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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I’m interested in finding good software to use in designing for natural ventilation. By “good” I mean providing results accurate enough to use in constructing functional buildings, while being minimally complex or difficult to use (and yes, I’m aware that even the minima of this group could suck up weeks/months of time) and yet still affordable. I’ve searched the archives for a good discussion regarding natural ventilation, and although I found a good thread (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.gard.com/ml/bldg-sim-archive/msg01276.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.gard.com/ml/bldg-sim-archive/msg01276.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">), it’s a few years old. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">What software is preferred? Has anyone here tried the COMIS capabilities of EnergyPlus? Is there a good interface to EnergyPlus yet? (last time I simulated a model was a few years ago, and I more or less worked with text files) Is combining ESP-r with a CFD model still the best solution, or is there a better way?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Thank you,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Matt Gangemi, P.E.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Wood/Harbinger, Inc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (425) 822-9499 x188</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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