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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">So this is eQUEST or DOE-2 nomenclature, not common industry abbreviations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Just a guess:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">GFlSP =
<b>G</b>round <b>Fl</b>oor <b>S</b>lab <b>P</b>erimeter (the construction for the exposed edge of a horizontal slab)
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<b>G</b>round <b>F</b>loor <b>S</b>lab <b>H</b>orizontal <b>L</b>ayer (the construction for an exposed slab)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You can get a hint by where these constructions are actually used in the model. Right-click in the 3-D Geometry view. Check “Walls > By Construction”, then “Walls > Define”
to see the colors used for that construction to visually identify where they are used in the model. Or search for the constructions within the .inp file using a text editor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> John Aulbach <jra_sac@yahoo.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 5, 2024 3:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bill Bishop <William.J.Bishop@imegcorp.com>; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Meanings of Constructions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sure! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">These are shown in the tree for the DETAIL mode on the left side of the screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 11:35:37 AM MST, Bill Bishop <<a href="mailto:william.j.bishop@imegcorp.com">william.j.bishop@imegcorp.com</a>> wrote:
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Can you share a screen capture?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"> John Aulbach <<a href="mailto:jra_sac@yahoo.com">jra_sac@yahoo.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 5, 2024 2:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>; Bill Bishop <<a href="mailto:William.J.Bishop@imegcorp.com">William.J.Bishop@imegcorp.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Meanings of Constructions</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Bill, they are eQuest construction rems used in the construction menu. I have no idea how to use them in a sentence.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 11:08:39 AM MST, Bill Bishop <<a href="mailto:william.j.bishop@imegcorp.com">william.j.bishop@imegcorp.com</a>> wrote:
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Can you use it in a sentence?</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Aulbach via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 5, 2024 12:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Meanings of Constructions</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">There are some alphabet soup construction terms that never seem to be defined anywhere:</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Does anyone know what they mean. Obvious pertaining to the ground floor, but..</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">John R Aulbach, PE</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6343753975msonormal1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Ageless eQuest Participant</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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