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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would create a new CONSTRUCTION, using the “U-Value Input” for SPECIFICATION METHOD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Then you will need to go up to your Surfaces, and select the new CONSTRUCTION you just made.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You should also delete the defective CONSTRUCTIONS that are giving you the error messages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Be aware that if you use the “Layers Input” method, eQUEST gets very unhappy since there is not enough mass. I suspect you are trying to alter an existing Layer, and have lost to much mass in the materials you
have selected. This can happen when most of the materials use the “Resistance” SPECIFICATION METHOD><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As an example, it you were modeling a metal building, you want to use “U-Value Input” since there is not enough mass in the sheet metal and insulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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""> Zheng Ling [mailto:zling@williamsengineering.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Process load schedule type<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi there, in E-Quest when running simulation. The program shows the following errors:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="476" height="107" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CDEFFF.B8F6E6A0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CDEF50.D57996B0"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When “check building description”, it shows info below. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I tried to use U value rather layer thru the “Error Navigation” button. But it seems the wrong place to correct. Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">THX a lot!<o:p></o:p></p>
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