[BLDG-SIM] Bulilding Simulation Software for Pools

[Mark Zoeteman]

In reference to the RSPEC software, we received the following
information from our state energy office:
1.	Program is designed to run on Windows 95 and doesn't operate on
Windows 98 and above.
2.	US DOE also has been unsure of its accuracy and currently
doesn't support the program.
 
Mark Zoeteman, P.E.
Sustainable Engineering
(616) 765-3500 
 <mailto:markzoeteman at core.com> markzoeteman at core.com
 
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From: postman at gard.com [mailto:postman at gard.com] On Behalf Of Marcus
Sheffer
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:41 AM
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Cc: davecstewart at ns.sympatico.ca; asl1 at psu.edu
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] Bulilding Simulation Software for Pools
 
To my knowledge none of the typical energy simulation software can
adequately simulate natatorium energy use.

We have done energy simulation work for numerous natatoriums using
custom software we have crated for this purpose.  Typically we have used
it to analyze various HVAC options.  There is US DOE-funded software
available free to analyze the use of pool covers and solar water heating
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/rspec/software.
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/rspec/software.html> html
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/rspec/software.html> 

To simulate the whole building we combine the results from our software
with PowerDOE results for the remainder of the facility.

At 09:58 AM 06/13/2003 -0300, you wrote:


Dear Group:
 
I am looking at a 50.000 indoor pool and my question is this:
Would Visual DOE be the preferred tool to simulate the building.  It
will have a dehumidifcation heat pump for the pool and a combination of
distributed heat pumps and radiant floor water to water heat pumps fed
by an open loop system. 
 
Thanks
 
Dave Stewart
  


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