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From: nathanm@rushingco.com<BR>To: riad_abed@hotmail.com; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR>Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Infiltration & Whole Building air leakage ????<BR>Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:44:17 -0800<BR><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This is one of those areas where the wizard is still useful. If you input infiltration in the DD wizard “Building Envelope Constructions” screen, it will automatically calculate infiltration based on exterior wall area (I’ve never checked to see if it includes exterior roof in the calculation as well, but it doesn’t appear so). </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Note that 0.4 CFM/SF is not the proper value to input here, because that is a high static pressure for testing purposes. In my local energy code, the following conversion factor is given:</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">If you have already left the wizard</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, you might want to save another copy of your project, go back into the wizard to play with the infiltration rates, and then use the spreadsheet view of Detailed Edit to copy and paste the infiltration rates the wizard calculates for you. This works well if you haven’t changed the order of the spaces or added many new spaces since you left the wizard. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>RIAD ABED<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Equest-users] Infiltration & Whole Building air leakage ????</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear All e-Quest Users</SPAN><BR><BR></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Whole Building air leakage</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> shall not exceed </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">0.4 CFM/ft</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">˛</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> @ 0.3" w.g</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> (2 L/s/m</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">˛</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> @ 75Pa) .</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">So if I consider whole Building air Leakage = 0.4 CFM/ft2 , How can I Express it in e-Quest , to calculate </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">the Infiltration Value</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> for each space in the Building , especially in Detailed mode ????</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Note </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> in detailed mode for each Space , we have to put a data for Infiltration CFM/ft</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">˛</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> , but ft</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">˛</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> is for floor area not building envelope area) ….please any help is very appreciated especially who have Big Experience please…thanks for all</SPAN></P>
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