[Equest-users] Regarding multiple floors in a building

[Nick Caton]

Also: One man's floor is another man's plenum ceiling ;)...



Check out the properties of any middle/top shell floor construction, and I think you'll find the wizards have defined the thermal link to the plenum there.



~Nick



NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER



Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway, suite 200

olathe, ks 66061

direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com





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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of bfountain at greensim.com
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:25 AM
To: mayank bhatnagar; equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Regarding multiple floors in a building



On the footprint shape screen of the wizard (screen 2 of the DD shell wiz), if your floor-to-ceiling height is more than a foot lower than your floor-to-floor height, eQUEST will create a plenum space.  Whether it creates a single plenum for the floorplate or a plenum per zone depends on whether you HVAC system is ducted or plenum return.



I suspect you may be looking at the 3d view where ceiling partitions are turned off by default but they will still be shown on the component tree.

Brian Fountain

bfountain at greensim.com<mailto:bfountain at greensim.com>


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NICK CATON, P.E.
SENIOR ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers
25501 west valley parkway, suite 200
olathe, ks 66061
direct 913.344.0036
fax 913.345.0617
www.smithboucher.com

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of mayank bhatnagar
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:19 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Regarding multiple floors in a building

Hello Everyone,

I am new to eQuest. I am modelling a building having 5 above grade floors and 1 below grade or basement. I made floors with no exterior exposure roofs for basement and 4 floors (G +3). The roof of upper most floor is made by layer by layer construction. I have given the floor to floor height and floor to ceil height.

My problem is that there are no plenum zones in all floor as well as it is not showing any interior roof for all the floors except top floor.

Can anyone help me to find out what I am doing wrong?

Regards,

Mayank
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