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<p class=MsoPlainText>You just make the perimeter zone and core zone two
different spaces in the wizard when you define your zoning and an interior wall
will be there – you just need to change the type of wall between those two
spaces in the detailed edit mode.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: David C Stewart [mailto:david.c.stewart@state.or.us] <br>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:11 AM<br>
To: Katie Tuttle; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Walls and Zones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>How do you define (i.e. placement) the boundary between
the open office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>space and the perimeter zone? David <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>>>> Katie Tuttle
<Katie.Tuttle@hei-eng.com> 1/12/2010 8:07 AM >>><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Based on some responses I’ve received regarding walls,
spaces and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>zones in eQuest, here’s my stab at summarizing what I’ve
learned:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Walls<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1. Walls have 3 functions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>a) Transfer Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>b) Store Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>c) Reflect Daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2. Interior wall types<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>a) Standard interior<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
i. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Transfers Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
ii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Stores Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
iii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Reflects Daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>b) Air Wall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
i. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Transfers heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
ii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Reflects Daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>c) Adiabatic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
i. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Stores Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
ii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Reflects Daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>d) Internal Interior<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> i.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Stores Heat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
ii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Reflects Daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>3. For heat transfer to occur, you MUST have a
wall. Deleting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>walls between spaces that are actually open air will
cause eQuest to NOT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>transfer any heat between these two spaces. For example:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>a) Open office space with a perimeter and core
zone. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
i. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>In order for heat transfer to occur between those two
areas (as it<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>actually would) a wall must exist between them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
ii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>That “wall” would need to have a high u-value. The
surface<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>reflectance of that wall may need to be tweaked to
simulate daylight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>passing through it and reflecting back into that area
since DOE-2 treats<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>air-walls as opaque (for all practical purposes).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
iii. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If the interior wall were just deleted between the
perimeter zone and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>core zone of the open office space, no heat transfer will
occur during<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>simulation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>
iv. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>This lack of heat transfer could affect this zone, for
example, when<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>it’s quite cold outside and that perimeter zone is losing
heat –<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>without the benefit of some of the interior zone’s heat,
that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>perimeter zone would have to make up all of that heat
loss (which<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>wouldn’t actually occur).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Spaces<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1. eQuest can only have one SPACE per ZONE.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2. When creating your spaces in the wizard (or
detailed mode),<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>make sure you zone this per thermostat, not per room.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks for everyone’s responses!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>KATIE L. M. TUTTLE EI, LEED® AP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Mechanical Designer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Henderson Engineers, Inc. 8325 Lenexa Drive Lenexa, KS
66214<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>dir 913 742 5508 tel 913 742 5000 fax 913 742 5001
www.hei-eng.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><http://www.hei-eng.com/> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: Sara Lewis [mailto:SLewis@tesengineering.com] <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:55 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: Katie Tuttle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Walls and Zones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I think (and could be wrong because I am VERY new to
eQUEST) that you<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>could assign the different spaces to the same zone on the
“zone group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>definitions” tab of the building design wizard. You’re
able to name<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>your zone, pick the spaces that belong to that zone, and
also specify<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the HVAC system that serves that zone. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sara Lewis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>tesengineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>providing dependable guidance since 1993<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sara Lewis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>phone: (440) 614-0325<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On
Behalf Of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Katie Tuttle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:52 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: James Hansen; omoltay@mimtarch.com;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Walls and Zones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To follow up on the previous questions, I’ve wondered the
same thing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>– what if you want to assign multiple spaces to one zone
in eQuest? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>For example, two rooms are being supplied by the same VAV
box. They<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>need to be created as two SPACES (on the “Building Shell”
and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>“Internal Loads” tabs) because of different internal loads,
