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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'>Daniel, that is curious that purchased steam would limit the number of EACr.1 points. Is that in your theory or from something more concrete? Or does it relate to DES modeling? I had this issue with a cogeneration project that was inaccurately sized for the demand and resulted in (according to calcs) less efficient operation than the minimum required baseline. Unfortunately the project was unable to meet the prerequisites for energy performance.<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'>Kevin<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><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"'> R B [mailto:slv3sat@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Daniel Knapp; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] eQuest - Campus Steam<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>You could just apply a steam meter.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Jim Paulino <<a href="mailto:jim.paulino@hesm.com">jim.paulino@hesm.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Daniel,<br><br>Thanks for the reply on the LEED requirements. You confirm an issue with having a campus system in that it can limit the potential energy points, but that is another topic...<br><br>What I'm not familiar with is how to change the "on-site" boilers that were modeled with a campus steam supply (I have been given a cost per lb of steam by the university), a steam to water heat exchanger and pumps. If anyone can walk me through this or point me in the right direction, I would appreciate that.<br><br>Thanks for any help,<br><br>Jim<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>"Daniel Knapp" <<a href="mailto:danielk@arborus.ca" target="_blank">danielk@arborus.ca</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Jim Paulino" <<a href="mailto:jim.paulino@hesm.com" target="_blank">jim.paulino@hesm.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:39:01 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Equest-users] eQuest - Campus Steam<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br><br>Hi Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Just FYI if this is a LEED model you should check out the District Energy Modelling Requirements from the USGBC (<a href="http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=7671" target="_blank">http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=7671</a>). By modelling as purchased steam you are limiting the number of EAc1 points available. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>—<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Daniel Knapp, PhD, LEED® AP O+M<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:danielk@arborus.ca" target="_blank">danielk@arborus.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Arborus Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Energy Strategies for the Built Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.arborus.ca" target="_blank">www.arborus.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>76 Chamberlain Avenue <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Ottawa, ON, K1S 1V9 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Phone: <a href="tel:%28613%29%20234-7178%20ext.%20113" target="_blank">(613) 234-7178 ext. 113</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Fax: <a href="tel:%28613%29%20234-0740" target="_blank">(613) 234-0740</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>On 2012-03-14, at 10:25 AM, Jim Paulino wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I've inherited an energy model that was done over 3 years ago by someone no longer at our firm.<br>I'm an eQuest novice and have a question about a system that uses campus steam for heating.<br>The original model was set up with two gas fired boilers. (I see this in the Component Tree tab in the Water-Side HVAC section)<br>How do I tell eQuest that the heating is from a campus/purchased steam system so that it complies with ASHRAE 90.1-2004 item G3.1.1.1, Purchased Heat which requires the campus utility rate to be used?<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=366 style='width:274.45pt'><tr style='min-height:25pt'><td width=223 style='width:167.1pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:25pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a name="13611b45ff2d587b__MailAutoSig"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Jim Paulino, P.E., CxA, LEED ™ AP</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td width=143 style='width:107.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 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