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I now always make my ceiling and roof heights the same on the top floor (if it is a flat roof) so I don’t end up with a plenum.<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><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:13.95pt'><td width=830 valign=top style='width:8.65in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.95pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=816 style='width:8.5in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:13.0pt'><td width=816 valign=top style='width:8.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rick Goeres, PE, LEED AP</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:47.75pt'><td width=830 valign=top style='width:8.65in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:47.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=816 style='width:8.5in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:35.25pt'><td width=100 valign=top style='width:75.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:35.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=69 height=67 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE681D.23E259A0" alt=Logo></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=716 valign=top style='width:536.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:35.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>MUSGROVE ENGINEERING, P.A.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Web: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.musgrovepa.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.musgrovepa.com/"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'>www.musgrovepa.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'><br>234 S. Whisperwood Way, Boise, ID 83709 <br>Ph: 208.384.0585 x324 <img border=0 width=12 height=12 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.gif@01CE681D.23E259A0" alt="cid:2.3167032686@web110213.mail.gq1.yahoo.com"> Fx:208.384.0765<br><b>Over 35 Years of Engineering Excellence<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><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'><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'><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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>David Eldridge<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 13, 2013 9:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> Equest User<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] LS-C Roof load? / OA Ventilation load?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If there is an unconditioned plenum/attic above the space then heat gain into the space will be through internal surface conduction (ceiling of the space into the floor of the attic/plenum).<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'>That appears to also be zero for this space however….you might need to elaborate on how this space is configured as far as how the roof is connected or not connected to the space.<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'>eQUEST doesn’t directly report a ventilation load, the reports are only for loads placed on AHU coils. There are some messages in the archive that discuss different approaches to quantifying that number.<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'>David<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><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </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:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><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'>David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, BEAP, HBDP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Grumman/Butkus Associates</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </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:black'> </span><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><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><a href="mailto:cic@jci.com">cic@jci.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> Equest User<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] LS-C Roof load? / OA Ventilation load?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi,</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The LS-C report is not showing roof load. How can we get the roof load from the report?. </span><br><img border=0 width=722 height=287 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.gif@01CE681D.23E259A0"><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also where we can find out the total/peak ventilation load?</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kathiresan</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>