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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks so much for trying this out. I was
looking at it last night and realized the same thing. What we really need is to
have the ground loop primary, the boiler secondary, and activate the boiler
when the loop drops below a temperature or maybe when the ground loop HX
exceeds its ability to provide heat. Thanks again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Matthew W.
Higgins [mailto:MWHiggins@bpce.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 16, 2013 8:56
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Kathryn
Kerns</st1:PersonName>; Steve Woolery; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users] LEED
Issue with EQuest Software's Ability to Model Boilers on Ground Loops</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Bill found some
issues in the PS-H with this methodology (Thanks Bill!). I’m going to
look at it again and may be able to provide some more feedback. I should have
noted that the availability schedules don’t get around your problem, they
just allow for that equipment to be on the loop and unused/sparingly-used.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Matthew W.
Higgins <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 15, 2013
4:10 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Kathryn
Kerns</st1:PersonName>'; Steve Woolery; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users] LEED
Issue with EQuest Software's Ability to Model Boilers on Ground Loops<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Hi I recently went
thru this too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If you go through
the usual steps to create a GCHP loop, do these steps next:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Create
a hot water loop (and leave it as primary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Go
back to the GCHP loop and call it secondary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>After
doing so close out of that loop and go back into it and indicate that the
primary loop is the HW loop <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Create
a boiler and put it on the HW loop<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>After
this you have 2 options:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Use equipment controls/load management and flag
schedules to allow one loop to be on and the other off seasonally as you see
necessary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Create an availability schedule in the loop’s
control tab for the HW loop to suggest a high degree of diversity or off
seasonally as mentioned<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I prefer step 2
above and I know there are some issues when you don’t have a tower, like
below, but I’ve made it work previously.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>MATTHEW
HIGGINS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>CEM, ASHRAE-HBDP,
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <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><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Kathryn Kerns</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 15, 2013
10:27 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Steve Woolery; <a
href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] LEED Issue
with EQuest Software's Ability to Model Boilers on Ground Loops<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Everyone, I have received a snarky comment
from the LEED reviewers regarding eQuest and not being able to model back-up
boilers on a ground heat pump loop. See below. The ground loop is large
enough not to generate any temperature low alarm messages, the ground loop pump
flow never reaches 100% flow except for 1 hour and the ground loop heating
capacity is never exceeded. These facts do not appear to be a good enough
explanation not modeling the back up gas boiler. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>My questions for the group are:</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>1. Is there a way to add a boiler or some
additional heat source to a ground loop in eQuest? As far as I know the
only work around I have discovered is to represent the ground loop by creating
a water loop and adding a magical no energy consuming boiler and fluid cooler
to a heat pump water loop and change the water loop parameters to match
ground loop parameters. Then you can add normal boilers that will start if
the non-energy consuming ground loop boiler is too small for the
building heat load. I offered this option to the LEED reviewer and they
replied that it was not an established work around.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>2. If there is no way to attach a boiler
to a ground loop in eQuest, is there some established work around that somebody
has used that was accepted by a LEED reviewer?</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>3. Is there anything in the reports that
lists the maximum and minimum ground loop temperatures? I have been unable to
locate it. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>4. Does anyone have an written explanation
to answer "<em><i><font face="Times New Roman">If this </font></i></em>[the
boiler] <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">is not being modeled in the energy
modeling software then provide a thorough explanation for why it cannot be
modeled. "?</font></i></em></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>5.</span></font></i></em><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Does this sound
like LEED is trying to eliminate eQuest software, and if so, is there
anything we can do about it? "<em><i><font face="Times New Roman">in
the future the software selected to simulate the building components must be
able to model those components "</font></i></em></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>The project team could possibly
demonstrate that the boiler would not operate through a series of engineering
calculations, some other software that could possibly simulate the
building’s loop temperatures, or through a thorough explanation of how
the system operation prevents the boiler from operating. In short the project
team must demonstrate that the boiler will not operate, not just say that is
the case without presenting some evidence. If this is not being modeled in the
energy modeling software then provide a thorough explanation for why it cannot
be modeled. In the future the software selected to simulate the building
components must be able to model those components or use an exceptional
calculation (work around) to do so (G2.2). </span></font></i></em><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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