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<div>Attached is a pdf of the first story of a stacked 2-story, 50,000sf health center that I'm trying to decide what to do with, in terms of energy modeling. </div>
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<div>The client needs to quantify the energy savings associated with eliminating an old chiller that has served this building for many years, and tying into a newer, adequate sized, high efficiency chiller that is currently serving an adjacent building. Additionally, we are wanting to quantify the savings associated with a major air-side HVAC upgrade of the facility <BR>(new fans, ductwork, outside air modulation, etc), and eventualy a window replacement project. </div>
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<div>I am a relatively new eQuest user who used to be versed in Trace600. I have not attempted anything near this level of complexity, but am contemplating diving in now. </div>
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<div>My thoughts are that the model could be pretty rough because we are really only interested in anticipated energy savings. I was imagining using the wizards' defaults for this type facility, and then adjusting the baseline model to match the existing utility bills. I am assuming that inputting the HVAC information and chiller data for both the baseline and EEMs will be a relatively easy process. </div>
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<div>What I would appreciate your wisdom and feedback on is the following- </div>
<div>a) how many hours would a seasoned modeler expect to spend on a project of this magnitude? </div>
<div>b) how long would you expect it to take a relative newbie? </div>
<div>c) Is this type of modeling typical these days for energy audits and EEM recommendations for facilities of this size? </div>
<div>d) How much money are clients typically paying for a job like this? $1,000? $3,000? $25,000?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance, and also for the fine forum this group has become! </div>
<div>J#</div>
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<div>************************************************************<BR>Jeffery Sharpe, PE<BR><BR></div></span></body></html>