<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I think the u value can be changed to 0.001 to male the wall with almost zero heat transfer when in detailed mode. I tried doing that n it worked. <br><br><br></div><div><br>On Apr 27, 2011, at 7:06 AM, Arpan Bakshi <<a href="mailto:arpanbakshi@gmail.com">arpanbakshi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Yes, the problem here is I am deep into detailed mode. Looks like we have to crack open the text edit again.</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.285156); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.21875); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.21875);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Thanks</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">Arpan</span></span></div></div><div><br>On Apr 27, 2011, at 9:55 AM, "Chris Swanson" <<a href="mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com"><a href="mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com">cswanson@rdfa.com</a></a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText">See below. Nick gives a good explanation when I posed the same question a couple weeks ago.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Chris Swanson, EI<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Mechanical Design Engineer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Roger D. Fields & Associates<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">(614) 451-2248<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“A suggestion for you both:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Right click any side of a shell during DD wizards at the zone definition screen (after any custom footprint/zoning patterns) to make that wall section “entirely adiabatic.” This sidesteps making any extra shells/systems and avoids having to back any figures out later. Screengrab following illustrates where I’m talking about – results in the background. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You can accomplish the same net effect in detailed mode in various ways, but I think this is probably the easiest/fastest approach if you know from the start you want to model only part of a building with exterior exposures. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><image001.png></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best of luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><image002.jpg></span><b><span style="font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900">PROJECT ENGINEER</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC9900"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">25501 west valley parkway</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="www.smithboucher.com" title="blocked::www.smithboucher.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.smithboucher.com</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></u><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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""> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org"><a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a></a> [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Easterbrook<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> Chris Swanson<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org"></a><a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org"><a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a></a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] How to model part of a building?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">You have the right idea. Depending on the building of course, but I try to lump the part you aren't concerned about onto one AHU, and default everything in that portion. You are only concerned about the intersecting wall and it's condition. Add your other AHU's and zoning for the portion you want to work on. With the one extra AHU is makes it relatively easy to back out its numbers from the building analysis and you are left with what you want.<br>Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.<br>Abode Engineering<br></span><br>On 06/04/2011 10:15 AM, Chris Swanson wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for recommendations of how to model just one section of a building in eQUEST. Three sides are exterior walls, while the fourth is connected to the rest of the building, and therefore next to a conditioned space. Would the best method be to just use two separate shells (1 – the building “wing” I’m analyzing, 2 – the rest of the building), although I’m only concerned with one of them? Is there a better way to do this? I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chris Swanson, EI</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mechanical Design Engineer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Roger D. Fields & Associates</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Columbus, Ohio 43220-2777</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">E-mail: <a href="mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com" title="blocked::mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com"></a><a href="mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com"><a href="mailto:cswanson@rdfa.com">cswanson@rdfa.com</a></a>”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Equest-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org"></a><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org"><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG"></a><a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG"><a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a></a><o:p></o:p></pre><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org"><a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a></a> [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Arpan Bakshi<br>Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:48 AM<br>To: equest-users<br>Subject: [Equest-users] External Adiabatic</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">I can't find this thread I remember seeing about turning an exterior surface adiabatic where new construction meets existing building, ideas?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Arpan Bakshi, LEED AP BD+C<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">YRG sustainability<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Equest-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Equest-users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG"><a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a></a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>