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MBtu Units in OpenStudio Results, is this MEGA btu or Thousands of Btu?

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updated 8 years ago

Please clarify, MBtu Units in OpenStudio Results, is this MEGA btu or Thousands of Btu?

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answered 8 years ago

Mega. Million. Not the roman numeral M.

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Could this be changed to match HVAC industry standards where MBtu = 1000 Btu, or at least define OpenStudio's unconventional units like M(ega)Btu? The OpenStudio reports have almost given some of my coworkers heart attacks because MBtu means 1000 to them.

kramerica's avatar kramerica  ( 8 years ago )

Or MMBtu! Thanks for the response

VictoriaEagen's avatar VictoriaEagen  ( 8 years ago )
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Alternatively, could we change the US HVAC industry itself so that it follows the rest of the world? :) (but yes, MMBTU or 10^6 BTU would create less confusion...)

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 8 years ago )
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If we could make that change I would be so happy. No more converting outputs into 5 different units to talk to different people.

mdahlhausen's avatar mdahlhausen  ( 8 years ago )

Thank you for that clarification

Matt Huffman's avatar Matt Huffman  ( 7 years ago )

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