[Bldg-sim] [Equest-users] Query

[Nick Caton]

Hi Sambhav,

I'm copying your email to the eQuest-Users mailing list, where I would
advise posting future eQuest-specific queries for more timely support.

1. The answer is yes.  The "where" to your question depends on more
specifically what you're asking to learn.  If you are trying to define
percentage of windows for each face from the beginning, in a simple
fashion, that can be done in the same set of wizard screens where you've
imported and traced your building dxf outline/zones (#6 more precisely).
If you are trying to determine the actual percentage glazing after doing
a custom window/door placement from the same wizard screen #6, you can
find this by:
	a.  Running a calculation
	b.  Click 'Tools' --> 'View Simulation Output...'
	c.  Scroll to the last page of the LV-D report (Details of
Exterior Surfaces) and divide the appropriate sum (overall or by
specific orientation) 	for "WINDOW AREA" into the corresponding sum for
"WINDOW+WALL AREA"

2. In the second wizard screen, where you define your custom
footprint/zoning, you can subsequently click the "Zone characteristics"
button, where you can initially define simply which zone are
conditioned/unconditioned.  The floor plan displayed on that screen has
text which will dynamically tell you the percentage conditioned vs.
unconditioned as you toggle various zones between the two.  I think this
is the easiest way to do this in eQuest, though personally I think I
would be more inclined to use the "area" function in AutoCAD if you've
got your DXF file prepared.

3. If you're referring to a 90.1 baseline design for something like
LEED, this is most easily accomplished at the very end of your inputs by
defining the 3 additional orientations as new azimuths (90, 180,270) for
parametric runs.  For a more detailed explanation I'd encourage you to
first examine (and bookmark) the equest-users archives:
http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/

4. Yes.  In the zone/perimeter definition screens, where you lay out the
verticies, there is a box on the left hand side labeled "Background:."
Select " -none- " from that dropdown box.

Good luck and best wishes on your energy modeling, Sambhav!

~Nick


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-----Original Message-----
From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of sambhav
tiwari
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 4:26 AM
To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Bldg-sim] Queary

Hi ,
           I am working on a building for energy modelling using
equest now just able to finish the dxf files .I had some queries
before proceeding with equest

1:  When my 3d model is created in equest can equest tell what is
north east west south and overall window wall ratio of the building?
if y where?

2: Can equest show what is overall conditioned area of building if yes
where it shows?

3: How to get the base case in such a manner that it is average of
four orientations in equest

4: when i am drawing the interior zones of the dxf in the equest then
when i have to go in next shell (floor) and import the next floor at
the time it merges the floor with the previeous one so that there is
difficuilty in drawing internal zones is there any option so that we
can switch off the previous floor dxf so that we dont have any problem
in drawing the current dxf zones.

I look forward for your valuable response

Thanks
Sambhav.
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