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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Steve---<BR>
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I didn't know the answer to your first question initially, but knew the second part which ended up solving the first (if that makes any sense).<BR>
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So second question first, the easiest way to input an exterior lighting load for say a parking lot is by creating an exterior direct load in the Utility and Economics tab in the Detailed Edit mode. Double click on your electric meter (most likely EM1) and you can create interior or exterior direct loads with their own schedules. <BR>
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In checking out this tab, I realized that if you input an exterior lighting load (W/sf) in the wizard, it shows up here in kW with the Exterior Lighting Schedule brought in from the wizard. This kW value corresponds to the entered W/sf times the shell floor area not the wall area.<BR>
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So I hope that answers your questions...I know I learned something in the process.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
Andrew Craig<BR>
Interface Engineering<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: BLDG-SIM@gard.com on behalf of STEVE SAMENSKI<BR>
Sent: Wed 11/28/2007 5:05 PM<BR>
To: BLDG-SIM@gard.com<BR>
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] EQuest Exterior Lighting<BR>
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I'm working with eQuest to model a single story office building in Miami,<BR>
FL. This is for LEED certification. I'm having difficulty entering<BR>
information regarding exterior lighting loads into the model. I'm new to<BR>
DOE2 and the eQuest front-end, so I do most of my work through the wizards<BR>
and input screens (haven't edited any text files yet -- I'm sure I'll get<BR>
there one day).<BR>
<BR>
Can anyone shed light on:<BR>
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*Screen 23 of 25, Exterior Lighting Loads and Profiles under the DD shell<BR>
wizard, allows the user to input a W/ft^2 for "Exterior Lighting Load".<BR>
Question: what square footage are they referencing? I can't find an<BR>
explanation anywhere in the documentation. Are they talking about total<BR>
vertical plane surface area (i.e. building exterior)?<BR>
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*Assuming the above number is referencing building surface area (minus roof,<BR>
I presume), is there an ideal way to enter the total parking lot watts? I<BR>
could always add it to the above number, I guess, if I knew where DOE2 was<BR>
going for the square footage.<BR>
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Any insight would be greatly appreciated.<BR>
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Steve S.<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, FL<BR>
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