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<DIV><SPAN class=335055118-29072008><FONT face=Univers color=#0000ff
size=2>Regarding Item 3:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=335055118-29072008><FONT face=Univers color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=335055118-29072008><FONT face=Univers color=#0000ff size=2>If
you have recessed floor plates (a stepped pyramid in the simplest sense), you
would have to create zones within the lower (larger) shell that coincides with
the exterior wall of the upper (smaller) shell and only change the roof of
the non-exposed zones to ceilings, correct? This seems very complicated in
that you are creating a zoning pattern independent of your thermal zoning just
to stitch shells together. I'm running into this issue on a project with
varying floor plates and I'm somewhat stuck on how to sub-zone the lower
shell. For example, on one elevation the perimeter zone is defined 15 ft.
from the exterior wall, but the upper shell only steps back 6 feet. My
perimeter zone would therefore have to consist of two sub-zones for the purposes
of roof/ceiling assignment, but thermodynamically they should be treated the
same. How have the experienced modelers addressed this issue? Or is
this even an issue I should worry about?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=335055118-29072008><FONT face=Univers color=#0000ff
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Aulbach,
John<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Daniel
Wilkerson; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Equest-users] HVAC Systems, Roof Modeling<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278245416-29072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>1) eQuest can <STRONG>TO</STRONG> create a package unit (DX
cooling) with hot water coils for heating. You can even do that in the Schematic
Wizard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278245416-29072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278245416-29072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>2) I just created a 10 story shell. Only the top floor has
a roof. Only the top floor of ANY shell has a roof.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278245416-29072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=278245416-29072008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>3) The BEST way to remove a roof is to finally convert to
Detailed Edit mode (you aren't going back to Wizard at this point), go into the
.inp file in the tree directory, and manually change the roof to a
ceiling.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Project Manager</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>Nexant,
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fax: 714-524-4407</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>email: <A
title=mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com
href="mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com">jaulbach@nexant.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Daniel
Wilkerson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:27 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Equest-users] HVAC
Systems, Roof Modeling<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hey
all,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have two questions:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">1)<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have packaged AC units for
cooling, but hot water loop heating. The only way to select packaged AC
units is to say there is no heating, so I created another HVAC system just for
heating. It appears, however, that you can only assign one HVAC system to
each zone. Has anyone had this problem and/or know of a solution (how to
have packaged AC units yet also have hot water
heating)?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I used two shells for a five-story
building: one shell for the ground floor and another shell for the four upper
floors. Thus, I only need one roof (above the fifth floor); does eQuest
model a roof for every floor in a shell? If so, how can I make it model a
roof for only the top (fifth) floor? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks a
lot,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> -Dan
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