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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:blue'>The plenums subtract
from the total room volume. If the return is ducted, this makes a large
difference. Also while the plenum & room may have the same or nearly the
same temp/humidity, ventilation rates for the room might be calculated based on
a CO2 level difference. The CO2 calculation is based on the room volume, which
relates directly with OA needed, and hence the energy to condition that OA. The
plenum can mean a big difference in room volume flows when extrapolated across
an entire building. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>John Peterson, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>625
N. Washington Street</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2 color=blue><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> <st1:City
w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">22314</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><font size=2
color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">683-9700</st1:phone></st1:phone> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Fax: <st1:phone phonenumber="$6683$$$"
o:ls="trans" w:st="on">(703) <st1:phone phonenumber="$6683$$$" o:ls="trans"
w:st="on">683-2480</st1:phone></st1:phone> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> BLDG-<st1:stockticker
w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com [mailto:BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Brandon Nichols<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, <st1:date
Year="2007" Day="12" Month="7" ls="trans" w:st="on">July 12, 2007</st1:date> <st1:time
Minute="33" Hour="18" w:st="on">6:33 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BLDG-<st1:stockticker
w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>] Oh, what a tangled web we weave...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=blue face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>Lynn</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 color=blue
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>Do you really
need the plenums? Personally I find them non-value-added for most of our
energy study work. Suggest specifying ceiling height equal to
floor-to-floor height in the DD wizard to make them disappear. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>Regards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com [mailto:BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lynn Qualmann<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, <st1:date
Year="2007" Day="12" Month="7" ls="trans" w:st="on">July 12, 2007</st1:date> <st1:time
Minute="03" Hour="15" w:st="on">3:03 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BLDG-<st1:stockticker
w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>] Oh, what a tangled web we weave...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am using eQuest to model an office building with 3 unique
floors, many spaces (with diff't use types) per floor and plenums between
floors. I have already defined the appropriate footprints for each floor and
imported them into a single model. <st1:stockticker w:st="on">NBD</st1:stockticker>.
Because there are many spaces per floor and plenums assume the shape of the
space they sit over, it seemed like a good idea to import the plenums as separate,
floor-shaped spaces. This was to allow internal floors and ceilings
of the non-plenum spaces to be specified as NEXT-TO the appropriate plenum
without any concern for the shape of the plenum. If each space on, say,
Floor1 had an associated plenum reflecting the space shape, the
spaces on Floor2 would not line up with those plenums. I defined neither a
floor or ceiling for the plenums so that interior floors and ceilings would be
part of the occupied spaces. As I'm sure many of you are thinking, DOE2 doesn't
like that arrangement and requires at least two TILTs among the
interior surfaces, i.e. walls + floor, walls + ceiling or floor + ceiling.
If I put a floor in the 1st-floor plenum, I need to specify which space it is
NEXT-TO and the approach falls apart. Obviously, the same deal applies to
plenum ceilings. Has anyone got any ideas of how to work around this? Is it
better to just associate the plenums with the spaces below them and let the
chips fall where they may when the separate floors are imported (i.e. can heat
transfer from/to plenums be ignored?)? Am I missing something really obvious?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>SBW Consulting, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2820 Northup
Way #230</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bellevue</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">WA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">98004</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: <st1:phone phonenumber="$6827$$$" o:ls="trans"
w:st="on">(425) <st1:phone phonenumber="$6827$$$" o:ls="trans" w:st="on">827-0330</st1:phone></st1:phone><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>FAX: <st1:phone
phonenumber="$6822$$$" o:ls="trans" w:st="on">(425) <st1:phone
phonenumber="$6822$$$" o:ls="trans" w:st="on">822-8119</st1:phone></st1:phone><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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