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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES-AR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I am working in a very large building, which has many different space usage types.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The HVAC Project consists in a lot of AHUs, constant volume, fan coil units and active chilled beams. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The issue is that there are almost 1500 spaces distributed in the different systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I am a little disoriented because I started modeling my Project Building with each one of the AHUs without discriminating each space, but this AHUs attend different space usage types, for instance, one of them is for the “Pharmacy”, and it attends circulation, office spaces and storage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>According to the number of floors, building area and heating source, my Baseline HVAC system will be System 7, Variable air volume with reheat. So I will assign one VAV AHU for each floor. And then, how will I assign each VAV zone?, do I have to model all the 1500 spaces or will it be enough to model a VAV box for each AHU as defined in the Project Building?,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I will really appreciate your comments on this,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Paula<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ES-AR'><img width=192 height=65 id="Imagen_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D26BF7.8204EA20" alt="Region XII Horizontal-small"></span><span lang=ES style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ES'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=ES style='color:#943634;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Ingeniera Paula Andrea Hernández LEED AP (BD +C)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=ES style='color:#943634;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Capitulo Argentino de ASHRAE Board Member - Region XII MP RVC<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Estudio Ingeniero Mario Pedro Hernández<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Tel./Fax: 4302-9561 Tel.: 4303-3481<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Av. Montes de Oca 1103 5º D - C.A.B.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'>Web Site: </span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'><a href="http://www.mphingenieria.com.ar/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>www.mphingenieria.com.ar</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:ES'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:mphingenieria@fibertel.com.ar"><span style='color:blue'>paulahernandez4@fibertel.com.ar</span></a></span><span lang=ES style='mso-fareast-language:ES'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>