[Equest-users] Parking Garage Question

[John Aulbach]

Jason:

Forgive my confusion, but could you not use the DD Wizard, create two buildings, 
and place the parking garage beneath the building where it is located?



John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM
Senior Energy Engineer

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From: Jason Moody <jmoody at rnm-engineers.com>
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Sent: Mon, September 20, 2010 6:09:56 AM
Subject: [Equest-users] Parking Garage Question


I am currently doing a energy study for an existing facility with multiple 
buildings.  One building has two stories that are directly above a three story 
parking garage.  I want to include the parking garage in the model to account 
for the lighting load.  I would typically break this up into two separate 
buildings one being the parking garage and the next being the two story 
building.  

 
My problem is on Wizard Screen 3 where I have a choice of defining the bottom 
floor of the two story building as being either directly above a parking garage 
or exposed to ambient conditions.  If I stack the two story building directly 
above the three story building model for the parking garage will choosing 
“Directly above parking garage” still give me the effect of exposure to ambient 
conditions.  I am concerned that if I choose this and I stack the buildings that 
eQUEST will see the bottom floor of the two story building as interior space and 
disregard any exposure to outdoor air temperatures.   
 
Jason L. Moody, P.E.
RNM Engineers, Inc.
jmoody at rnm-engineers.com
828-456-9851


      
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