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<p class=MsoNormal>Fellow eQuest users,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am brand new to equest and I am attempting to model a
baseline ASHRAE building per the 2004 90.1 standard and am curious if there is
any specific wall, roof or window constructions that other users are entering as
their baseline constructions. I have noticed several things:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1. Simply entering a resistance (such as an R-value of
11.9) I get a “WALL has no heat capacity. U-VALUE used” error (see
attached)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>2. Defining a layer-by-layer construction does not
allow any improvement through EEMs. In other words the options to
increase the amount of insulation are grayed out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3. It is impossible to determine the actual total
U-value of one of the “cookie-cutter” constructions provided by
eQuest.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>As a side note, I’d be curious to know what computer
specs others have to run eQuest, as I have developed a model with over 3,000
components and it takes about 6 minutes just to open the file on a computer
with the following specifications:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Intel Pentium D 2.99 GHz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>1 GB RAM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>ATI Radeon X600 – Video card<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>29 GB HDD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The specs on this computer are terrible in my eyes, and it
really shows when I try to run eQuest but I’d like to see what other PCs
run this program effectively.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";
color:black'>Paul Skelton</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'>Integrated </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#A6A6A6'>Design
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";
color:black'>888 West Big Beaver, Suite 200<br>
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tel: 248.823.2171<br>
fax: 248.823.2200<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0073AE'><a href="http://www.ids-troy.com/"><span style='font-family:
"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#0073AE'>www.ids-troy.com</span></a><br>
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</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#0073AE'>Celebrating </span></b><b><span
style='color:#A6A6A6'>10 Years</span></b><b><span style='color:#0073AE'>.
Expect the Exceptional. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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