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<P CLASS="dffeadde-fdb7-4bb9-820e-feec7eb67a41"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When you change the path to ducted, the wizard changes plenum zones to type “Unconditioned” rather than “Plenum”. Unconditioned zones are counted in the total area on the SV-A report, plenum zones are not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeremy<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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Web Pro";color:gray'>___________________________________________</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Jeremy McClanathan</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>,</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> P.E., BEMP, HFDP,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>LEED<sup>®</sup> AP BD+C </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'><img alt="CDi_Engineers_logo_color.jpg" height=15 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC7604.DA870410" width=98></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:olive'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>4200 194th St SW, Ste 200, Lynnwood, WA 98036</span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:olive'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>P 425-672-1071 | F 425-778-8769 </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#99CC00'>P</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#99CC00'> </span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#99CC00'>Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span></i><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"'> deepika khowal [mailto:deepika.khowal@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 18, 2011 1:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] floor area used by VAV system<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am working on a 20 storey office building which has 20125 sf per floor.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have assigned 1 VAV system /floor area.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I realized that the return air path plays a big role. When I use plenum return (since I have 4ft plenum in my design), the floor area used by system in SV-A report is 20125 sf which is correct. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>As soon as I change the path to ducted, floor area doubles. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Does anyone know why this is happening?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any thoughts will be helpful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Deepika<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:red'>Results with return air path as <b>plenum- the floor area is correct with plenum return</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img height=244 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC7604.DA870410" width=1018><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:red'>Results with return air path as <b>ducted- floor area doubles with changing to ducted</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img height=227 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC7604.DA870410" width=981><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></P>
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