I am an undergraduate engineering student doing research to experimentally validate a method that uses eQUEST to determine heating energy consumption in buildings that are not metered, to better inform retrofits. In addition to experimental validation, I am making a detailed model of one of the test buildings in eQUEST. While modeling the building, I've been having trouble differentiating between the heating source options; specifically, I'm not sure what the difference is between "Baseboards only" and "Hot water coils" when defining a hot water heating system. The user manual wasn't very helpful, although when I conducted a sensitivity analysis, heating energy consumption differed by 43%. <div>
<br></div><div>If anyone can direct me to additional resources regarding building heating sources that would also be greatly appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Darcy Dwyer '11</div><div>Smith College</div>