[Equest-users] Elevator Shafts

[Carol Gardner]

I would pick option 1, just model it as an uncondtioned space. I think,
though, for the elevator I would input a lighting load in its space on the
first level, i.e only on one level, to account for the fact that there are
lights in it. For the stairs I'd input the lights in its space on each floor
that was called out. That should account for lighting loads that are in the
stairs. The only other thing to attend to re the stairs is that they are
indeed unconditioned.

Cheers!
Carol

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:23 AM, James Hansen <JHANSEN at ghtltd.com> wrote:

>  Why model it as a separate shell?  I usually just create an elevator
> space on each floor (as well as stair spaces), and set their zones as
> unconditioned, no lighting, no power, etc.
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> If you wanted to model the impact that this unconditioned shaft has on the
> adjacent spaces (if the shaft has a roof exposure, garage exposure, etc),
> you could just keep the lowest elevator space you create, erase all of the
> other ones, set that lowest space height to the height of the building, and
> give it a roof…you’d then also have to make sure your interior walls are all
> correct.  Seems like a waste of time to me for what you’ll eventually see as
> an impact, but if you want a true model, that seems the easiest.  Creating a
> separate shell for the elevators seems like more work than you need…
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> Morning Everyone!
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> A quick question. What is the best way to model elevator shafts in a
> high-rise building (35 floors with 9 elevators in the center-part of the
> building)? Would it be a single stand-alone shell and the rest of the
> building wrapped around it? Or is there another (better) way?
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