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<DIV>I’m unsure how to deal with interstitial spaces between floors (see sketch
attached) that are only indirectly heated and cooled. This is for a LEED
project, so I have to document how I account for the energy in eQuest. The
spaces are not occupied, and should not count toward building area gross square
feet. Simply treating the spaces as unconditioned on one side of a horizontal
partition won’t be very accurate. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have considered modeling the interstitial spaces separately, exporting
the hourly loads and temperature profiles, and creating some sort of internal
load to represent them – but that sounds like a long way around to get where I’m
going.</DIV>
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<DIV>Does anyone have a hint for me?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">David R.
Weigel, PE<BR>Member / President<BR>The Watt Doctors, LLC<BR>1189 Golden Circle
SW<BR>Lilburn, GA 30047-1913<BR>678-353-6394 office<BR>901-619-1716
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