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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Jason Moody <jmoody@rnm-engineers.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, September 20, 2010 6:09:56 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Equest-users] Parking Garage Question<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I am currently doing a energy study for an existing facility with multiple buildings. One building has two stories that are directly above a three story parking garage. I want to include the parking garage in the model to account for the lighting load. I would typically break this up into two separate buildings one being the parking garage and the next being the two story building. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>My problem is on Wizard Screen 3 where I have a choice of defining the bottom floor of the two story building as being either directly above a parking garage or exposed to ambient conditions. If I stack the two story building directly above the three story building model for the parking garage will choosing “Directly above parking garage” still give me the effect of exposure to ambient conditions. I am concerned that if I choose this and I stack the buildings that eQUEST will see the bottom floor of the two story building as interior space and disregard any exposure to outdoor air temperatures. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jason L. Moody, P.E.</SPAN></P>
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