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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Did you get any other responses to the
side-by-side shells question?  Specifically, I experimented with a model I
have with shells side-by-side.  In one model, the exterior walls (that are
there when you first put the two shells next to each other) were replaced with
interior walls with Surface Type “Adiabatic”.  Then I modified
the model by removing the interior walls altogether and found that it made (practically)
no difference – I got a 1 kWh change in annual energy use.  It looks
like removing the wall removed a tiny bit of cooling load from avoided solar
gains.  In other words, it may be okay just to delete the exterior walls
without replacing them with an interior wall or walls.  This approach
would not be appropriate, of course, if the adjacent spaces are expected to be
at considerably different temperatures.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Franklin Gothic Medium Cond"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State> 
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>TEL (585) 218-0730 Ext. 114<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Daniel Wilkerson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 05, 2008
11:04 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] eQUEST
pitched roof and shell connection</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hey all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am modeling a building that has multiple shells, some
having pitched roofs.  As illustrated in the screenshot below, eQUEST has
placed the pink gable ends on the right and left sides (of the screenshot),
when in actuality they are on the top and bottom (of the screenshot). 
Does anyone know how to change the orientation of pitched roofs?  Also, I
have placed shells side-by-side, but I need them to be connected without walls
in between—is there an easy way to connect side-by-side shells? 
Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>     -Dan<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

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