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I'm wondering if EP is able to model demand controlled ventilation below the system level - i.e. AirLoopHVAC? It's been my experience that there's often a zone or space within a zone that either requires DCV in the baseline model per 90.1 or is part of the design in the proposed model (usually conference rooms). So far this hasn't been a major issue as the proportion of DCV space is small in comparison to the total assigned to a system.

Of course there are workarounds that could be done such as post processing the results or separating the zone into its own air loop, but I'd like to know if it's possible in EP and if not what some other workarounds are. Thanks...

I'm wondering if EP is able to model demand controlled ventilation below the system level - i.e. AirLoopHVAC? It's been my experience that there's often a zone or space within a zone that either requires DCV in the baseline model per 90.1 or is part of the design in the proposed model (usually conference rooms). So far this hasn't been a major issue as the proportion of DCV space is small in comparison to the total assigned to a system.

Of course there are workarounds that could be done such as post processing the results or separating the zone into its own air loop, but I'd like to know if it's possible in EP and if not what some other workarounds are. Thanks...

I'm wondering if EP is able to model demand controlled ventilation below the system level - i.e. AirLoopHVAC? It's been my experience that there's often a zone or space within a zone that either requires DCV in the baseline model per 90.1 or is part of the design in the proposed model (usually conference rooms). So Unfortunately in OpenStudio, and as far this hasn't been a major issue as I can tell EnergyPlus, DCV can only be enabled at the proportion of DCV space is small in comparison to the total assigned to a system.

Of course there system level - i.e. AirLoopHVAC. There are workarounds that one could be done do such as post processing the results or separating the zone into its own air loop, but I'd like to know if it's possible in there's an EP and if object for this that I'm not what some other workarounds are. Thanks...aware of - e.g. one to connect air loops.

It's been my experience that there's often a zone or space within a zone that either requires DCV in the baseline model per 90.1 or is part of the design in the proposed model (usually conference rooms). Unfortunately in OpenStudio, and as far as I can tell EnergyPlus, DCV can only be enabled at the system level - i.e. AirLoopHVAC. There are workarounds one could do such as post processing or separating the zone into its own air loop, but I'd like to know if there's an EP object for this that I'm not aware of - e.g. one to connect air loops.