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<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello eQuest
Users!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010> <FONT face=Arial size=2>I
realize that this is an eQuest users forum and not necessarily a LEED help forum
but from reading past posts it sound like many of you have quite a few LEED
projects under your belts and I could really use some advice/help. I just
received my first EAc1 LEED review back and there are 16 comments. Is that
normal? I want to make sure that I understand how eQuest is
working for a few of these comments so that I can answer them completely
and correctly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial size=2>so here are my
review comment/questions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<OL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>"<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>The Proposed windows were modeled with a U-value of 0.29,
which does not appear to account for the impact of the window frames on the
whole assembly as required by ASHRAE modeling protocol."
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>The U-Value of 0.29 is indeed the center of glass U-Value
however I included frame conductance and frame width in the model.
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Is that enough to account for the "whole assembly"
U-Value? </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>or do I need to find a published whole assembly U-Value
for the specified window? </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>If I do need the whole assembly U-Value, then should I
remove the frame information from the
model?</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">"<SPAN
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face=Arial size=2>Please confirm that the energy consumption attributed to
“Area Lights” on Table 1.8.1 and 1.8.2 represents internal lighting energy
consumption and demand or provide a narrative describing any alternative
uses."</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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face=Arial size=2>the area lights information came from the "Ambient Lights"
column of the Annual Enduse Summary... so I would say yes, it
represents the lighting energy consumption and demand.
Right? </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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face=Arial>"<SPAN
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face=Arial size=2>Please provide a narrative to describe the end use for the
modeled “Pumps & Auxiliary” as shown on Table 1.8.1 and
1.8.2"</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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face=Arial size=2>I have not been able to figure out exactly what is
contributing to this load (besides the pumps of course).
What, according to eQuest, is considered
"Auxiliary"?</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL></OL>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>I think that
is it for now... I'm sure as I start making adjustments that I will have
additional questions. (The building runs off of a central chiller plant so I've
used the "Required Treatment of District Thermal Energy in LEED-NC version 2.2"
document as a guideline and haven't quite wrapped my head around the comments
related to that)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010></SPAN><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT
face=Arial size=2>I know that one of the first things you might ask is to see my
.inp and .pd2 files... unfortunately it is for a confidential client and I am
unable to share that information.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial size=2>One more quick
thing... Although I do not regularly contribute to the forum I try to read all
of the threads as they come through (admittedly, I'm a little behind right now).
It is comforting to know that I am not the only one having issues with energy
modeling and eQuest. It is also comforting knowing that I can ask you questions
and I don't have to bang my head against a wall trying to figure it all out on
my own! so, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=420143015-15062010><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thanks in advance for the help!!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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