Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Simulating a Multi Story Building

["Michael J. Witte" <mjwitte@xxxxxxxx>]

You can make the entry zone a separate thermal zone, or you can lump it with 
the floor above.  In either case, there must be an extra floor surface in the 
floor 1 zone which is above the entry.  This floor surface is either in contact 
with the ground (if the entry is combined into the same thermal zone) or it is 
an interzone surface adjacent to the entry zone.

Mike


On 7 Feb 2008 at 15:48, Nuno Costa Brandão wrote:

> Hi Mike,
> 
> There is one more detail that I would like to clarify. There is one
> more floor, a parking lot for vehicles(floor -1 below floor 1). A part
> of the floor 1  is embedded in the floor -1 like an access zone from
> the parking lot. People park their cars in the parking lot, enter the
> access zone, which is heated or cooled, speak to the receptionist and
> go to the stairs up to the floor above. How can this be correctly
> simulated? 
> 
> The objective of this simulation is to obtain annual energy building
> consumption. 
> 
> Thanks for the help
> Nuno Brandão
> 
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