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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi,<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'>This happens because the load calculation is made with a fixed temperature (see picture). All the spaces, include plenum zones, have the same temperature by default (70°F). So, all roof load appears in the plenum spaces. To considerate the roof load, you have to change this temperature in plenum spaces and a part of roof load will appear like "internal surface conduction". But I'm not sure if this is a good practice. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Maybe someone else has an opinion about that.<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'><img width=679 height=417 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE9415.676D8D60"></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-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rodrigo Cerqueira, </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ing. jr, M.Ing.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Simulation énergétique<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'><img width=244 height=137 id="Image_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE9415.676D8D60" alt=signatureCouriel><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 style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>De la part de</b> Bhartendu Awasthi<br><b>Envoyé :</b> 8 août 2013 06:35<br><b>À :</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Objet :</b> [Equest-users] Roof Conduction Load<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;white-space:pre-wrap'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I am doing an energy simulation model in eQuest. I noticed that the load through roof conduction in LS-C is zero where as in LS-B (for plenum space) it is showing some load.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As per my understanding this load should appear in LS-C also.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Also, if I reduce the U value of the roof, the load through roof reduces and can be accounted in LS-B only (plenum space).</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Refer attached LS-C and LS-B reports.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Any help will be appreciated.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks & Regards</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bhartendu Awasthi</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div></div></div></body></html>