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2022-05-04 06:21:31 -0500 answered a question Basement walls exposed to outdoors

Hi, Keigo! In these cases I usually set z = 0 at 1F level and then change the boundary conditions of the walls that are

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2022-01-26 15:23:25 -0500 edited question Energy Plus | View Factor to Sky-IR details

Energy Plus | View Factor to Sky-IR details Hi everyone! I was looking for Energy Plus outputs which could summarize ho

2022-01-26 14:28:43 -0500 asked a question Energy Plus | View Factor to Sky-IR details

Energy Plus | View Factor to Sky-IR details Hi everyone! I was looking for Energy Plus outputs which could summarize ho

2021-11-08 11:12:51 -0500 commented question Avail. Manager Hybrid Ventilation - High Fan Energy Use

I was checking the annual chart for my fan energy results for some specific zone fans and I realized that even thought t

2021-11-05 15:57:33 -0500 edited question Avail. Manager Hybrid Ventilation - High Fan Energy Use

Avail. Manager Hybrid Ventilation - High Fan Energy Use Hi everyone! I'm using Energy Plus to simulate a large office b

2021-11-05 14:23:06 -0500 asked a question Avail. Manager Hybrid Ventilation - High Fan Energy Use

Avail. Manager Hybrid Ventilation - High Fan Energy Use Hi everyone! I'm using Energy Plus to simulate a large office b

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2021-11-04 11:47:27 -0500 edited question Natural Ventilation - What are reasonable ACH results?

Natural Ventilation - Reasonable ACH results Hi all! I'm simulating a large office building which uses natural ventilat

2021-11-04 08:04:38 -0500 asked a question Natural Ventilation - What are reasonable ACH results?

Natural Ventilation - Reasonable ACH results Hi all! I'm simulating a large office building which uses natural ventilat

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2021-10-28 11:40:57 -0500 commented question Electric light output not accounting for zone multipliers

Great, I didn't know that! Now I've checked the meter section of the html and the multipliers are being considered there

2021-10-28 09:59:35 -0500 commented question Electric light output not accounting for zone multipliers

The summary report accounts for the multipliers in the zone summary. But the total electric light energy use, both in th

2021-10-28 08:57:20 -0500 asked a question Electric light output not accounting for zone multipliers

Electric light output not accounting for zone multipliers Hi, everyone! I'm using zone multipliers to simulate a large

2021-08-26 11:23:49 -0500 asked a question How to consider multipliers with hardsized systems?

How to consider multipliers with hardsized systems? Hi, everyone! I'm using Open Studio/Energy Plus and I will need to

2021-07-27 15:15:40 -0500 commented answer AirflowNetwork - Interzone Windows

Yes, it works fine! No warnings about these interzone windows

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2021-07-27 14:53:58 -0500 asked a question AirflowNetwork - Interzone Windows

AirflowNetwork - Interzone Windows Hi everyone! I am modeling a house with a interzone window using the AirflowNetwork

2021-05-21 11:39:42 -0500 commented question OpenStudio | Multiple terminal units providing outdoor air to 1 zone

Yes, I am not familiar with VRFs either, but for me now it makes sense to group them. Thank you!

2021-05-21 07:03:23 -0500 commented question OpenStudio | Multiple terminal units providing outdoor air to 1 zone

Right, it makes sense, thank you! In this case each of them has a sensor to adjust the refrigerant and air flows to wha

2021-05-21 06:59:54 -0500 commented question OpenStudio | Multiple terminal units providing outdoor air to 1 zone

Right, it makes sense! In this case each of them has a sensor to adjust the refrigerant and air flows to what is needed

2021-05-18 15:36:42 -0500 asked a question OpenStudio | Multiple terminal units providing outdoor air to 1 zone

OpenStudio | Multiple terminal units providing outdoor air to 1 zone I need to model an office building in Open Studio,

2021-05-18 15:34:13 -0500 asked a question Open Studio | Multiple VRF terminal units providing outdoor air

Open Studio | Multiple VRF terminal units providing outdoor air I need to model an office building in Open Studio, serve

2021-03-08 06:07:20 -0500 commented question Heat transfer between floors placed at different heights

It's a requirement from the standard actually, to see how air temperature and thermal loads of the typical floor plan of

2021-03-08 05:58:58 -0500 commented answer Heat transfer between floors placed at different heights

We are using EnergyPlus and editing the geometry in the idf directly with eppy, so that we can make it automatically. We

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2021-03-05 16:07:17 -0500 asked a question Heat transfer between floors placed at different heights

Heat transfer between floors placed at different heights In order to check compliance with a thermal comfort standard, w

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