Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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The geometry created by the OpenStudio create_doe_prototype_building measure shows 37.5m:
However, since the middle floors are modeled with zone multipliers, does it really matter that the ground-floor-to-highest-roof distance doesn't equal (number of floors) * (floor-to-floor height)? I would think unless the model includes objects that care about height above ground for calculating outdoor air conditions (e.g. ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea), there will be no difference in the results.
| | 2 | No.2 Revision |
The geometry created by the OpenStudio create_doe_prototype_building measure shows 37.5m:
However, since the middle floors are modeled with zone multipliers, does it really matter that the ground-floor-to-highest-roof ground-level-to-highest-roof distance doesn't equal (number of floors) * (floor-to-floor height)? I would think unless the model includes objects that care about height above ground for calculating outdoor air conditions (e.g. ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea), ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea, which is not included), there will be no difference in the results.
| | 3 | No.3 Revision |
The geometry created by the OpenStudio create_doe_prototype_building measure shows 37.5m:
However, since the middle floors are modeled with zone multipliers, does it really matter that the ground-level-to-highest-roof distance doesn't equal (number of floors) * (floor-to-floor height)? I would think unless the model includes objects that care about height above ground for calculating outdoor air conditions (e.g. ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea, which is not included), there will be no significant difference in the results.
