[Equest-users] Modelling small spaces

[Jeremy McClanathan]

I believe that in the detailed interface you can delete the appropriate exterior walls, replace them with interior walls, and change the type to adiabatic.

Jeremy

From: Robby Oylear [mailto:robbyo at rushingco.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:33 PM
To: 'Dan Reeves'; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Modelling small spaces


1.       The file runs fine for me in eQUEST 3.63b

2.       You're correct, there isn't an elegant way to model just an interior space without extending the floor plate out beyond your walls.

Robby Oylear, LEED(r) AP
Mechanical Engineer
direct: 206.788.4571
cell: 206.354.2721
www.rushingco.com<http://www.rushingco.com/>

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Dan Reeves
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:28 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Modelling small spaces

This sounds simple so hopefully somebody can help me out.  I am trying to model a simple rectangular space with a single rooftop HVAC zone and the roof as the only exterior exposure.  Every time I enter the space information on the wizard and try to exit the wizard, the calculations are run and eQuest is shut down without any mention of errors and no messages.  This happens whether I use the Schematic Design Wizard or the Detailed Design Wizard.  It creates a PD2 file, but this file will not work either.  I have included one of these files to show what happens.  Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong?

The second question that I have is about walls.  Most of our projects are single tenant spaces with no exterior exposure on the walls.  There is an option to choose an adiabatic roof, but this option does not appear for walls.  I suppose I could just extend the footprint shape past the zone footprint, but is there a cleaner way to do this?

Thank you,

Dan Reeves
MEP Project Manager
PDMS Design Group
817-701-4808
817-633-4153 (fax)


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