<div>With the approach Umesh suggested this is on the right track to one way of doing what you need, but take care to note the difference between a "multi-level" space and "open-to-below". Using them both together might not get you what you need.</div>
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<div>Within one shell--a multi-level space is thought of as more than one floor height within one shell. If you use two shells and stack them on top of each other--I would not use the multi-level space option, I would only input "open-to-below" from the zone in the second level shell. Turning on the multi-level characteristics in more than one building shell may turn on some zone characteristics that you don't want 'turned on' in your model. I found the information for the two inputs in the help files for eQuest.</div>
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<div>If you need more detail on this feel free to contact me. ALWAYS a good rule of thumb...Just make sure that YOU know what your model is doing with each input you specify--don't just trust anyone. What works in one model might not work for your model--that is up to you as the simulator to figure out and to insure the validity of your simulation results. </div>
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<div>Pasha<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Umesh Atre <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:umesh@innovativedesign.net">umesh@innovativedesign.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri"><span>Assuming your two story space has the same footprint across floors, please see attached screenshots.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri"><span>You can locate the screen under Building Footprint > Zone Characteristics.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri"><span>You could define it as a 'multi-level space' on the lower floor, and as a 'multi-level space' and 'open to below'</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri"><span>for the upper floor. The multi-level space can be defined as conditioned or unconditioned per your design.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri"><span>Hope this helps,</span></font></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Edward Kucirek<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Zoning Layouts<br>
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<div></div>Hi Edward,
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<div>What I had done in a similar situation was- create 2 different zones in the wizard, and in the detail edit mode, assign that specific space to the zone of the other floor, and then I deleted the other zone (as it had no space assigned to it). I guess this would be right way to do it, but I am not completely sure.</div>
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<div>Hopefully this helps :)</div>
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<div>Supriya<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Edward Kucirek <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kucirekengineering@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kucirekengineering@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I am modeling a building with different zoning on the first and second floor. I know I can accomplish this with 2 different shells but I also have a space that is two stories tall (similar to an atrium). Has anyone encountered this? Any help would be much appreciated.<br>
<br>Kevin<br><br><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2" face="Arial">K</font>ucirek <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2" face="Verdana">E</font>ngineering, <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2" face="Verdana">I</font>nc.<br>
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