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Change Outdoor Air specification per zone in openstudio

asked 5 years ago

How can I specify individual Outdoor Air flows per zone in openstudio? Right now i have repeating specifications and if I try to change the value for individual zones I end up changing several spaces. I need this for compliance with ASHRAE 90.1-2007.The model is here

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answered 5 years ago

Design Specification Ventilation Design Flow Rate objects are a shared resource, but it is confusing, because unlike other shared resources, it doesn't show up in the internal load tab (like people, lights, etc).

The easiest way to make a unique instance is to drag on in from the library to the space or space type you want to change. Then You will have a unique rescue that you can rename and change characteristics for. For reference infiltration objects have similar but not exactly the same behavior.

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