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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Robby, Keith, Jeremy and Brian for your feedback.<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'>I like the idea of referencing C-ACTIVITY-DESC in user input expressions. What is the size limit of nested If-Then statements if you want to allow for many space activity types? In particular, would it be possible to create a user expression that returned the ASHRAE 90.1 baseline lighting value (W/ft<sup>2</sup>) based on space activity type? I would want to allow at least 20 or so space types. Could you use a Switch statement? Is there a way to assign integer values to space activity types, since Switch needs an integer-compatible expression?<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'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill<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"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robby Oylear<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2011 11:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Dane Heimerman<br><b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Using global parameters to streamline modeling<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dane,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What I'm discussing is in the Detailed Edit mode. Part of our efforts to streamline energy modeling has been to stay out of the wizard as much as possible. We mainly just use the wizard to setup the building shell, define slab penetrations, and infiltration rates (i.e. things that are hard to do in detailed edit mode).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Under the Building Shell tab in, select any space within your project. C-ACTIVITY-DESC is located here:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1052 height=641 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.png@01CC8A7D.F43A5370" alt=image.png><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We use a three letter acronym to describe the space type. In the example above this space is a corridor. You can then create conditional statements for most of the Space and/or Zone parameters based on this acronym. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For example, a user default expression for equipment W/SF can be written as such:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>if(#L("C-ACTIVITY-DESC")=="COR")<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>then (0.25) else<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>no_default<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>endif<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>These statements can have varied levels of complexity due to the nature of referencing the different variables in eQUEST using the #BDL functions. For instance, in the above example I'm referencing the local BDL keyword "C-ACTIVITY-DESC" by using the BDL function #L which references a local BDL keyword. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'>Robby Oylear, LEED</span></b><b><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'>®</span></sup></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'> AP BD+C</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Mechanical Project Engineer</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Energy Analyst</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'>D</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>206-788-4571 |</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#BFAB7F'> </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'>C</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#A50021'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>206-354-2721</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><a href="http://www.rushingco.com/"><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#632423'>www.rushingco.com</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Dane Heimerman <<a href="mailto:daneh@mlnai.com">daneh@mlnai.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Robby,<br>Could you go over the basics of this C-ACTIVITY-DESC? I stumbled upon this thread, and it intrigued me, but I can't find what you're talking about. Where is 'space parameters'? Is this within the schematic of DD Wizard, or in detailed mode? If you could just get me pointed in the right direction, I'm usually able to struggle through it and learn on my own. <br><br>Thanks,<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Dane Heimerman, EIT<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>HVAC Engineer<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Michael L. Norris & Associates, Inc.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>270 Walker Dr, Suite 201B<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>State College, PA 16801<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>p:<a href="tel:814.867.3823" target="_blank">814.867.3823</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>f:<a href="tel:814.867.4823" target="_blank">814.867.4823</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:daneh@mlnai.com" target="_blank">daneh@mlnai.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 10/13/2011 6:05 PM, Robby Oylear wrote: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Bill, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When I look at most of my project files, the Global Parameters list is pretty standard, however each parameter is usually project specific, i.e. Number of Residences, Glazing Ht by Orientation, System Efficiencies.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>One thing that can really help speed up modeling is to get fancy with the user-defined defaults, using basic IF/THEN statements you can setup default schedules, lighting w/sf, equip w/sf, infiltration etc. based on a trigger of the space. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Using the C-ACTIVITY-DESC command under the Space Parameters you can label a space based on use, and have your defaults do the rest of the work for you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-Robby<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Bishop, Bill <<a href="mailto:wbishop@pathfinder-ea.com" target="_blank">wbishop@pathfinder-ea.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Does anyone use pre-defined global parameters in an input file that they import, as a way to streamline the modeling process?<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'>I already have ASHRAE schedules and building constructions in an input file that I import, but I never use global parameters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I make most of my universal changes by using User-Defined Default Values. Am I missing a big opportunity to speed up the modeling process?<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'>Bill<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'><b>Error! 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