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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IN link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Nick,<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'>I am attaching herewith the building layout for the building showing the staircases. Note that the as per the building layout these staircases are not covered and open to surroundings.<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'>There is no HVAC System serving to these staircases.<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Thanks,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Nimesh Prajapati</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>(+91 9687133492)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>HVAC Design Engineer & Energy Modeller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=184 height=50 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD9C95.513943E0" alt="Description: Description: C:\Users\nimesh.prajapati\Desktop\CADD.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Caton [mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 22 September 2012 00:58<br><b>To:</b> Nimesh Prajapati Nimesh; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] eQuest modeling of Open / Uncovered Staircases<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Nimesh,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If I’m correctly guessing the stairs are exterior to the building perimeter, I would advise not wrapping your envelope around the stairs and creating false interior spaces. Do model the exterior doorways, and consider approximating their effect as building shades for your proposed model (not the baseline).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you’re asking about open <u>interior</u> staircases interconnecting three stories, and your question is more about thermal zones/system relationships, I think the mailing list needs more info on those things to provide an informed response.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=119 height=37 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CD9C95.4718F310" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900'>SENIOR ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CC9900'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]">[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nimesh Prajapati Nimesh<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] eQuest modeling of Open / Uncovered Staircases<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Dear Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>In one my recent Project I have building which is having five nos of Open / Uncovered Staircases and the building is three storey.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Shall I consider as part of building envelope and model it in eQuest for Baseline & Proposed Case?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Can anyone guide me?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>Thanks,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'><br>Nimesh Prajapati</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>HVAC Design Engineer <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>(+91 9687133492)<br>email: <a href="mailto:nimonomics@yahoo.in">nimonomics@yahoo.in</a><br>Skype: nimonicideas<br></span><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#407F00'>Please 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