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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I see a few paths forward, of varying complexity:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Are you comfortable assuming the double height shades are static, or do you want to define them with a fractional annual shading schedule? (the former can be accomplished in wizards with 2 window types,
the latter requires detailed edits)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Are you comfortable with massaging the interior zone layouts such that both floors have identical footprint? If so, that also simplifies things much further geometrically and the geometries can be
done largely within the wizards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">I think any approach will require detailed edits to switch the 2<sup>nd</sup> level office partitions (glazing) to something thermally representative of glass.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If neither above simplification is acceptable, you can either define 2 shells, one for each level, or 3 nested shells (perimeter donut, core first level, core 2<sup>nd</sup> level). Each of these approaches
requires a fair amount of post-wizard geometrical edits. If you aren’t comfortable with detailed mode geometrical edits, factor that into your decision as to whether the “identical zone layout” simplification is acceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Also this may be obvious, but in case you weren’t aware, Katia L. opened a thread here for the same building with specific regard to how one might approach the roof geometrically.<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:12.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E">NICK CATON, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900">SENIOR ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC9900"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">25501 west valley parkway, suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E">direct 913.344.0036<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>Elie Ayoub<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 09, 2014 4:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Building Geometry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please advice how can we define the space attached in the pics using eQUEST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am dealing with a two storey office and want to define its geometry in eQUEST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried to use the AutoCAD drawing but eQUEST wasn’t reading it properly<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have Double Glazing for the upper office floor with a void between them. This Void is connected to the lower office space as you can see from the attachments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please help so I would be able to perform the energy modeling on this Project<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">Elie Ayoub</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Project Engineer <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">OPUS consulting engineers – Mechanical Department<span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
<a href="mailto:zhaddad@opus-engineering.com">www.opus-engineering.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+961 / T: (0)1 381360 - F: (0)1 381356<o:p></o:p></p>
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