[Bldg-sim] EQUEST or IES for ASHRAE 90.1 modelling??

[Martin Roy ing. LEED AP]

We use Equest, free, and title 24(based on ASHRAE 
90.1) reference case is possible.
Engine is DOE2.2 and you can modify .bld

Martin

At 04:47 16/05/2011, Chris Yates wrote:
>Claire,
>I believe that you have to use ApHVAC for A90.1 
>modelling in IES. Some people find this quite challenging.
>Chris
>
>On 16/05/2011 09:42, Claire Das Bhaumik wrote:
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>>Which software package would you recommend for ASHRAE 90.1 modelling?
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>>At the moment I'm thinking:
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>>-          IES: more user friendly and likely to be quicker especially
>>with complex geometries, but expensive (we already use IES but would
>>have to pay for the ASHRAE 90.1 navigator and related modules and
>>training, support)
>>
>>-          EQUEST - less automated and less suited to complex geometries
>>but cheaper and maybe designed more for ASHRAE modelling, less support
>>(but maybe more support from other users as software is widely used),
>>based on 'British' units (we are in UK so this means we generally have
>>to convert units)
>>
>>-          Tas - slow and clunky but gets there in the end, bit of a
>>non-runner in the long term for ASHRAE as you have to build all the
>>buildings manually, unless they actually release the long-promised
>>ASHRAE plug in
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dr Claire Das Bhaumik
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>>Senior Environmental Modeller
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