[Equest-users] ASHRAE Baseline Wall/Window/Roof Constructions

[Christopher Jones]

12300 components - 6.5 minutes to open
Intel Pentium 4, 3.4 GHz
2 GB Ram
120 GB hard drive
Radeon X700 video card

I suspect equest would open the file faster if 
you could turn off the progress bar.  All that 
GUI reporting likely doubles the time to open.

At 03:41 PM 2/3/2010, you wrote:
>Fellow eQuest users,
>
>I am brand new to equest and I am attempting to 
>model a baseline ASHRAE building per the 2004 
>90.1 standard and am curious if there is any 
>specific wall, roof or window constructions that 
>other users are entering as their baseline 
>constructions.  I have noticed several things:
>
>1.  Simply entering a resistance (such as an 
>R-value of 11.9) I get a “WALL has no heat 
>capacity. U-VALUE used” error (see attached)
>2.  Defining a layer-by-layer construction does 
>not allow any improvement through EEMs.  In 
>other words the options to increase the amount of insulation are grayed out.
>3.  It is impossible to determine the actual 
>total U-value of one of the “cookie-cutter” constructions provided by eQuest.
>
>As a side note, I’d be curious to know what 
>computer specs others have to run eQuest, as I 
>have developed a model with over 3,000 
>components and it takes about 6 minutes just to 
>open the file on a computer with the following specifications:
>
>·         Intel Pentium D 2.99 GHz
>·         1 GB RAM
>·         ATI Radeon X600 – Video card
>·         29 GB HDD
>
>The specs on this computer are terrible in my 
>eyes, and it really shows when I try to run 
>eQuest but I’d like to see what other PCs run this program effectively.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul Skelton
>Integrated Design Solutions
>Architecture, Engineering, Interiors & Technology
>888 West Big Beaver, Suite 200
>Troy, Michigan 48084
>tel:   248.823.2171
>fax: 248.823.2200
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>
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Christopher Jones, P.Eng.
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Toronto, ON M5E1W7
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Fax. 416-946-1005
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