[Equest-users] Building Geometry

[Maria Elisa Rumeo]

Hello,

It is a low-energy retrofit and the walls are really thick!
My fear is that by using the outside dimensions, then if the wall
contruction goes 'outward' of these defined lines, then I am modelling a
larger house ( the volume of the house in the model is greater than the
actual volume) .

please help :)!

thanks,

maria

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Farid Pour <farid.pour at hok.com> wrote:

>  It should not make that much of difference unless your walls are rally
> thick.   I suggest you trace the outside wall and then make sure of the
> wall thermal properties.
>
> Farid
>
> *From:* Equest-users [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Maria Elisa Rumeo
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2015 1:03 PM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Building Geometry
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
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> Can someone please help me with this:
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> I have an AutoCAD file of an old home that was retrofitted with thick
> (insulated walls). When I import this file and trace it to define the
> building footprint on eQuest,should I be tracing the OUTSIDE of the
> building (the brick face) or the INTERIOR of the building (the interior
> walls)? or should I draw a line in the middle of them and use that as my
> building footprint?
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> do you know the wall construction goes INWARD or OUTWARD from the building
> footprint you set?
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> thanks,
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> maria
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