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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156002515-05092008><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156002515-05092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Kind of depends on what modelling tool you choose.
DesignBuilder make this easy as you just draw the ground next to the building
using the ground obstructions component type (from memory) and it then assigns
the correct adjacency conditions to your model. To do different wall
panels you just use sub-panels.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>IES, you can do similar you just have to set adjacency
conditions within the model. Seeing they now have their google sketchup
link that might make it quite easy to do too. Same sort of thing in
TAS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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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>Talbert,
Joshua<BR><B>Sent:</B> 05 September 2008 16:19<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] Floors Built into
Grade<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was wondering how do I model a
building that is built into a hill side where portions of floors are exposed and
portions are below grade. Any help would be much
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