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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>I’m trying to run the Title 24 Savings By Design Compliance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Engine for eQuest but am encountering a problem with errors<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>that seem “buggy” to me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This is the sequence of the run::<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>1)I hit the Compliance Analysis Engine button and in the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Options window, I select:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Energy Code & Version: Savings by Design – T24, 2008 – v1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>(Title24-08.bin)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Compliance Analysis Type: Preliminary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Simulation Output: Minimal Reporting (fastest)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>And I check “Store Intermediate Simulation Models”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>2)After evaluating the rule set, a User Prompt pops up that<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>says: “The ruleset processor has posted the following user<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>prompts: --At least on SPACE in the building has DOE 2.2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>inputs for automatic daylighting controls. These will be<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>ignored for Title 24 compliance analysis Use prescriptive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>lighting control credits instead. –At least one HVAC system<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>has minimum ventilation properties assigned. These will be<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>ignored for compliance analysis. Enter ventilation rates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>using SPACE and ZONE properties. –Circulation loop: All user<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>input process loads will be removed for compliance analysis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Would you like to Continue performing the analysis, or Abort?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>3)I click “Continue”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>4)The program runs through the compliance engine steps and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>gets to “Step 2”. It runs through “Initializing Ruleset and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Examining Inputs”, “Generating Proposed Building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Description”, “Performing Proposed HVAC Sizing Run”, Runs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>the BDL Load File<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>5)The Error window appears and reads: “Compliance Analysis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Error: Error(s) encountered Performing Proposed HVAC-Sizing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Simulation…”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>6)I hit “OK”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>7)And that’s it. No other messages, no more engine running.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>8)When I look in the project folder, eQuest has generated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>both the T24 Proposed.inp and the SBD Propsed.inp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Bottomline: Has anyone encountered something similar to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>this? If Yes, how did you proceed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks in advance for any help, suggestions, or comments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*Alexandra N. Gibson*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mechanical Engineer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*Arup*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>560 Mission Street Suite 700 San Francisco CA 94105<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*t*+1 415 957 9445 *d* +1 415 963 3892<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*f*+1 415 957 9096<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.arup.com">www.arup.com</a> <<a href="http://www.arup.com/">http://www.arup.com/</a>><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><font face="monospace">____________________________________________________________<br>
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