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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All:<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also consider adding the .inp in the attached message to your toolbox and simply importing to assign what you need. This .inp is something that’s been distributed on the onebuilding.org lists in the past, containing </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>90.1-2007 baseline roof and steel-framed wall constructions for all climate zones, compiled with layers referencing Appendix A requirements and materials per ASHRAE Fundamentals. Review the notes contained in the .inp for more info.<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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~Nick</span><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=119 height=37 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC7785.AE562A60" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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, P.E.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900'>SENIOR ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>25501 west valley parkway, suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>olathe, ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913.344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913.345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="x-msg://301/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;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Knapp<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jiao, Joey<br><b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Materials for baseline design<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Rocky Mountain Institute has a lovely set of modelling tools for eQuest, and they include a text file with ASHRAE baseline constructions that can be copied and pasted into your .inp file. Their file also includes reset schedules for the CHW and HW loops and some other useful tidbits. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The link is: <a href="http://www.rmi.org/rmi/ModelingTools">http://www.rmi.org/rmi/ModelingTools</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>—<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Daniel Knapp, PhD, LEED® AP O+M<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:danielk@arborus.ca">danielk@arborus.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Arborus Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Energy Strategies for the Built Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.arborus.ca">www.arborus.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>76 Chamberlain Avenue <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Ottawa, ON, K1S 1V9 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: (613) 234-7178 ext. 113<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: (613) 234-0740<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2011-09-20, at 12:29 AM, Jiao, Joey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Kelsey VanTassel</span></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span 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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Previous message:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/007970.html">[Equest-users] Materials for baseline design</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white'>Next message:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/007978.html">[Equest-users] Materials for baseline design</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white'>Messages sorted by:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white'><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/date.html#7972">[ date ]</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/thread.html#7972">[ thread ]</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/subject.html#7972">[ subject ]</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2011-March/author.html#7972">[ author ]</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></span></div><pre style='white-space:pre-wrap'><span style='color:black;background:white'>You can create custom constructions with the following layers. You will need to adjust the thickness of the insulation layers slightly to achieve the exact U-factor (inverse of overall R-value), but here is a good starting point:</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Roof (see A2.2.1): Built-up roofing, Polystyrene 4 in (R-5/in)</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Walls (see A3.3.1): 1" Stucco, 2 in Polystyrene, create a material based on resistance with a R-value of 6.0 to represent the effective R-value of the steel studs plus batt insulation (Table A3.3), 5/8 in gypsum wall board.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Kelsey Van Tassel</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Mechanical Engineer | <a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">kvantassel at sustaineng.com</a><mailto:<a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">kvantassel at sustaineng.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>608.836.4488 ext. 20 | Fax: 608.836.4477</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Sustainable Engineering Group</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>901 Deming Way, Suite 201</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Madison, WI 53717</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'><a href="http://www.sustaineng.com">www.sustaineng.com</a><<a href="http://www.sustaineng.com/">http://www.sustaineng.com/</a>></span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>From: <a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org</a>] On Behalf Of Loukiashenko Kseniya</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:08 AM</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>To: <a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Subject: [Equest-users] Materials for baseline design</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Hello all,</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>We are using eQuest for LEED and we are to create a baseline design of our building. Characteristics for baseline construction materials (walls,roof,floor, etc) must be equal to ASHRAE 90.1 (for our zone it is table 5.5-6, p.24) data:</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Roof - Insulation entirely above deck - U-0.048 / R-20.0 c.i.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Walls - Steel framed - U-0.064 / R-13.0+R-7.5c.i.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Slab-on-grade floors - unheated - F-0.540 / R-10 for 24 in.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Can anyone help to choose appropriate consructions/materials from eQuest screen?</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>We are not sure what to choose as we are located in Europe and use another parametrs and names.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>Kseniya L.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>-------------- next part --------------</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style='color:black;background:white'>URL: <<a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/attachments/20110301/ca3e1d33/attachment.htm">http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/attachments/20110301/ca3e1d33/attachment.htm</a>></span><o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>Equest-users mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>