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Thank you so much for reviewing the model. Since I am not familiar with energy
performance of different terminal boxes was wondering if my selection was
correct. The mechanical drawings include diagram bellow for VAV terminal and a
schedule titled “Fan Powered Terminal unit Schedule” that marks DTQS as the
model of terminal boxes. Manufacturer’s (Titus) literature indicates DTQS as a Digital
Series Fan Powered Terminal and very energy efficient.</span></p>

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if selecting Series PIU is a correct selection for the proposed terminal. If
yes, then my second question would be the energy performance of Series PIU
terminals vs Std VAV terminals. Keeping everything equal, when I change terminal
types from Std VAV to Series PIU the annual energy costs increase, which
indicates Std VAV terminal is more energy efficient than Series PIU terminal. Is
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your help,</span></p>

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<font size="1"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,102,0)">LEED AP BD+C, GGP<font style="font-weight:bold"> </font></span><br></font><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:52 AM Bishop, Bill <<a href="mailto:bbishop@pathfinder-ea.com">bbishop@pathfinder-ea.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Morteza,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I looked at your model and nothing jumps out as far as obvious problems. I can’t tell if you’ve modeled anything incorrectly without reviewing the design (which I’m not volunteering to do).<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My question back to you is – what is it about the proposed design that should save energy compared to the baseline?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">~Bill<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:black">William Bishop, PE, BEMP, BEAP, CEM, LEED AP<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Morteza Kasmai via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 9, 2019 5:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Fan Powered Terminal vs Std VAV Terminal<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19)">This is a LEED v4 C&S project modeled with eQUEST 3.65 build 7175 DOE 2.3.</span><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19)">System Type for the Baseline Case is System 5 – Packaged VAV with HW boiler and for the Proposed Model is Gas fired RTUs with Digital Series Fan Powered Terminal (DTQS).
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19)">Comparing the annual energy costs of the two models, when I change terminal type of the propose design system to Series PIU the energy costs of the model increases by 12%, which indicates
 the baseline system is more efficient the design system. Is this correct or there is something wrong with the terminal type selection? INP and PD2 files of the model are attached.</span><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(39,78,19)">Thank you for your help.</span><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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