<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:10pt"><div>James:<br><br>Watch your reheat energy when setting the humidity maximum and minimum setpoints in the air-side basics tab.<br><br>I have experienced unrealistic summer reheat energy use when the system tries to dehumidify the air then reheat it to the required setpoint.<br><br>Paul Diglio<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> James C. RUSSELL <russell@aperc.ieej.or.jp><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, December 20, 2010 2:45:52 AM<br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] Tips for Hot and Humid Climates<br></font><br>
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I’m using eQUEST to model commercial and residential buildings in several very hot and humid locations (Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, etc…). I haven’t had any trouble, yet, but I would like to know if anyone has encountered any limitations or has any tips on modeling buildings in a hot and humid climate.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "sans-serif";">James C. Russell</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "sans-serif";">Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)</span></p></div></div></div>
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