[Equest-users] Basement Window in Well

[Steven Savich]

John you're correct.  Had to do this a few times.  You'll need to create
EXTERIOR-WALL surfaces and attach them to the space.  Straightforward to do
in the interface if you have only a few to deal with, but faster to create
in the .inp file if you have several walls & windows to make.  Remember to
allow the wall to be large enough to fit the window AND frame. 

 

You'll also need to look at infiltration, since basement spaces in equest
are not given infiltration numbers in the Wizard, you'll need to deal with
that after the fact.

 

Steven Savich, LEED AP

Systems West Engineers

411 High Street

Eugene, OR  97401-2427

(541) 342-7210

(541) 342-7220 (fax)

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of John
Aulbach
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:15 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org; Jason Wendel
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Basement Window in Well

 


Pure guess.

 

The windows are not in the underground wall, as they are not looking at
dirt. I would make your basement wall in two sections, underground and above
ground. Put the full underground sq.ft and attributes into the below grade
wall. Add the above grade wall with a HUGE R value, so it essentially will
have little heat transfer. Add the windows to THIS wall.

 

I told you this is a complete guess. I have never tried this before. And
unfortunately, have little time ti research it at the moment.

 

I am sure SOMEONE  has done this..

--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Jason Wendel <jwendel at heatheng.com> wrote:


From: Jason Wendel <jwendel at heatheng.com>
Subject: [Equest-users] Basement Window in Well
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:10 AM

I am designing a building with a basement, with windows in window wells.
How do I get equest to allow me to put the windows in the underground walls?
I'm in the detailed data edit mode.

 

-Jason


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