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<DIV><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anura,<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'>This just means that one part of the building cannot shade another part of the building. This is so this feature would be credited to the proposed building when it is a beneficial design. The easiest way to do this in eQuest is if you go to Building Shell and click on an Exterior Wall in your Component Tree and click the spreadsheet tab, on the far right side, the last column is “Shading Surface”. Changing this to “No” specifies that exterior wall not to shade any other surfaces of the building. This input is also in the Exterior Surface Properties for an Exterior Wall under the Daylighting – Shading – Other tab. It should be noted that any shading by surrounding structures and topography should be modeled identically in the baseline and proposed buildings.<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'>Thanks,<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><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Matthew Larson, LEED AP BD+C<br></span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Project Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Energy Solutions Group<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>E M C Engineers, Inc.<br>Eaton’s Electrical Services & Systems <br>143 Union Blvd, Suite 350<br>Lakewood, CO 80228<br>tel: +1 303 328-3419<br>mobile: +1 303 668-2511<br>fax: +1 303 974-1239<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:MatthewRLarson@Eaton.com"><span style='color:blue'>MatthewRLarson@Eaton.com</span></a> <br><a href="http://www.eaton.com/energysolutions"><span style='color:blue'>www.eaton.com/energysolutions</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img alt=image001 border=0 height=101 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBE220.C2DE71E0" width=198></span><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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>anura perera<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 12, 2011 6:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Base Case building mutual shading<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is stated that Base case building has to be modeled to avoid mutual shading by the building itself. U shape and L shape are simple examples.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can someone throw some ligth on this please. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anura<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></DIV></BODY></HTML>