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<p>Try this site.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/software_tools.html">http://canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/software_tools.html</a><br>
The 2 programs I would suggest are the Hot2000 and Base calc.
Hot2000 is residential but has a fairly detailed section on
basements and slab on grade. It is a DOE 1 or 2 engine, and does
convert your input into an F factor for analysis. There are
building size limits but you should be able to work around that by
scaling. I have never used Base calc, but it is foundation
specific, it might be just what you are looking for.<br>
EE4 was what I was using before I found eQuest, another DOE engine
without the nice eQuest front end. This group is the one working
on the metric version of eQuest. There are other good programs
here for daylighting, skylights and ground source well fields.<br>
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.<br>
Abode Engineering.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The
inter-office debate is more
on advising our architect on options for slab insulation
using the energy
benefits of one option compared to another. The project
having the debate is a
large area low-height building with some spaces similar to a
warehouse, so from
an envelope perspective the critical envelope gain/loss
surfaces are the Roof
and the Slab. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">We
arrived at this question for
eQuest since the other model used in house is Trace and
Trace uses F-Factor
directly for slab-on-grade. For eQuest, since the guidance
on converting
F-Factor to U-Factor for use in eQuest was written in 1998
and was based on
DOE2.1E, does eQuest 3.64 still use the same methodology?
The question also
goes back to a comment much earlier in the archives on this
being an area of
eQuest that should be added in a future revision of eQuest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks
for the help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
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color: rgb(199, 91, 18);">JEREMY R. POLING, PE, LEED AP</span></b><span
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73, 125);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: gray;">Associate
Vice President,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: gray;">Senior
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rgb(199, 91, 18);">EPSTEIN</span></b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Jonathan
Smith
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jsmith@csarchpc.com">mailto:jsmith@csarchpc.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 09, 2010 7:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeremy Poling;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Equest-users] Floor Slab F-factor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jeremy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">What’s
the point of contention
you’re debating? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I
would begin with creating a eQuest
wizard model simulation that is representative of the
slab-on-grade example(s)
given in the article. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Jeremy
Poling
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com">mailto:jpoling@epsteinglobal.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jonathan Smith;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Equest-users] Floor Slab F-factor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’m
a little tardy joining this
thread, but the original write-up was from the Spring 1998
edition of the
“Building Energy Simulation” newsletter. I am hoping
someone can confirm
that this is still the correct method for the latest
versions of eQuest and
DOE2.2 to solve an inter-office debate. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: gray;">Associate
Vice President,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: gray;">Senior
Sustainability Analyst<br>
Strategic Services<br>
<i>Site Solutions | Operations | Sustainability</i></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);"><br>
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"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
rgb(199, 91, 18);">EPSTEIN</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Jonathan
Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Floor Slab F-factor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The document regarding eQuest perimeter
slab heat calculations
is appended to the eQuest Training Workbook. See the link
below. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Underground Surfaces” by Fred Winkelmann
(LBNL)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Jonathan
R.
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