but<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>then on the “Air-Side HVAC” tab, both of the spaces need
to be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>assigned to one ZONE. Is this possible?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>KATIE L. M. TUTTLE EI, LEED® AP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Mechanical Designer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Henderson Engineers, Inc. 8325 Lenexa Drive Lenexa, KS
66214<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>dir 913 742 5508 tel 913 742 5000 fax 913 742 5001
www.hei-eng.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><http://www.hei-eng.com/> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On
Behalf Of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>James Hansen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6:31 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: omoltay@mimtarch.com;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Walls and Zones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Instead of deleting interior walls, why not just convert
them do a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>different type? If I have a large open office with
multiple zones, I'll<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>just set up all interior walls to be of type
"Air".<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Here are the available wall types from the help file:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>INT-WALL-TYPE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Specifies the type of interior wall through code-words
that identify<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the type of heat transfer that occurs across the wall.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>STANDARD <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The default. Designates an interior wall that separates
two spaces and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>conducts heat between the spaces. It can be defined with
a CONSTRUCTION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>with TYPE=U-VALUE or TYPE=LAYERS although the heat
storage effects of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the wall are accounted for only if TYPE=LAYERS. If you
choose a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>CONSTRUCTION with TYPE=U-VALUE, the U-value should be
less than 0.709<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Btu/ft2-F-hr (4.02 W/m2-K), which is the limiting value
for two air<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>films and a very low resistance solid layer. The NEXT-TO
keyword is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>required for this wall type. However, if the NEXT-TO
space is the same<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>as the space in which the wall was defined, the program
will change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>INT-WALL-TYPE to ADIABATIC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>ADIABATIC <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Designates an interior surface that does not conduct heat
between<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>spaces but can store heat. This type should be used to
separate spaces<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>that are considered to be identical and are, therefore,
defined with<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>MULTIPLIER or FLOOR-MULTIPLIER in the SPACE command. An
example is the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>wall, ceiling, or floor that separates identical spaces
that are<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>side-by-side on one floor of a building or above one
another in a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>multistory building. This type of wall should have
delayed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>construction.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>INTERNAL <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Designates an interior surface that lies completely
inside a space. An<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>example is a water wall used to store solar energy in a
space. Another<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>example is a wall between two rooms that are modeled as a
single space.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>This type of wall should have a construction with
TYPE=LAYERS; in this<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>case the thermal mass of the wall will be considered in
the space's<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>custom weighting factor calculation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>AIR <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Designates a non-physical interior surface with no mass
(i.e., an<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>opening between spaces) across which convection can take
place. This<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>type of wall should have a CONSTRUCTION with
TYPE=U-VALUE. In this case,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>we recommend an approximate U-value of 2.7 Btu/ft2-hr
(15.3 W/m2). The<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>NEXT-TO keyword is required for this wall type.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If the "AIR wall" is part of a daylit space,
its INSIDE-VIS-REFL values<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>need to be specified (even though it is not a physical
wall) since<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>daylight can be reflected back across the AIR wall from
the adjacent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>space. The values to use for INSIDE-VIS-REFL in this case
are determined<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>as follows. Assume that the AIR wall, of area A, is
defined in space 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>and separates space 1 and space 2. Let the spaces have
inside surface<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>area Si (excluding the AIR wall) and area-weighted
visible reflectance<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>ri excluding the AIR wall). Then INSIDE-VIS-REFL=(R2 ,
R1) where Ri is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the cavity reflectance of space i given by<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> Ri = A * ri / (Si - (Si -A)*rI)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On
Behalf Of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>omoltay@mimtarch.com <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:54 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Equest-users] Walls and Zones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I have not received a reply to my previous question, so
here is a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>simplified version of it: I see that everytime I create a
zone in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Wizards, eQuest builds walls around these zones. Does
every zone (or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>every<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>space) need to have walls around? Would it be a problem
if I delete<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>these<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>walls afterwards?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>For example, when I have a large open office, I would
like to have<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>several<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>zones. So after the Wizard creates the building
description, I have to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>delete all the walls around these zones.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Is this normal procedure?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Omer Moltay, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></p>
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