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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: green roof modelling



Hello,
this was discussed earlier (search in archives). One point was that you have to activate roof irrigation otherwise the consumption will be greater with the green roof than without it!
Regards

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ece Mumcu" <mumcuece@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> 
> I am modelling a green roof for my uni project at the moment. The aim of this project will be to find out how the green roofing affects the thermal performance of a building in a cooling season in San Francisco. 
> I will simulate the same building once with a bare roof and with a green roof and monitor the indoor temperatures in both cases or cooling loads reduction.  I am still looking for a native plant for the location if I do not find will go for sedum. However, I have very little idea how energy plus interpret the precipitation and irrigation input and how I can schedule them.In the inputoutput reference, there is this option smart schedule which (I guess)lets user combine the two but not clear.
> So, I would be grateful if someone familiar with green roof modelling in energy plus helps me 
> 
> Any information about green roofing is welcome.
> 
> thanks
>




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