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Please tell me How to fix Run Simulation Failed.

This is a message from eplusout after I run Simulation. I try to write model again but the result is the same. Please Help me Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD=2020.10.27 14:49, *** Beginning Zone Sizing Calculations * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS_ON", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS OFF DISCRETE", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS ON CONTINUOUS", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * GetHTSurfaceData: Surfaces with interface to Ground found but no "Ground Temperatures" were input. * ~~~ * Found first in surface=SURFACE 199 * ~~~ * Defaults, constant throughout the year of (18.0) will be used. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Entered Zone Floor Areas differ from calculated Zone Floor Area(s). * ~~~ * ...use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; to show more details on individual zones. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4173 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4593 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4243 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4203 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4227 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4440 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4412 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4417 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4565 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4570 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4746 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4719 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4724 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4898 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4871 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4876 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5051 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5020 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5025 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.46053E-004], Surface=SURFACE 5212 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.67648E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5339 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.46053E-004], Surface=SURFACE 5186 * Warning * CalcSurfaceCentroid: 17 Surfaces have the Z coordinate < 0. * ~~~ * ...in any calculations, Wind Speed will be 0.0 for these surfaces. * ~~~ * ...in any calculations, Outside temperatures will be the outside temperature + 9.750E-003 for these surfaces. * ~~~ * ...that is, these surfaces will have conditions as though at ground level. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: There are 215 coincident/collinear vertices; These have been deleted unless the deletion would bring the number of surface sides < 3. * ~~~ * For explicit details on each problem surface, use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; * Severe * GetSurfaceData: There are 61 degenerate surfaces; Degenerate surfaces are those with number of sides < 3. * ~~~ * These surfaces should be deleted. * ~~~ * For explicit details on each problem surface, use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; * Severe * CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="SURFACE 4173": * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 85.600) * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 81.500) * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 81.500) * Fatal * CalcCoordinateTransformation: Program terminates due to preceding condition. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=62 ..... Last severe error=CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="SURFACE 4173": *** Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). *** Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. *** EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. *** EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 28 Warning; 1 Severe Errors. *** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 243 Warning; 62 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 4.93sec

Please tell me How to fix Run Simulation Failed.

This is a message from eplusout after I run Simulation. I try to write model again but the result is the same. Please Help me me.

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD=2020.10.27 14:49, *** Beginning Zone Sizing Calculations * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS_ON", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS OFF DISCRETE", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * ProcessScheduleInput: Schedule:Constant="ALWAYS ON CONTINUOUS", Blank Schedule Type Limits Name input -- will not be validated. * Warning * GetHTSurfaceData: Surfaces with interface to Ground found but no "Ground Temperatures" were input. * ~~~ * Found first in surface=SURFACE 199 * ~~~ * Defaults, constant throughout the year of (18.0) will be used. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Entered Zone Floor Areas differ from calculated Zone Floor Area(s). * ~~~ * ...use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; to show more details on individual zones. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4173 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4593 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4243 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4203 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4227 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4440 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4412 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4417 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4565 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4570 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4746 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4719 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4724 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4898 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4871 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 4876 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5051 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.98026E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5020 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.61226E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5025 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.46053E-004], Surface=SURFACE 5212 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.67648E-005], Surface=SURFACE 5339 * Warning * GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.46053E-004], Surface=SURFACE 5186 * Warning * CalcSurfaceCentroid: 17 Surfaces have the Z coordinate < 0. * ~~~ * ...in any calculations, Wind Speed will be 0.0 for these surfaces. * ~~~ * ...in any calculations, Outside temperatures will be the outside temperature + 9.750E-003 for these surfaces. * ~~~ * ...that is, these surfaces will have conditions as though at ground level. * Warning * GetSurfaceData: There are 215 coincident/collinear vertices; These have been deleted unless the deletion would bring the number of surface sides < 3. * ~~~ * For explicit details on each problem surface, use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; * Severe * GetSurfaceData: There are 61 degenerate surfaces; Degenerate surfaces are those with number of sides < 3. * ~~~ * These surfaces should be deleted. * ~~~ * For explicit details on each problem surface, use Output:Diagnostics,DisplayExtraWarnings; * Severe * CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="SURFACE 4173": * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 85.600) * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 81.500) * ~~~ * ( 10.044, 31.537, 81.500) * Fatal * CalcCoordinateTransformation: Program terminates due to preceding condition. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=62 ..... Last severe error=CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="SURFACE 4173": *** Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). *** Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. *** EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. *** EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 28 Warning; 1 Severe Errors. *** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 243 Warning; 62 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 4.93sec