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When you assign a Space Type from the OpenStudio library, you are putting in defaults for:

• Lighting (LPD) and lighting schedule
• Plug loads and plug loads schedule
• Occupants, occupancy schedule, and occupant activity (load) schedule
• Minimum ventilation (OA) requirements
• Infiltration

You want to get these right because these loads can vary greatly depending on the space type.

You can get more space types (from other building types) 2 ways:

SketchUp plugin:

1. Plugins>OpenStudio Plugin>OpenStudio User Scripts>On Demand Template Generators>Space Type and Construction Set Wizard
2. Pick the building type, climate zone, and vintage of interest (note that different building types include different space types).
3. Click OK>your model should now have a bunch more space types to pick from

Note that you can do this many times to get space types from many different templates into your model.

OpenStudio Application:

1. File>Load Library'
2. Pick the building type of interest
3. You should now have a bunch more space types in "My Library" in the Right Column to pick from.