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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>RE: Detailed Report, LS-F Building Monthly Load Components <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Why would roof heat losses be zero in a model defined with plenum spaces that have roofs components? In report LS-F, there are no losses reported in ‘Roof’ and ‘Wall’ heat losses seem exceptionally high, as if ‘Roof’ losses are reported in ‘Walls’. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All spaces were created using the eQuest wizard mode. Inspecting the “exterior surface properties”, the word “Roof” appears below the surface name. All roof constructions are made with layers input, having a U-Value 0f 0.043. When creating exterior surfaces in detailed edit mode, no option exists for defining an exterior surface as a roof or wall. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, how are the loads associated with roofs reporting in LS-F? What other reasons might roof loads not report, or at least not report in the correct load component?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jonathan R. Smith AIA LEED</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>®</span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AP</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=300 height=66 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC6C99.02953230" alt="signature-logo_60%"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>40 Beaver Street</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Albany, New York 12207</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>p: 518.463.8068 x268<br>f: 518.463.8069 <br></span><a href="http://www.csarchpc.com/" title="http://www.csarchpc.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>www.csarchpc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>