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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I must acknowledge my colleague Chris Yates (also on this list)
for the below link for it was he that introduced me to this gem of a tool (free
– well charityware according to site). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The diff tool in Vim would probably be our tool of choice for
comparing input files like that. It highlights differences in blocks of
colour so you can’t really miss them..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Studer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 August 2009 18:10<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Andrew Clagett'; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] eQuest Energy Simulation program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>There is a great free program called Exam Diff that we use to track
down differences in input files: <a
href="http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp">http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>If you are only looking at operating costs, another possibility is
that your are using utility billing rate information that allows demand charges
to be calculated. If you use this method rather than a straight $/kWh
approach, you will have subtle differences in operating costs for different end
uses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Ph:
(781) 431-1100 ext 12<br>
Fax: (781) 431-1109</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew
Clagett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2009 12:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] eQuest Energy Simulation program</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello.
I am using the eQuest program and have a problem I'm hoping someone can help me
with.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
have reviewed all of the input affecting 'Misc. Equip' energy usage (per the
'Description of eQuest/DOE-2.2 End Use Reporting Categories') and have verfied
all the inputs for both my Baseline and Proposed buildings are identical, and
that no parametric run parameters modify those inputs, and yet my outputs remain
substantially different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As
the LEED reviewers are insisting that my 'process' loads be identical for both
the baseline and proposed buildings, I need to either find a way to correct the
apparent mistake, or find a way to move the portion of the Misc. Equip output
that is changing to a non-process energy meter. (I have been unable to locate
where these particular inputs are assigned to one meter or another).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrew
Clagett, PE, LEED® AP <br>
Mechanical<br>
<b><span style='color:navy'>HARGIS ENGINEERS</span></b> <br>
600 Stewart Street <br>
Suite 1000 <br>
Seattle, WA 98101 <br>
<a href="http://www.hargis.biz/"><span style='color:gray;text-decoration:none'>www.hargis.biz</span></a>
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