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<p class=MsoNormal>Haissam, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’m going to give a shot at answering to a degree that
you can figure out the rest by searching the archives for related discussions
on each topic. When I say “search terms” it’s a
heads up to try those terms to find a lot more information there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>That said, archives are here if you haven’t already
bookmark/favorite’ed them:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/">http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/">http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Also, I feel I must preface, as always, that I don’t
have all the answers. My responses are shaped only by my own experience/education,
so don’t hesitate to pursue further if you feel I might be missing
something. I also welcome as always any corrections/additions to my
responses from others on the list.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1-how to simulate the central chilled water plant?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>This question isn’t complete enough to effectively answer, imho.
I haven’t a lot of experience with campus/central steam/chilled water/hot
water (all recommended search terms), but I do understand how you handle this
depends quite a lot on whether this is a LEED project, you’re simply
trying to match/compare against an ASHRAE 90.1 standard, or are more basically
attempting to model actual plant behavior for auditive/academic purposes.
I think others will need to answer this question ultimately, but I think you’ll
first need to clarify the context of your project and which design standards
you are modeling around, if any. It wouldn’t hurt to describe this
central plant further either ;).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2-does equest have any library for ASHRAE 90.1 values to
make a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>baseline than compare it to the results?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>eQuest does not have a library of 90.1 baseline HVAC equipment/constructions
(this is a feature I’ve requested to be considered for future versions) –
to build the baseline model you need to browse through 90.1 and enter all of
the appropriate inputs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>3-how can I simulate the lighting controls,such as
lighting fixtures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>controlled by motion sensors?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>Motion sensors, in the context of 90.1 baseline comparisons, are
accounted for by taking a percentage away from the LPD. Refer to the
corresponding table in Appendix G. Other lighting controls beyond baseline
requirements may be accounted for through custom scheduling, but read Appendix
G’s wording carefully regarding what must remain the same between the two
models to avoid opening a can of worms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>4-how to enter the elevators and escalators loads?.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>This are covered extensively in the archives. They’re interior
direct loads you assign with a schedule to your electric meter in detailed
mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>(Search terms: elevator, schedules)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>5-how to model the solar loads gain in the reduction of
domestic hot<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>water calculations?<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>Solar hot water is not directly model-able in eQuest, but you can
account for it after modeling the savings/output of a solard DOMHW system using
other software. I’ve seen repeated reference to the free Canadian RETScreen
tools for this task:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a
href="http://www.retscreen.net/">http://www.retscreen.net/</a> <span
style='color:red'>I’d caution that RETScreen is a lot</span> <span
style='color:red'>more complex than it may appear at first (looks like just another
excel spreadsheet).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>6-how to impose type of heat recovery to the airhandling unit?such
as<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>total enthalpy fly wheel ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>Enthalpy wheels and other forms of energy recovery are defined in
detailed mode. Click on “Airside Systems” tab, select the
unit in question, and find the energy recovery options under the outdoor air
tab.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>7-why all edits made in the detailed interface mode are
not saved in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the DD wizard?what shall I do to keep these changes?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>Thou shalt perform all wizard edits before moving into detailed mode!
That’s pretty much the sum of it. There’s nothing in wizards
you cannot define/edit in detailed mode, rest assured, but it can be a real
time saver to fully utilize the wizard screens. This is something that is
always tricky at first in your earlier projects (you’ll come around to
better understand what can and can’t be defined before detailed mode as
you get experience behind the eQuest wheel), but best advice is to scour all
wizard screens to ensure you’ve defined all that you can before hitting “detailed
mode.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>8-can you provide me with a hot line(if existing)for
any urgent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>question I may encounter regarding equest items?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>To my knowledge there is no such tech support line, but you’re
not alone! For the moment, I’d advise reading my lengthy response
to a similar call for help that includes the places where you can find support
for this program here:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a
href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/htdig.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2009-November/002534.html">http://lists.onebuilding.org/htdig.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2009-November/002534.html</a>
<span style='color:red'>These mailing lists are of course the most “human”
support you can find, but may not be the fastest – do learn to lean
heavily on the eQuest/DOE2 help files (which are admittedly not as intuitively
located as they could be) for fast answers =)!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>9-is there is any soon training sessions in the middle
east region?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Best addressed by others – I’m
not involved in organizing these…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Best of luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>POST EDIT: I see on a search that I may be responding
to a double-post and you may have already been helped sufficiently, but heck I’ve
already written this up so here ya go =). Do please avoid double-posting
and/or changing the subject line as it can make it confusing for those of us
contributing with responses. Also I’m happy to see I’ve
managed to contribute help to 100% of your projects so far through the lists ^_^.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>~Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of haissam
mahmoud<br>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 1:22 PM<br>
To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
Subject: [Equest-users] hope you can help me<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear equesters<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>This is my second trial in equest,I am using the detailed
design<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>wizard to make the energy simulation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>of a high rise building.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The main cooling source for the building is a central
chilled water<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>plant feeding also other buildings in the same area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I almost finished data entering for the building but I am
facing few<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>problems and I hope you can help me solve them the
soonest possible<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1-how to simulate the central chilled water plant?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2-does equest have any library for ASHRAE 90.1 values to
make a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>baseline than compare it to the results?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>3-how can I simulate the lighting controls,such as
lighting fixtures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>controlled by motion sensors?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>4-how to enter the elevators and escalators loads?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>5-how to model the solar loads gain in the reduction of
domestic hot<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>water calculations?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>6-how to impose type of heat recovery to the airhandling unit?such
as<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>total enthalpy fly wheel ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>7-why all edits made in the detailed interface mode are
not saved in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the DD wizard?what shall I do to keep these changes?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>8-can you provide me with a hot line(if existing)for
any urgent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>question I may encounter regarding equest items?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>9-is there is any soon training sessions in the middle
east region?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>b.regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Haissam al Mahmoud<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>LEED AP<o:p></o:p></p>
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