[Equest-users] How to create multiple homes within a community

[Michael Wilson]

Hi Yusuf. I would suggest a couple of ways of doing this. 

 

1.       Create each building and villa as a separate project. Then add up
the results in a spreadsheet, multiplying for the number of each villa. If
the villas are not all the same orientation, you'll need to change the
orientation around and re-run for each orientation.

 

2.       If for some reason you need everything in one model (e.g. they are
served by a central plant, or a common utility rate structure that can't be
approximated individually), then its a bit more complicated. Save the villas
with different orientations as separate projects as well. Then use shell
multiplier to multiply each  villa by the appropriate amount. Make sure you
use a different shell component prefix and HVAC component prefix for each
project. The use import to import each project into a common project. 

 

Mike

 

 

Michael Wilson, P.Eng.

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Yusuf Turab
Sent: February-08-12 2:34 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] How to create multiple homes within a community

 

Dear Members

                 I am new to e-quest and I find it difficult to understand
how I can model a large housing community. We are trying to model a project
which has 325 villas of 6 different types and 5 different common facilities
making it 11 different types of buildings scattered in different parts of
the site. I understand that the DD wizard allows one to model multiple
shells, how do I go about doing this for a 25 acre plot. Also what is the
best zoning pattern to be followed when modelling individual single storied
homes. Many Thanks.

Yusuf Turab
Managing Director
IGBC Accredited Professional, LEED Green Associate & GRIHA Trainer
Y T Enterprises
18 A, Hamsa Layout | R.S Puram | Coimbatore - 641002

 

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