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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi bldg-sims: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After using DOE modeling tools intermittently now
for many years I am now using eQuest and one of its cousins in earnest.
After reading the manuals a couple of things still are not totally
evident.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to synchronize the eQuest modeled
behavior to the actual utility bills for a given calendar year (so I know I
modeled it properly), then apply the 30 year average data to tell me how the
building should perform going forwards in a baseline mode and after EEMs are
applied.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am I correct that the only way to do that is to
take real weather data from say 2002, use some of the weather utility
applications to create a suitable packed format for the DOE-2 engine, run
that, make sure it is calibrated properly, then switch the weather data to
30-year data and re-run it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do most of you seasoned modelers keep two sets of
all your weather data laying around, DOE-2 packed actual yearly data plus the 30
year formats? Or isn't it worth it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, can I input actual bill histories into eQuest
to compare modeled versus actual bills?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any suggestions would greatly be
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew Holden, CEM, LEED<BR>Helios Resources,
Ltd.<BR>1883 Old Kimberton Road<BR>Phoenixville, PA 19460<BR>Tel:
610-917-9111<BR>Fax: 610-917-1066<BR>Cell: 484-437-3754<BR><A
href="http://www.heliosltd.com">http://www.heliosltd.com</A><BR>"Nothing
astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing." - Ralph Waldo
Emerson, 1803-1882</FONT></DIV>
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