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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Seaman, Ethan via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 12, 2025 8:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Aulbach <jra_sac@yahoo.com>; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Listing Apartment and Common Areas separately<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">John,<br>
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You should be able to create a sub-meter under the utility tab, and set which ever spaces/zones you want to that sub-meter.<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"> Equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 11, 2025 11:01 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] Listing Apartment and Common Areas separately<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I have been doing multifamily eQuest models quite successfully. I can certainly separate the Apartment and Common areas. But how can you separate the two on a monthly basis? The generated Excel
file does not separate the two on a monthly basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">But perhaps I am missing something?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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