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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would add baseboard heating with hot
water coils to the conditioned space, and assign a high thermal mass and poor
insulation to the floor construction. Set the DESIGN-HEAT-T in the basement to
the temperature you think it will be when the conditioned space is in peak
heating mode. <span class=GramE>Likewise for DESIGN-COOL-T and peak cooling.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span></span></font><font size=1
color=green><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:green;mso-no-proof:yes'>Sustainability
– the forest AND the trees.</span></font><font size=5 color=green
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Shubha Mohunta<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:00
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] How to
model floor using aluminium foil to preventheat transfer?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The building i am modeling has steel frame floor which separates
the conditioned space from unconditioned basement. There are hot water tubes
running underneath between the steel joists for radiant heating. There is no
use of insulation except for v thin aluminium foil below radiant tubes which is
fixed to the steel joists using magnets. This foil helps with high reflectivity
and low thermal absorption prevents heat transfer to the unconditioned
basement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Can somebody give me ideas how to model this ? I am using eQUEST <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Shubha Mohunta, LEED Green Assoc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>M.S. Sustainable Design<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mellon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

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