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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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misguide anyone. Added an extra line to my response below to clarify my
position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I also remembered that you won’t be able to actually view that particular
“mini-guide” in the archives I referenced as it was all pictorial –
sorry! I’ve re-attached the guide pictures and copied the
discussion that prompted it below for your reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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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>Nick
Caton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brian Fountain; RJTHEACMAN@aol.com;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Zoning Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In full support of Brian’s response, I’d add one
extra tidbit: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Post-wizards, I would generally take the “delete the
wall” approach 9 times out of 10 without a second thought. In the
event you do feel the mass of the common wall has a significant thermal lag
effect you don’t want to eliminate in your model, I’d advise still
just deleting the wall and bumping up the value for the furniture mass (located
under the contents tab for the space in question).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Creating an interior wall to match a wizard-generated exterior
(which I’ve written a mini guide on, btw </span><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>–
see attached pictures and discussion copied below</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>) is
something I’d generally only advocate if model aesthetics are critical
(the 3D view). </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:red'>The exception is where you are talking about being adjacent to a space
of significantly different conditioning – in that case creating an
interior wall and tying the spaces together would be a very sensible thing to pursue
from a modeled accuracy perspective.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Deleting
the wall surface entirely is a quick solution, but has the side effect of
giving you superman-like xray vision powers when in the 3D view… this has
raised eyebrows in my experience and I have had to explain the modeled behavior
is not what it looks like.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Personally, I reserve and maintain the right to make ugly models
whenever it saves me time and doesn’t hinder accuracy, but to each
his/her own ;).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=119 height=37 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB80DA.BCB92FF0" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#CC9900'>PROJECT ENGINEER</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>25501 west valley parkway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>Check out our new web-site @ </span></i><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.smithboucher.com</span></a></span><u><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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";
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>Brian Fountain<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RJTHEACMAN@aol.com; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Zoning Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>You will have to define the common wall as an
"adiabatic" interior partition -- no heat transfer and no solar
load. In the wizard you can do this by clicking on the wall (in Shell
screen 2 of the DD wizard) and then selecting adiabatic. In detailed mode
you can also delete a exterior wall and then create an interior partition of
type adiabatic. You could also simply delete the common wall -- this also
has no solar and no conduction load. The only thing this does is
decreases the room's thermal mass slightly (not of significance likely). <br>
<br>
There is no way to create and interior partition and to force the temperature
of the adjacent space -- you would have to create the "next to" zone
if you really want to model heat transfer between new and existing.
Unless the occupancies are significantly different, the impact of conduction
across that wall is likely negligible.<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
BF<br>
<br>
On 11/10/2010 10:36 AM, <a href="mailto:RJTHEACMAN@aol.com">RJTHEACMAN@aol.com</a>
wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
am modeling an addition to an existing building. The new addition has three
perimeter exposures and the fourth exposure is up against the existing
building, which is a conditioned space.<br>
<br>
How do I tell equest that one of my exposures is not a perimeter wall but it is
basically a partition with a conditioned space adjacent to it?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Richard J. Dominick, P.E.<br>
TEC Engineers LLC.<br>
The Energy Consultant<br>
304 Main Avenue, Suite 426<br>
Norwalk, CT. 06851<br>
Phone: 203-722-5206<br>
Fax: 203-849-0781<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
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Caton <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nick Caton; Sami, Vikram; Reba Schaber;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior wall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alright folks…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is one of a number of
things I really wish someone walked me through when I was new to this –
so pay attention if you’re learning =)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attached images are a
“visual guide” walking you through changing an external surface
into an adiabatic internal surface in detailed mode. It took me 10
minutes to pull these together, but 99% of that was spent creating/naming the
images. The process is simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also, If <u>anyone</u> can answer
this: Is there any plan or consideration to have images and other
attachments like this included in the mailing list archives for future
reference? I think it’s a bummer that so many miss out on really
important email attachments (excel tools, example files, studies, and other
time savers). If it were possible, I and others might be more inclined to
generate this sort of “mini-guide” visual response knowing others
could find and reference such information in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='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
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick
Caton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sami, Vikram; Reba Schaber; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior wall</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>As further clarification,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you delete any wall/ceiling/roof, you (1) remove both a
source of heat storage (thermal mass) while also (2) removing any heat transfer
across that surface. As a caution: Losing the first effect can be a
lot more significant that you might assume, depending on what you’re
looking into.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you instead change any interior surface type to
“adiabatic” (in the same wizard/detailed places you might select
“air” or “internal”), you will remove heat transfer
while retaining the thermal mass of the construction. This may be the
best route when trying to study a perimeter classroom in isolation, for
example.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Quirky thing is, you can’t change an exterior surface
type (roof/floor/wall) to adiabatic, so as Vikram is saying you have to first
create an interior surface, copying across the geometrical properties (polygon,
vertices, azimuth…), then delete the exterior surface. Make sure to
define and assign an interior surface construction (layers) if the Wizards
haven’t already set this up for you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>~Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB80DA.BCB92FF0" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"><b><span
style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'>PROJECT ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>25501 west
valley parkway</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913
344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> </span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Sami, Vikram<br>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:20 PM<br>
To: Reba Schaber; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior wall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Reba,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If you've gone through the wizard your interior and
exterior walls should be in tehir correct places.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Interioir walls should separate two spaces, and will
define heat transfer between those two spaces. You normally have to define
which space is on the other side.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Exterior walls define heat transfer between the space and
the outside.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If you are in detailed mode, you can delete one and
create the other as a child component to the space. When you say large air
space - is that the air cavity in the wall? I'm not sure what resistance eQUEST
attributes to the larger air gaps, but in reality air cavities over a certain
size (I think 1 inch is probably the upper threshold) increase their convective
heat transfer and the cavity resistance should go down (not up).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If your just looking to make it adiabatic, I think you
should be fine with just deleting the wall. You will lose the thermal mass of
the wall material though.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I would model it as an interior wall - especially if
there is a space on the other side.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Reba Schaber
[Rschaber@PHMECH.COM]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:43 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior
wall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I’m running a simulation on just a portion of a
building. eQuest sees all walls of the polygon as exterior walls.
In reality some walls are interior and will not have heat transfer. Is
there any way to make eQuest see those walls as interior walls?
I’ve thought of defining those walls with super insulation and a large
air space so heat transfer is negligible. Anyone tried that?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> Reba
Schaber Mechanical Engineer, P.E.<o:p></o:p></p>
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