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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'>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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What you are looking for is called a regular expression. I actually use excel to do it, but that requires vba. I posted an example of how to do it in NoteTab Light at <a href="http://www.esimforums.com/equest/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=125">http://www.esimforums.com/equest/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=125</a> I’m not familiar with other text editors, but I would assume that all of them would be capable of regular expressions.<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'>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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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 border=0 width=98 height=15 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC8D7D.66856B70" alt="CDi_Engineers_logo_color.jpg"></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></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"'> Bishop, Bill [mailto:wbishop@pathfinder-ea.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jeremy McClanathan; Robby Oylear<br><b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Switch Statement Example<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Jeremy! I added an expanded version of your switch expression as an esimforums post reply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’d like to figure out a quick way of restoring defaults by removing the appropriate lines in the input file. If anyone knows how to do a Find-and-Replace in NoteTab Light to remove an entire line, please describe or give me a call. For example, I believe removing all the lines for LIGHTING-SCHEDUL keywords under the SPACE commands would restore the default, which would be much faster than doing a manual right-click-R for each space in Spreadsheet view.<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>Bill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=486 height=116 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC8D7D.66856B70" alt="Senior Energy Engineer"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Jeremy McClanathan [mailto:jmcclanathan@CDiengineers.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2011 6:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Robby Oylear'; Bishop, Bill<br><b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Switch Statement Example<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Switch statements can be used with text. You don’t have to use integers. I posted a step by step example of how to assign lighting schedules with a switch statement including screenshots and the example model at the following link:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.esimforums.com/equest/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=124&view=unread#unread">http://www.esimforums.com/equest/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=124&view=unread#unread</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I use similar formulas to assign loads, schedules, min flows, osa, etc. Also, as Robby mentioned, I also get out of the wizard as soon as possible to streamline the process. I only create the geometry in the wizard. Everything thing else I can do faster in detailed edit mode. Although it took a lot of effort to get to that point.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>___________________________________________</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Jeremy McClanathan</b>, P.E., BEMP, HFDP, LEED<sup>®</sup> AP BD+C <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt'><b><img border=0 width=98 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC8D7D.66856B70" alt="CDi_Engineers_logo_color.jpg"><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>4200 194th St SW, Ste 200, Lynnwood, WA 98036<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>P 425-672-1071 | F 425-778-8769 <o:p></o:p></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>Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Robby Oylear [mailto:robbyoylear@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2011 11:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bishop, Bill<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></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I've never used switch because most of the projects we work on have less than 10 or so space types. I have not ran into a problem where my user expression had too many characters. From what I understand of switch, you have to use integers which would require you to have a corresponding Space Type legend (i.e. 1 = Office, 2 = Corridor, etc.). I prefer to be able to look at a space in eQUEST and from the activity description know exactly what it's supposed to be based on the name I've assigned it.<o:p></o:p></p><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 Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Bishop, Bill <<a href="mailto:wbishop@pathfinder-ea.com">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'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks Robby, Keith, Jeremy and Brian for your feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Bill</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <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> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Using global parameters to streamline modeling</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dane,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img border=0 width=1052 height=641 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.png@01CC8D7D.66856B70" alt=image.png><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>if(#L("C-ACTIVITY-DESC")=="COR")<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>then (0.25) else<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>no_default<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>endif<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <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;color:#632423'>Robby Oylear, LEED<sup>®</sup> 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;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;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;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%;color:#632423'>D</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'><a href="tel:206-788-4571" target="_blank">206-788-4571</a> |</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#BFAB7F'> </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'>C</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#A50021'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'><a href="tel:206-354-2721" target="_blank">206-354-2721</a></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/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'>www.rushingco.com</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Dane Heimerman <<a href="mailto:daneh@mlnai.com" target="_blank">daneh@mlnai.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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,<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><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br>On 10/13/2011 6:05 PM, Robby Oylear wrote: <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bill, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-Robby<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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><div><div><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></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Error! 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