Evgenia,<br><br>The eQUEST Tutorial has a good discussion of zoning in it. Std 90 requires a perimeter/core zoning pattern at least. <br><br>John is correct to point you to mechanical system zones, but there are times that you won't need to put each and every zone in. An example of one of them is a multi-family building with a number of units on each exposure. They can be combined into a thermal block, as discussed in Table G3.1 of Standard 90. When you use this type of zoning each corner unit is typically handled as a separate zone since they have 2 exposures.<br>
<br>I hope that answers your question. Zoning is very important and can make or break your model.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Carol<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:19 PM, John Aulbach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jra_sac@yahoo.com">jra_sac@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span>I don't do much LEED. But don't you set up the model in the way it is actually zoned? A single zoom would not have two thermostts.<var></var></span></div>
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</div><b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Evgenia Gorbachinsky <<a href="mailto:gorbachinsky@gmail.com" target="_blank">gorbachinsky@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:57 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] Building zones<br></font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<div>Dear all,
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<div>I often do loads, and I have not had this question before. Now I have a debate with my co-worker. </div>
<div>The LEED and ASHRAE 90.1 say that every solar exposure has to have a separate control zone. I agree. But ...</div>
<div>I usually model a room with different exposures as one zone if it is different from other rooms or attach this room to a zone with the exposure that has more influence ( if room has South and West walls, I attach to a zone with similar usage rooms with south exposure). And my co-worker says that LEED asks to submit a plan with properly modeled zones which have to have their own control. </div>
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<div>Do I have to assume 2 zones for a room with 2 different exposures or I still can model as one zone with one control. </div>
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<div>Thank you,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>With best wishes,<br>Genia Gorbachinsky<br></div></div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>
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