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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I
tried using EnergyPro once and found it less flexible than eQUEST. EnergyPro
does have the VRF curves available and is the easiest tool out of the box, but
I found the scheduling was limited. In our case, we were modeling a change in
use for a facility and had to consider different schedules. EnergyPro did not
handle this well and wanted to use the same schedule in both cases. It turned
out to be a deal breaker for our model and we ended up using a bin calculation
that we could better control. If your system plays within the box that
EnergyPro draws, you should be fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mark Nieman, PE, CEM | McKinstry | Sr. Energy Engineer</span><span
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>d 206.832.8152 | m 206.510.4760 | f 206.832.8552</span><span
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";
color:#474747'>FOR THE</span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";
color:#365F91'>LIFE</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";
color:#474747'> OF YOUR BUILDING</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul
Diglio<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 10, 2010 5:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Chris Mullinax; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Thoughts on EnerryPro Software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Chris:<br>
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I am modeling a Mitsubishi VRF system in eQuest. I called the factory and
they put me in touch with their modeling expert. He informed me that they
provided the curves to EnergyPro for their systems, so if you use their
product, you will be good to go. Unfortunately, they have not developed
the curves for eQuest.<br>
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Paul Diglio<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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"'> Chris Mullinax
<chris@mullinaxsolutions.com><br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Fri, September 10, 2010 8:40:28 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Thoughts on EnerryPro Software</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>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’m a mechanical engineer working on a LEED project where we
are contemplating using a VRV/VRF system. I’ve seen several discussions about
equest and VRV/VRF; I know several people are working on this for equest. Due
to the pace of the project, and lack of time, I’ve purchased EnergyPro
software which models VRV/VRF right out of the box. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have several questions and would appreciate your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph>1)<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Does anyone have experience with EnergyPro? If so, do you find it more
or less flexible than eQuest?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph>2)<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Are there any advantages of EnergyPro over eQuest?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph>3)<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Are there any shortcomings of EnergyPro over eQuest?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph>4)<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span>Any other general thoughts or observations about energyPro.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chris D.
Mullinax, P.E., <span style='color:#00B050'>LEED AP, </span>CEM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#00B050'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mullinax
Solutions, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>pn:
770-387-1334</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>fx:
770-387-1383</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.mullinaxsolutions.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;
color:green'>P</span><span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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