<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"MS Mincho";
panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Stylus BT";
panose-1:2 14 4 2 2 2 6 2 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"\@MS Mincho";
panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Consolas;
panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
pre
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
tt
{mso-style-priority:99;
font-family:"Courier New";}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.hoenzb
{mso-style-name:hoenzb;}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
{mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
font-family:Consolas;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:873076806;
mso-list-template-ids:-72960812;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1282298234;
mso-list-template-ids:-425952422;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:1682052127;
mso-list-template-ids:528002382;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</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">To Yusuf’s more recent question below:<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’re describing (varying the rotation/layout only with all else remaining constant) sounds most easily accomplished in a single file, within the wizard
stage. Set up your first building (ideally as a single shell), then create new shells by copying the first – editing the rotation and internal layout as necessary. If/when you have everything set up, you can save multiple copies of the file and remove the
shells you don’t want for each case to isolate to the correct building. You shouldn’t need re-enter the same information twice.<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">To something Yusuf mentioned earlier:<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">Modeling the savings of solar street/landscape lighting can be re-stated as determining the energy consumption of a “non-solar equivalent.” This is a lot trickier
than it may seem on the surface. Much of that complexity is tied up in what “non-solar equivalent” means in reality: Dig hard at the cutsheets of the solar equipment in question to come up with some hard numbers for photometrics and runtime realities. If
you are not trained/familiar with photometric lighting design software you may want to engage someone who is to help you along the way.<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"><img width="119" height="37" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD17EB.1F4B89D0" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">NICK CATON, P.E.</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900">SENIOR ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">25501 west valley parkway, suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">olathe, ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">direct 913.344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">fax 913.345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="www.smithboucher.com" title="blocked::www.smithboucher.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.smithboucher.com</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">
</span></u><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""> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Yusuf Turab<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bruce Easterbrook<br>
<b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Gated Community & Roof reflectivity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you. I guess I have someway to go before I have system sizing and unmet hours fully figured out. One more question:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
If I want to create multiple buildings of similar type, built up area and construction but different conditioned spaces, interior layouts and orientations. Can I simply make a copy of the old pd2 file and simply change the footprint zone and orientation in
the new file? I tried to do this but I cannot see the 3D model of the new building.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p>Does this mean every model has to be created from scratch?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Many Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Yusuf<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 11 April 2012 19:03, Bruce Easterbrook <<a href="mailto:bruce5@bellnet.ca">bruce5@bellnet.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><tt><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auto sizing is to ball park your system. There is no computer program which with the press of a button will design your building for you. You have unmet hours because you have conflicts in your design.
You now have to identify the conflicts and resolve them. eQuest works by prioritizing the cooling system, hence when you have conflicts they show up mostly as unheated hours. eQuest has a low default on airflow, 0.5 cfm/SF, this many times is a good place
to start. Depending on where you are 0.75 or 1.0 could work better. You can also vary the flow to different zones independently. You can't put 0.5 cfm into 20 spaces from the same AHU and expect the heating and cooling needs of each space to be met 100%
of the time. Get into your sim file and figure out where the spaces are with large unmet hours, figure out why and start adjusting the inputs to reduce them.</span></tt><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br>
<tt>There is no point to average the 4 orientations, nor is it allowed, just LEED mumbo jumbo. It just illustrates how the orientation of your building effects the energy consumption to run it. Most modellers get a building, a street, a front and back with
no option on orientation. That is your base case. It can be handy to illustrate design flaws if there is a large difference in energy consumption in different directions. Just don't call it that when you are telling the architect a 20 story atrium is not
a great idea on the north side of a building. lol.</tt><span style="color:#888888"><br>
<tt>Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.</tt><br>
<tt>Abode Engineering</tt></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
On 10/04/2012 02:53 PM, Yusuf Turab wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Why do I get unmet hours even when I select the auto size option in the HVAC system? What is the point of auto sizing?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Is there a way to simulate all 4 orientations and get an average result for the base case?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Yusuf Turab<br>
IGBC Accredited Professional, LEED Green Associate & GRIHA Trainer<br>
Y T Enterprises<br>
18 A, Hamsa Layout ¦ R.S Puram ¦ Coimbatore - 641002<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.ytenterprises.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ytenterprises.com/</a><br>
<br>
***** Email confidentiality notice *****<br>
The information contained in this email and any attachments is intended for the name recipients only. It may contain privileged and confidential information and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy distribute or take any action in reliance
on it. If you have received this email in error, please return it to the sender advising of the error and delete all copies from your system.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 10 April 2012 00:54, Yusuf Turab <<a href="mailto:yusuf@ytenterprises.com" target="_blank">yusuf@ytenterprises.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Group<br>
<br>
I have just started working on my first energy modeling project. I have two questions:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
How do I model roof reflectivity. I want to model a roof of 4 inch concrete with 1 inch stucco at the bottom and top and cover the roof with cool roof tiles. I am not sure how I can account for the energy efficiency gains compared to base case through a high
SRI roof.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
I am trying to model a large gated community with 330 villas and 7 other common buildings. As someone suggested on this group I am modeling each building type separately and using excel to come up with a total energy usage. But I am not sure how to model the
street lighting and landscape lighting at the exteriors. We plan to use solar street lights and I want to demonstrate the savings through use of solar energy.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Many Thanks<br>
<br>
Yusuf Turab<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 10 April 2012 00:32, nirupama lakshminarasimhan <<a href="mailto:nirupamalnarasimhan@gmail.com" target="_blank">nirupamalnarasimhan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I am modeling a big public school with a lot of systems and custom windows. The equest file we have right now is taking too long to load. I've tried opening it from different locations- the default equest project folder on C: , the public server, external
HDD, etc. It is just too slow in "importing project data" when it opens. The last time this happened, it was taking too long to load the BDL file and I ended up deleting a host of systems and starting from scratch. All my files- the .inp, .pd2, etc are in
the same path. I just cannot get it to work faster. I'm trying to calibrate the model and it is an awfully long wait for each simulation. Does someone have any thoughts on how I could get this to work faster?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888">Nirupama<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
Equest-users mailing list<br>
<a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><br>
To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">
EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Equest-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>