[Equest-users] Roof over lower Floor

[Brandon Crane]

I used the 'Design Development Wizard' in eQuest to create a 2-story
building with different floor plans for each floor.  While running the
wizard I made sure not to check the 'sloped roof' button for the first
floor, despite the need for some roof modeling over some of the zone.  I
also made sure to add a roof to the top (2nd) floor of the building.  I
hit 'finish' and the program developed my model the way I had expected.


 

Except my lower floor has a roof listed over every zone.  Furthermore,
the roofs listed over every floor are listed as external partitions.

 

I have the following questions regarding this perceived problem:

-          Is this a problem?  Ie...Will an external roof over a lower
floor (below an upper floor) be included in the energy model?

-          If this is a problem, how do I alleviate the situation?  Is
it okay to simply delete the exterior roof of a lower floor or should
this roof be replaced with a ceiling?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

 

 

Brandon Crane

FSi consulting engineers

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Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 622-3321 ext. 311

brandonc at fsi-engineers.com <mailto:brandonc at fsi-engineers.com> 

 

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