[Bldg-sim] equest zoning and spaces

[Carol Gardner]

Yes to you Nick! So let's nest them. HVAC Sys One (aka the "HVAC Zone" or
the Parent HVAC system), has some Child thermal zones, e.g. TZ space 1 Zone,
TZ space 2 Zone, TZ space 3 Zone , etc., etc. (as many as you check) as
Children. These Thermal Zones are then Parents of the Child spaces: TZ space
1, TZ space 2, TZ space 3, etc., etc. So the Parent HVAC System (aka HVAC
zone by way of ASHRAE std 90, etc), has Child Thermal Zones, which are the
Parents of the Child Spaces. If you actively name your spaces, their zones,
and their HVAC systems, you might stand a chance of seeing the light of day.

Here's looking at you kids!!

Carol the PE in PDX

Don't ya think someone ought to pay me for this!?!

 I agree 110%!  In this case, there’s a method to the madness though…
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> My admittedly confusing wording stems from a *minor *wizard screen UI
> quirk that I would suggest considering to address in future eQuest
> releases:
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> In the second DD shell wizard screen, a user may define a custom “shell”
> and ”zone” footprints (screenshot attached and below).  This screen can be
> misleading to new users (as recently illustrated) by consistently use the
> term “zone” when one is really more correctly defining “spaces.”  Whether
> these spaces should end up being individual/distinct thermal zones or tied
> together as a larger thermal zone(s) (i.e. core/perimeter/custom) depends
> entirely on later wizard screens, wizard system type selection and/or
> detailed mode user input.
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> While I’m sure this space/zone distinction has received an exhaustive level
> of attention now for anyone following this conversation, it might still help
> future new users and those of us trying to guide them if this UI item could
> be polished out a bit further.
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> ~Nick
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> *From:* bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Carol Gardner
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:49 AM
> *To:* Carol Gardner
> *Cc:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org; Jacob Faiola
> *Subject:* Re: [Bldg-sim] equest zoning and spaces
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> I didn't see Nicks answer last night or I'd have just gone to bed. However,
> I have another thing that might help. Nick said "define each space as a
> zone" which is confusing to some as it stands. They way I think of it for
> clarity is "define each space as a thernal zone" which then gets assigned to
> an HVAC zone. Might seem picky but in this work all clarity is good. Hope
> you agree, Nick.
> Carol
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> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Carol Gardner <gems at spiritone.com>
> wrote:
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> Jacob Faiola wrote:
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> Hi all;
>  If I specify only 1 zone with multiple spaces for a high accuracy
> residential home model,
> can I still specify precise equipment loads for each space appliance by
> appliance?
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> The equipment loads are input into a space not a zone, so yes
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>  Also, can you define the footprint of the spaces in the DD wizard or is
> that done through the detailed interface?
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>  Either. I would suggest DD wizard.
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>  thanks,
> Jacob Faiola
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