[Equest-users] RECOMMENDATIONS

[Effiong Edentekhe]

Thank you very much Mr. Joe for your response to my questions. I have taken
note of all that you have recommended.

I am grateful and will work with that.

Please I will like to ask further if there's a document or anything that
can give me the comprehensive information I will need to get from the
church buildings in order to successfully carry out the energy simulation
on eQUEST?

I have a questionnaire already prepared for the survey of the chosen church
buildings but I want to make sure I am not leaving any information out so I
don't have to start going back to the churches a second time. I will really
appreciate your help with this.

If I have further questions or encounter any difficulty while using the
software, I will let you know.

Thank you again.

Effiong Edentekhe
+2348032327091

On Jan 16, 2018 2:24 AM, "Joe Huang via Equest-users" <equest-users at lists.
onebuilding.org> wrote:

> 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
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
> Moraga CA 94556yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.comhttp://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
> (o) (925)388-0265
> (c) (510)928-2683
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>
> 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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