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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Food for thought – I
really enjoy hearing how others would approach things… My intuitive
approach would also involve detailed work but perhaps less so (?), and without
any *.inp work… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alternate Option 3) Combine
shells 2 + 3 at the wizard level (and if reasonable/feasible, floors below as a
2 or 3 story shell), defining the roof construction that will be exposed in the
wizards (as a custom construction if possible). In detailed mode 2D or 3D
view, scroll through the Shell 2+3 spaces, and simply right-click </span><span
style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>à</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> Delete… any roof polygons occurring immediately
below shell #1. This will eliminate any gains/losses to those zones from Shell
#1 above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For any of these approaches,
make sure for Shell #1 you select </span>"Over Conditioned Space
(adiabatic)" for the floor construction.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Running note – as a
caution, there are reasons NOT to make 2/3 story shells in the wizards based on
my recent experience. Daylighting controls may turn out to be un-defineable
(in the wizards) for middle/ground floors if that’s a concern.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bishop,
Bill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 09, 2010 10:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Richard Williams; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Shell stacking options<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Richard,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>I usually use option 3 – create one shell per floor and add
roofs as necessary wherever the lower floors are exposed. (So create your shell
2/3 as one shell and create a roof(s) above the zones in shell 3.) This
requires copying/modifying polygons, which I find easier to do within the input
files. After you do it a couple times it’s not so bad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard
Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 09, 2010 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Shell stacking options</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Hi again<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>A while ago I posted
a question about the use of shells and receive some very useful responses
explaining that best practice is to use different shells for each exposure/adjacency
combination. I have a follow up question to this which is a little tricky to
explain but hopefully the attached will help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>The attached shows
two shell variants for the same building. The top floor (shell 1) is smaller
than the other floors. Therefore, for both variants the floor below is broken
into two shells; shell 2 which is exposed to the top floor and shell 3 that has
a roof exposed to atmosphere. My question relates to the floor below these. Can
this be comprised of a single shell which spans both shell 2 and 3 as per
option 1, or does it need to be broken into two to match the shells above as
per option 2?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Ps thanks to Nick for
pointing me in the direction of last week’s discussion on shading
geometry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Richard Williams <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 09 April 2010 11:03<br>
<b>To:</b> 'equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Non-rectangular building shade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Is it possible to use non-rectangular
polygons as shade? If so how do I do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Any suggestions much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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