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<p class=MsoNormal>Are there standard practice recommendations for where to
place your wall for a simulation? Knowing every wall has thickness, but
the simulation engines are generally just using no thickness walls with a
calculated U/R value, where should you define your walls for the
simulation? Should they be defined at the exterior face of the wall, the
interior face or the center of the wall. It seems the exterior face can
greatly increase the zone volume, thus incorrectly determining the energy
usage, but the interior face underestimates the exterior exposure of the
wall. The center of wall seems a good compromise, but is difficult to
identify and draw. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>For interior walls/zone delineation the same question
applies. From an energy standpoint is it better to place the zone
boundary on the face of the higher load zone or the lower load zone or split
the difference?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any advice or direction to standard practices.<o:p></o:p></p>
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