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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone had trouble with erroneous “HOURS ANY ZONE ABOVE COOLING THROTTLING RANGE” when using cooling design days? This number reported in both the BEPS and BEPU reports does not offer any insight on where it comes from, so it’s especially difficult to troubleshoot. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m noticing several different simulation runs where the “PERCENT OF HOURS ANY SYSTEM ZONE OUTSIDE OF THROTTLING RANGE” is at either 0 or 0.01% while there are thousands of “HOURS ANY ZONE ABOVE COOLING THROTTLING RANGE.” I thought when this field was added that it was supposed to report unmet hours, but I can’t see why the numbers don’t agree.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It appears that eQUEST has a hard time distributing airflow to zones correctly unless enough days are included in the “design day” dialogue box, but when you enter too many, the phenomenon above tends to occur. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone shed light on where the “HOURS ANY ZONE ABOVE COOLING THROTTLING RANGE” and “HOURS ANY ZONE BELOW HEATING THROTTLING RANGE” come from since LEED reviewers are now looking at this and only this to determine unmet hour compliance?<br><br>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#87C139'>Matt Edwards, P.E., LEED AP BD+C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'>mechanical engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#87C139'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#87C139'><a href="http://www.me-engineers.com/"><span style='color:#87C139'>M-E Engineers, Inc.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'>10055 west 43rd avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'>wheat ridge, co 80033<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'>office: 303.421.6655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'>direct: 720.898.3164<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'><a href="mailto:matt.edwards@me-engineers.com"><span style='color:blue'>matt.edwards@me-engineers.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#48494A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and contains information confidential and proprietary to M-E Engineers, Inc. and its affiliates. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material immediately.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>