[Equest-users] Workflow for Energy Modeling: Advice on BestPractices

Nicholas Couture, LEED AP ncouture at emtec-engineers.com
Tue Feb 16 09:16:22 PST 2010


Robert,
 
I asked a similar question not long ago.  See some of the responses
attached.
 
 
Nick Couture, LEED AP
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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Des Rosiers
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:12 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Workflow for Energy Modeling: Advice on
BestPractices



All:

We are currently developing an energy model to satisfy the Performance
Rating Method of ASHRAE for the LEED credit EA1 (Optimize Energy
Performance).  I do have some eQUEST training but I would still consider
myself relatively inexperienced -- this is my first official energy
model being used to satisfy the LEED credit.

 

I have developed both the baseline and proposed design models in the DD
Wizard and have since further refined the proposed design model in
detailed mode.

 

Questions:

What is the recommended workflow for completing this analysis?  By this
I mean, do the experts out there typically begin the models in eQUEST's
wizard mode and then move to detailed mode to refine the model?

 

Would you recommend moving the baseline model into detailed mode or is
it acceptable to keep the model in wizard mode if all components have
been inputted?

 

Is there any recommended resource material to help with this process
(books/reference manuals)?

 

Any advice regarding workflow is greatly appreciated.

 

Robert Des Rosiers, LEED-AP

STUDIO MA

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Telephone 602 251 3800

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