[Bldg-sim] EQUEST or IES for ASHRAE 90.1 modelling??

Chris Yates chris.malcolm.yates at gmail.com
Mon May 16 01:47:29 PDT 2011


Claire,
I believe that you have to use ApHVAC for A90.1 modelling in IES. Some 
people find this quite challenging.
Chris

On 16/05/2011 09:42, Claire Das Bhaumik wrote:
> Which software package would you recommend for ASHRAE 90.1 modelling?
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> At the moment I'm thinking:
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> -          IES: more user friendly and likely to be quicker especially
> with complex geometries, but expensive (we already use IES but would
> have to pay for the ASHRAE 90.1 navigator and related modules and
> training, support)
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> -          EQUEST - less automated and less suited to complex geometries
> but cheaper and maybe designed more for ASHRAE modelling, less support
> (but maybe more support from other users as software is widely used),
> based on 'British' units (we are in UK so this means we generally have
> to convert units)
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> -          Tas - slow and clunky but gets there in the end, bit of a
> non-runner in the long term for ASHRAE as you have to build all the
> buildings manually, unless they actually release the long-promised
> ASHRAE plug in
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> Thanks,
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> Dr Claire Das Bhaumik
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