<html><head><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The design development wizard has an easy way to assign HVAC to zones. Also it is in my opinion the best workspace for 90% of the modeling process. I suggest you go up a legal of detail. Also I suggest you to for future models start (and if possible finish) your models in the design development wizard, as it is not really any harder then the schematic wizard but is more functional. Detailed should be saved for last and only used for items that can not be modeled in the wizards..<br>
<br>Best of luck<br><br>Sent from my Windows Phone<br></div></div><hr><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">From: </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Erik Rutherford</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Sent: </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">6/9/2012 10:02 AM</span><br><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">To: </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Subject: </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">[Equest-users] Zoning Pattern and Assignment to Systems</span><br><br>
</body></html><div>Hi everyone,</div><div> </div><div>I'm relatively new to Equest, and I've been having a little bit of trouble trying to build a suitable model in the Schematic Design Wizard. I've searched through the forum archive and didn't see this particular topic, so I apologize if it's already been discussed.</div>
<div> </div><div>The building I'm trying to model is a small, single story public works building that is approx 25% office space and 75% shop space (for fleet vehicle maintenance). In the SD Wizard pull down menu for Building Type on Screen 1, there are no 'pre-made' selections that resemble this, so I selected "Unknown, Custom or Mixed Use". On screen 2, I specified the zoning pattern as "By Activity Area" because the two areas of this building have significantly different systems. I then designated the appropriate activity types and relative areas. </div>
<div> </div><div>The problem I have is on screen 19 - HVAC System Definitions, the wizard does not present the option to select more than one system. Why is this? I don't want the packaged AC unit system that is found in the office area to be applied to the shop area, but it seems as though the model is doing just that (I get this impression because on screen 24 - HVAC System Fans, it indicates that the total square footage of the building is being served by System 1, not just the office area). In an attempt to work around this, I went back to screen 2, and designated the shop area as "Unconditioned", however I still get the impression that the one system is being applied to both zones </div>
<div> </div><div>I realize that this is probably just a basic misunderstanding of the simulation engine, however if someone could give their thoughts on the issue I'm having, it will probably help me understand things better so that I can solve my problem.</div>
<div> </div><div>Thanks in advance!</div><div>-Erik</div>