	 

	 Also, can you define the footprint of the spaces in the DD
wizard or is that done through the detailed interface?

Either. I would suggest DD wizard.

 thanks,
Jacob Faiola

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