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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=472240815-14032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The way I have always done this is by making that specific
zone the same up through all the shells, so if there was a 3 story atrium the
"atrium zone" on the lowest floor would define the height of the atrium, the
"atrium zone" in the second and third shells I would specify open to
below. I am not completely certain that this is the correct way of doing
this, does anyone know if this is the best way to model multi story
spaces?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Franc J. Sever</FONT> <BR><FONT
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Dan
Ocarroll<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2008 9:39 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] eQuest multi-level
spaces<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am modeling a four floor building
in which there are many multi-level spaces. Each floor of the building has a
different footprint and I have created a shell for each. Some of the
multi-level spaces are two floors high, some three, and some four. The
lowest level may start at the 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2<SUP>nd</SUP>, or 3<SUP>rd</SUP>
floor. When I create a multi-level space with the 1st floor as the lowest
level things work fine, the 3-D geometry shows up as it should. When I
create a similar space in which the lowest floor is not the 1st floor then the
roof and walls do not go up to the top level of the
space.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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">I am working in the wizard and using
the zone characteristics button (wizard screen 2 of 25 of the shell component)
to modify the thermal zones. In the first instance (when the geometry
works well), I am given the opportunity to input the conditioned height.
In the second (things don’t work well), the conditioned height input box does
not appear.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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">Can this be fixed within the wizard
or do I have to fix it in detailed mode? If this were just one space I
wouldn’t bother to ask. But it is many, many
spaces.<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">Sincerely,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Daniel T. O'Carroll, EI<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">docarroll@rhfae.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Robert H. Fuller & Assoc,
Inc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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