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Natural Ventilation not following my inputs on DesignBuilder

hello folks, I have problems in simulating my project on DesignBuilder as it doesn't calculate the nat. vent. the way I want. I scheduled in the HVAC tab in this way: C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105303.png Basically it's all about opening windows just in those few hours during the cleaning procedures of the rooms, I didnt add any mechanical ventilation or infiltration, but somehow the model gives me this results: C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105619.png it overestimates a lot my results, considering also that the vac plant is a heated floor so not an air system. Can you help a noob like me?

Natural Ventilation not following my inputs on DesignBuilder

hello folks, I have problems in simulating my project on DesignBuilder as it doesn't calculate the nat. vent. the way I want. I scheduled in the HVAC tab in this way: C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105303.pngway:

C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105303.png

Basically it's all about opening windows just in those few hours during the cleaning procedures of the rooms, I didnt add any mechanical ventilation or infiltration, but somehow the model gives me this results: C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105619.pngresults:

C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105619.png

it overestimates a lot my results, considering also that the vac plant is a heated floor so not an air system. Can you help a noob like me?

Natural Ventilation not following my inputs on DesignBuilder

hello folks, I have problems in simulating my project on DesignBuilder as it doesn't calculate the nat. vent. the way I want. I scheduled in the HVAC tab in this way:

C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105303.png

Basically it's all about opening windows just in those few hours during the cleaning procedures of the rooms, I didnt add any mechanical ventilation or infiltration, but somehow the model gives me this results:

C:\fakepath\Screenshot 2025-04-28 105619.png

it overestimates a lot my results, considering also that the vac plant is a heated floor so not an air system. Can you help a noob like me?