[Bldg-sim] EAc1 Points

[Karen Walkerman]

Right now I use eQuest predominantly, although for advanced systems modeling
I'm moving towards Energy Plus.

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Karen

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Karen Walkerman <kwalkerman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I often create a number of parametric runs for my clients which compare,
> among other things, changes to mechanical systems.  Sometimes creating the
> energy model early in the design process requires me to make changes to
> zoning, geometry and systems for the final LEED model, but hey, using
> modeling to make design decisions is what it was designed to do, isn't it?
>
> In my experience, even after modeling 100's of buildings, there is not
> always one good answer for every building.  Changes in space use, occupancy
> levels and existing building conditions have large impacts on mechanical
> systems choices (not to mention budgets and available fuels).
>
> --
> Karen
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Will Mak <wmak at epsteinglobal.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a tool out there that allows you to quickly analyze the effect
>> different mechanical systems will have on energy cost savings? It seems that
>> a lot of project teams during the design stages want to know the influence
>> on energy models and ultimately how big of a drop or gain in LEED points
>> certain system changes will have. Ironically, the current process of LEED is
>> analyzing the energy a building consumes based on systems that are already
>> designed…
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