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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I had the same warning yesterday and although I cannot explain
why the warning went away, I can tell you what I did and if you’re lucky
maybe it will apply for your case as well. I had ‘Packaged Single
Zone’ specified for my System Type and ‘Plenum’ for the Return
Air Path of the system parameters and obviously under my plenum zone I had the
Zone Type as ‘Plenum’. For this isolated space it wasn’t
actually a plenum (the remaining 98% of the building is a VAV RA plenum system)
so I changed the system to a ‘Direct’ Return Air Path and the
Plenum Zone to an ‘Unconditioned’ Zone Type. After doing that
my warning went away. I don’t know why but thought I would share it
anyhow. Good luck! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Alison Staudinger P.E., LEED AP</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>5604 N. Main St.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Frymire,
Nathan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] eQuest Warning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>First
time posting and glad I found this resource. This is a tricky software to
learn/utilize on projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I’m
modeling a small office building that we’d like to certify LEED
Silver. Detailed output is giving me the following message for each zone:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>**WARNING**********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
Zone: EL2 South Perim Zn (G.S6) could
not successfully<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
allocate all equipment energy to the 5-minute bins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
because of an equipment overload. The peak load<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
used in ECONOMICS will not include the fraction due<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
to the overload, but the PLANT reports will.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=normal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
Mon/Day/Hour: 12 21 8 Energy: 1.9 Unallocated:
0.250<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Does
anyone have an idea what this might be or how to correct it? It must have
something to do with a control at the zone level. Any assistance would be
appreciated. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>Nathan
R. Frymire, LEED</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>®</span></sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'> A.P.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>Mechanical
Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>Burns
& McDonnell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>9400
Ward Parkway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>Kansas
City, MO 64114<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CityBlueprint'>Phone:
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:CityBlueprint'>816-822-3900 ext 8513</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:CityBlueprint'>816-822-3423</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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