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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">To add a few thoughts:<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">Coming out of the wizards, all space surface dimensions by default (before any overriding) source their inputs from the shell height inputs (flr-to-flr / flr-to-clg) and the associated space polygon. If you
allow them to continue making the same default references, editing the polygon (and height inputs if necessary) will do most of the work for you and “stretch” the walls/floor/ceiling/roof surfaces as you intend.<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">The only extra caution I’ll add is to consider editing the associated floor construction. eQuest wizards work out an “effective U value,” based on exposed perimeter length and slab/insulation properties. That’s
why you will often observe many unique constructions for a given shell, defined & assigned per space. Stretching the same floor to double the size with no other edits would not account for the additional perimeter envelope loads through the slab on grade.<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">To quickly gain a handle on how to appropriately edit the associated constructions (there should be one per non-core space), you could make a separate copy of your current model, navigate back to wizards, edit
the zonal foot print for the affected spaces, then click “finish” to have those slab constructions recalculated with the new perimeter lengths. Referencing that scratch model, edit the working model’s slab constructions to match.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Your other constructions shouldn’t require any extra attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best of luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">~Nick<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""> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Adam Towell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andersen, Stephanie; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Modifying existing building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Stephanie-<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">I'll take a shot at explaining how I deal with changing spaces, although I'm sure someone else on here will have a more thorough explanation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(This is assuming that you're working in the detailed edit mode). Whenever I need to resize a space, I change the coordinates of the space polygon that the space is using. This will ensure that the walls/roofs/floors
stay assigned to the right spot and remain the correct size. In addition to altering the size of the space by changing the polygon size, you may need to adjust the floor polygon to reflect the new size of the whole floor.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As a quick example- if I need to double the size of a space, I adjust the space polygon accordingly. As long as the roof and floor of the space are set to the top and bottom of the space respectively, they should
automatically change their shape/size to fit the adjusted polygon. <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">It may take some trial and error with regards to the polygon's orientation in order to get everything correct.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I hope this makes sense and I didn't confuse you further!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.0pt">Adam E. Towell<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"">
<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andersen, Stephanie<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Modifying existing building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My firm and I have two projects for the same owner that are very similar. They consist of a sales area, a warehouse and repair bays. For the most part the buildings have the same design, except the warehouse and repair bays have doubled
in size. I’ve figured out how to move the walls to increase those areas, but I can’t figure out how to expand the roof and floor to cover the new area.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is the first time I’ve ever done an energy model with eQUEST so please go slow :)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">-Stephanie<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#404040"><br>
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