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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Hello
All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Does
anyone have any idea which software has the capability of modeling a cold
storage (-30 F) for energy analysis?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>I
talked to customer support of Trace 700 and came to know it does not have that
capability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Fareed
Syed EIT, LEED</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>®</span></sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> AP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Mechanical
Engineer</span><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>1811
4 Mile Rd NE<br>
Grand Rapids, MI 49525<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Phone: 616.361.2664 ext. 3247<br>
Direct: 616.447.3447<br>
Fax: 616.361.1493</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:syedf@progressiveae.com">syedf@progressiveae.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.progressiveae.com/">www.progressiveae.com</a><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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>Justin
Spencer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2010 3:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Field, Kristin<br>
<b>Cc:</b> BldgSim Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Commercial building baseline energy use/techs
forAlaska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hey Kristin,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks for the link and
caveats. Any idea how these things were calibrated? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Field, Kristin <<a
href="mailto:Kristin.Field@nrel.gov">Kristin.Field@nrel.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'>Bob,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>This will not entirely cover what you want, but it may
give you a good start. DOE has published benchmark energy models and
results for 16 different types of commercial buildings in 16 ASHRAE 90.1-2004
climate zones here:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/new_construction.html"
target="_blank">http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/new_construction.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>If you prefer not to dive into the energy models
themselves, you can get most of what you would need to know about them in the
“scorecard” spreadsheets. Each scorecard lists the inputs and
results for one particular building type across all the climate zones. Tip
- to get the scorecard files, you will need to download the zip files by
building type, not climate zone. It looks like Alaska has climate zones 7
and 8. Climate zone 7 was simulated using the TMY2 Duluth, MN weather
file, and climate zone 8 was simulated using the TMY2 Fairbanks, AK weather
file.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>These are considered to be baseline/benchmark buildings
representative of a particular commercial building type. They may help
you by:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Showing the difference in energy consumption
in climates 7 and 8 versus the other climate zones – both total and
broken down by end-use and fuel type</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Showing how the above changes depending on
building type</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Showing the variation in auto-sized
equipment between climate zones and building types</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>One big caveat – for a more apples-to-apples
comparison, system types were not varied across climate zones according to
local practices. If you want to know what system types are more common in
Alaska vs. another region, these models will not provide you with that
information. They are simulations intended to represent average (new
construction) buildings, but not any one particular real building.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>To get more of a statistical representation of what’s
out there, you might try the CBECS dataset:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/"
target="_blank">http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>Good luck!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>*********************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'>Kristin M. Field</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'>Engineer II - Mechanical</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a
href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramirez, Bob<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2010 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> BldgSim Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Commercial building baseline energy use/techs for
Alaska</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello
all. I am looking for baseline information on commercial building energy
use, construction and technologies for Alaska.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If
you are aware of any such studies, I would be very grateful if you can tell me
where to find them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks
in advance for your assistance!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bob<o:p></o:p></p>
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