[Equest-users] RECOMMENDATIONS

[Joe Huang]

Effiong,

Here is my reaction to your questions:

1) While it's true you might not need simulations to determine the energy usage of church 
buildings in Nigeria, simulations are very helpful in understanding the reasons behind 
that energy usage.  For example, if you just wanted to know  how much energy church 
buildings in Nigeria used, you can simply survey a number of them and get their energy 
bills. But then what?  However, if you used simulations you can determine the factors for 
that energy use and, understand how much energy can be saved with changes in operations 
and building construction, normalize for building size and climate to get an EEI, etc.

2)  I would recommend using eQUEST because it has the most easy to use Graphical User 
Interface of all the programs I've seen, and of course, is free of charge. However, be 
aware that eQUEST works only in Inch-Pound (IP) units rather than metric SI, so be 
prepared to do a lot of conversions in creating your building model.

3) I'm not aware of any purpose-built software for calculating carbon footprint, but you 
should be able to do that with the hourly reports from eQUEST for energy usage by fuel 
type, and figuring out the fuel-to-electricity conversion in your area.

Joe

Joe Huang
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On 1/12/2018 10:32 AM, Effiong Edentekhe via Equest-users wrote:
> Compliments everyone,
>
> Please I am currently working on a Masters degree project titled "Energy Performance and 
> Carbon Footprint of Church Buildings in Nigeria."
>
> The objectives of the project are:
>
> 1. Assess the energy consumption of major church buildings.
>
> 2. Determine the factors responsible for their current energy performance.
>
> 3. Estimate some of the energy performance indices in church buildings (e.g. EEI, EPI, 
> etc.).
>
> 4. Determine the quantities of energy usage and their consumption patterns within the 
> location of the churches (e.g. unit energy for lighting, cooling, etc.).
>
> 5. Evaluate the carbon footprint of the church buildings.
>
> I initially picked eQUEST thinking the project requires energy simulation but one of the 
> energy consultants here said it may not require that.
>
> I am currently not familiar with any building software but I can learn really fast if 
> the project requires that I use one by your assessment of the above objectives.
>
> I will appreciate if there are other more suitable softwares for this kind of project 
> you can recommend, especially simpler and purpose-built options.
>
> Also, I will appreciate if you can recommend a simple software for calculating carbon 
> footprint outside online carbon footprint calculators.
>
> I will really appreciate your input.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Effiong Edentekhe
>
>
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