Sajal:
Basically, the answer is yes. There is usually one node per zone.
You will find some help answering this question in the following article:
Oh, S., Haberl, J. 2015. “Origins of the Methods for Simulation of Building Energy Simulation: Part I: Whole Building Energy Use” published in Science and Technology
for the Building Environment, Taylor & Francis.
Jeff
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From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 4:33 AM
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Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Reviewer Comment
Dear All,
I need some commentary supports in view of the following comment form a reviewer.
"Energy Plus is using single node model of the zone which is not very good for big spaces like the factory"
... is it correct?
Sajal Chowdhury
B.Arch.(BUET), M.Arch.(BUET), M.Eng.(HU,Japan)C.
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