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<p>Effiong,</p>
<p>Here is my reaction to your questions:</p>
<p>1) While it's true you might not need simulations to determine
the energy usage of church buildings in Nigeria, simulations are
very helpful in understanding the reasons behind that energy
usage. For example, if you just wanted to know how much energy
church buildings in Nigeria used, you can simply survey a number
of them and get their energy bills. But then what? However, if
you used simulations you can determine the factors for that energy
use and, understand how much energy can be saved with changes in
operations and building construction, normalize for building size
and climate to get an EEI, etc.<br>
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<p>2) I would recommend using eQUEST because it has the most easy
to use Graphical User Interface of all the programs I've seen, and
of course, is free of charge. However, be aware that eQUEST works
only in Inch-Pound (IP) units rather than metric SI, so be
prepared to do a lot of conversions in creating your building
model. <br>
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<p>3) I'm not aware of any purpose-built software for calculating
carbon footprint, but you should be able to do that with the
hourly reports from eQUEST for energy usage by fuel type, and
figuring out the fuel-to-electricity conversion in your area.</p>
<p>Joe<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="90">Joe Huang
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/2018 10:32 AM, Effiong
Edentekhe via Equest-users wrote:<br>
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everyone,</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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I am currently working on a Masters degree project titled
"Energy Performance and Carbon Footprint of Church Buildings
in Nigeria."</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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objectives of the project are:</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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Assess the energy consumption of major church buildings.</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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Determine the factors responsible for their current energy
performance.</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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Estimate some of the energy performance indices in church
buildings (e.g. EEI, EPI, etc.).</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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Determine the quantities of energy usage and their consumption
patterns within the location of the churches (e.g. unit energy
for lighting, cooling, etc.).</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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Evaluate the carbon footprint of the church buildings.</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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initially picked eQUEST thinking the project requires energy
simulation but one of the energy consultants here said it may
not require that. </div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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am currently not familiar with any building software but I can
learn really fast if the project requires that I use one by
your assessment of the above objectives.</div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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will appreciate if there are other more suitable softwares for
this kind of project you can recommend, especially simpler and
purpose-built options. </div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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I will appreciate if you can recommend a simple software for
calculating carbon footprint outside online carbon footprint
calculators. </div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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will really appreciate your input. </div>
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<div style="font-family:'helvetica
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you very much.</div>
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