If eQUEST changed the infiltration between the two cases you would be able to see the change in your .inp deck. I'm not sure what the impact of doing the change using the EEM Wizard vs. simply copying and renaming your input deck and making the change in it's own .inp deck would be. You could experiment and see if there's a difference. If it doesn't change your infiltration I would lower the perimeter infiltration rate conservatively by a fixed percent. You might Google infiltration rates on line and find some information related to how much to expect for a single pane window to a double pane window. Also, be sure to account for your frames, too. Are they thermally broken? Does the frame material change, etc.<br>
<br>Carol<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM, YingQi Chen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yingqi.chen@pertan.com">yingqi.chen@pertan.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear eQuester:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I want to run a simulation by EEM wizard. I
want to replace exiting single pane, clear windows with double pane clear
windows for a school building. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> I changed the class type form single
pane clear to double pane clear windows. <span> </span>The energy saving doesn’t look good. I have two following questions need someone's guidance. <br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Question
1:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My question is that this EEM will reduce perimeter
infiltration rate of the building. I am not quit sure if I need to reduce the perimeter
infiltration rate in the simulation. If, it does, how many percentage of infiltration
rate do I need to reduce? </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Question
2:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Does eQuest programmer has already considered
this issue and changed the perimeter infiltration rate automatically with
changing window glass type and insulation of the windows?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Yingqi Chen<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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