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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>eQuest will allow you to create a system
without assigning a zone (though the sim wouldn’t run until you assign one).
However it won’t let you assign a thermal zone without an unassigned
space defined in the project, which is leading to your error. So you have to
work in reverse, creating the unassigned space first.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Create a space in the Building Shell tab. Right click the top line
of your project tree and choose “create space.” You can create a
dummy space that will at least allow you to assign a zone to your PVVT system
so you can start entering your specs. Back on the air-side tab, when you select
“Create child thermal zone” for your new system, the second popup
box will contain a drop down that includes the space you created.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'>You might already have the zone defined that you’d like to
put on the PVVT. In this case, delete it from its current system under the air-side
tab. Then create your new system. The zone selection dropdown will now include
the zone you “deleted” (actually you only unassigned it). Just pay
attention to your control zones through the process. You will likely have to go
back and modify these after you get everything set up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Chris
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 22, 2010
5:45 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] eQuest error
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#000066" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#000066'>I need help
with the following message:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#000066" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#000066'>"At
least one space component with no corresponding zone must exist prior to
creating a new zone"</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#000066" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#000066'>I'm sure it
is a simple fix. We are trying ot create a PVVT system in detailed edit mode.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#000066'>Thanks!<br
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-- <br>
Chris Flood BSc (Eng)<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Senior</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Analyst & Energy Modeller<o:p></o:p></p>
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