[Equest-users] Proposed & Baseline

[Brahme, Rohini UTRC]

I normally have 2 models - one for proposed, another for baseline. The
averaging for baseline will have to be done outside in excel (although I
have not used the new version of eQuest - so don't know what added
functionalities it has). The rotation results are obtained by running
parametric options on the azimuth. 

Also, I have seen on the EnergyGauge website that  it does these extra
steps of generating a LEED report
(http://www.energygauge.com/flacom/Comparison.HTM)

-Rohini

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Lars
Fetzek
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:54 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Proposed & Baseline

 

eQuesters,

 

    As far as I can tell, I'll have to submit four models for LEED
certification:

1. Proposed building

2. Baseline building not rotated

3. Baseline building rotated 90 degrees clockwise

4  Baseline building rotated 180 degrees

5. Baseline building rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise

 

    Thusfar, I have composed only my proposed building model.  (It
required some changes, but is nearly done.)  However, I have not
composed any baseline model.  My questions are the following (to which I
have found no answer in online resources):

 

1.    Should I approach this by creating 5 separate projects, simulating
them, and reporting the results to USGBC via 5 distinct reports with a
supplementary hand-typed summary of the % energy savings, etc. of the
proposed model?

2.    Should I somehow get eQuest to include these 5 different versions
in one single project?

3.    Alternatively, should I have eQuest include the four baseline
versions in one project and somehow get it to average the results, which
I will then contrast with the proposed model's results in a hand-typed
summary?

 

    If question #2 or #3 are answered "yes", then how do I get eQuest,
at this point, to manage multiple model versions in a single project?

 

    If question #3 is answered "yes", then how do I get eQuest to
average the results of the four baseline orientations?

 

    Also, in general, what reports are expected by the USGBC for LEED
evaluation?  I've noticed from the online PDFs that there can be
billions of pages of data created.  Are the BDL (.inp) file(s) and the
one-page-per-model summary of energy use generated by eQuest sufficient?

 

Lars Fetzek, EI

Phoenix Engineering Group

Tampa, Florida

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