Dear Jean,
· If the model is NOT affected significantly by incident solar radiation on internal walls, I just add InternalMass in each zone of an amount the same as the internal walls. You need a wall Construction of the right materials and a rough measurement of the area. (Area must be doubled if both surfaces of the wall are exposed to the zone)
· If the model IS affected significantly by incident solar radiation, I add the walls in the model.
o This is something of a judgment call!
· When combining multiple floors (e.g., floors 2-9 for a 10 story building), make sure you have the floor constructions properly accounted for.
· Furnishings and equipment are a bit more of a judgment call, since their mass varies so much. My approach is to make sure I’ve got the walls accounted for and then add 10-20% for furnishings, depe
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