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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>A lot of people mistakenly sign up for only [bldg-sim] and/or
[equest-users] to the exclusion of the other onebuilding.org lists. In
reality, there is a TON of useful information/discussion for any individual that
is actively posted to the different “sub-groups” here… The body of people
contributing across these lists is not something we should risk inadvertently dividing
/ pulling apart by making an “eQuest” only wiki. Make no mistake – no archive
of useful information will ever be as functional as the community people who
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lists, or else it may risk breaking apart the single most useful body of
professionals/practitioners/academics that I have ever known. If any final
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color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lopez,
Phylroy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:39 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] WIKI for eQUEST<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:blue'>I think this is an excellent idea.. Not only for eQuest but
for other simulation software.. Currently there is the IBPSA wiki that is
active and could be used.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><a href="http://bembook.su-per-b.org/index.php?title=Main_Page">http://bembook.su-per-b.org/index.php?title=Main_Page</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>As well as the NY chapter of IBPSA has some information..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>http://energymodeling.pbworks.com/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>The question is.. Should there is a eQuest-only wiki? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sustainable Building Specialist<br>
Stantec<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";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce
Easterbrook<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anthony Hardman<br>
<b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] WIKI for eQUEST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>With eQuest there are many ways to skin a cat reflecting the
users past experience and what problem they were solving when they learned the
technique. The eQuest training session skips past much of the important
geometry input to get to some of the meatier subjects. There are a lot of
subjects not covered in training, and many new ideas are evolving. A Wiki
would be great and solve a few problems with this forum. Many questions
are answered over and over. The forum subject lines are not always
indicative of the information contained in the post. There are a few
different opinions on some of the topics. A Wiki would put the techniques
up where other "experts" could put in their 2 cents as well and a
good reference library could be quickly built with the best answer. It
would be very handy at 3 in the morning when you are banging your head on a
wall after missing something simple but critical and most of the forum is
sleeping. Plus I would imagine there would be some new tricks to be
learned by the old dogs too.<br>
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.<br>
Abode Engineering<br>
<br>
On 22/06/2010 11:54 AM, Anthony Hardman wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>I think it could be extremely useful depending on how it's implemented.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Lots of industries use it already.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>While it's great to have access to the multitude of eQuest opinions, I think<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>it also has the tendency to be overwhelming for the average new user. For<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>example, Joe the Newbie asks, "how do I do such and such," which prompts a<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>cascade of 5 different answers. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>If I'm looking for a reference, I'd be more interested in 1 good answer<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>rather than 5 possible answers. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>To address that, would it be possible to create mini "think tanks" composed<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>of 3-5 volunteer sim professionals (per question) who are willing to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>collaborate and come up with that "1 good answer" to be included in the wiki<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>FAQ? <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I'd volunteer my time for that!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Anthony Hardman, PE<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Building Energy Analyst<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Geo-Energy Services<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>From: <a
href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>[<a
href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] On Behalf Of Jason<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Glazer<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:08 AM<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To: <a
href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Subject: Re: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior wall<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I have considered adding a Wiki to the onebuilding.org web <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>site to allow material related to specific simulation <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>programs (such as a Frequently Asked Questions for <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>eQUEST-users) to be posted. The visual guide that you put <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>together would probably be a good addition. Would a Wiki be <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>useful?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Jason<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Equest-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a
href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a
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