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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=041243720-14032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Possible answer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=041243720-14032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Your Flr 1 East VAV has a Solid Desiccant System attached
to it, the only system which does. As I perceive it, Desiccant is a
dehumidification device, which eQuest MAY interpret as cooling. You attach it to
a hot water loop to recharge the desiccant, so gas is used for a "cooling"
purpose.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=041243720-14032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>See how that flies in Sioux City.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=041243720-14032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Doebber, Ian [mailto:Ian_Doebber@nrel.gov]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2008 12:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Aulbach,
John<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bldg-sim] Equest - Space Cooling Provided by
Natural Gas!?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sure thing.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Aulbach,
John [mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, March 14, 2008 1:10
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Doebber, Ian<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Bldg-sim] Equest - Space
Cooling Provided by Natural Gas!?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would you mind sending
me your eQuest .PD2 and .INP file? It's hard to guess over the
airwaves.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">John R. Aulbach, PE,
CEM</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Project
Manager</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nexant,
Inc</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">701 West Kimberly Ave.,
Suite 245</SPAN></FONT></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Placentia</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92870-6342</st1:PostalCode>
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Phone:
714-524-4402</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax:
714-524-4407</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">email: <A
title=mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com
href="mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com">jaulbach@nexant.com</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Doebber, Ian<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, March 14, 2008 12:02
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Bldg-sim] Equest - Space
Cooling Provided by Natural Gas!?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I specified only an
electric screw chiller. There is no “Engine Driven” chiller or any piece
of equipment that provides cooling which consumes Natural
Gas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Aulbach,
John [mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, March 14, 2008 12:56
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Doebber, Ian;
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Bldg-sim] Equest - Space
Cooling Provided by Natural Gas!?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Somehow, you seem to
have a chiller/heater specified. Are you SURE you specified an electric chiller
(you said CENTRAL chiller)?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">John R. Aulbach, PE,
CEM</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Project
Manager</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nexant,
Inc</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">701 West Kimberly Ave.,
Suite 245</SPAN></FONT></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Placentia</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92870-6342</st1:PostalCode>
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Phone:
714-524-4402</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax:
714-524-4407</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">email: <A
title=mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com
href="mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com">jaulbach@nexant.com</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Doebber, Ian<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, March 14, 2008 11:40
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Bldg-sim] Equest - Space Cooling
Provided by Natural Gas!?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am modeling a <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> with a VAV system with
Electric Heat. The packaged rooftop units have Heating Hot Water Coils
served by a Center Boiler and Chilled Water Coils served by a Central
Chiller. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For some strange reason, my summer
and spring months have some space cooling provided by Natural Gas
Consumption. Since the boiler is the only equipment consuming Natural Gas,
how is the boiler providing cooling? Very odd.
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