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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>There are a wide variety of
construction types for green roofs, so you'll have to create a custom
construction (probably using custom materials) for the roof as-designed.
The problem is that the roof's thermal properties are not constant; e.g.
the soil/growing medium's conductivity depends on moisture content, among other
things. eQUEST does not handle variable material properties, so you'll
have to be comfortable with the inaccuracy. Also, if the resulting
construction is too thick, roughly three feet or more, eQUEST will give you an
error message. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dakota Kelley</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Telios MEP Engineers</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Stephen Sorensen
[mailto:ssorensen80@gmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 4/27/2010 1:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Equest-users] Roof gardens<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Is anyone familiar with R-value calculations for a roof top
garden or how one would model this in e-quest.</P>
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Engineering</SPAN></P>
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PA</SPAN></P>
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570-553-4284</SPAN><SPAN
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570-553-0234</SPAN></P>
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