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2023-09-08 11:07:47 -0500 commented answer Exhaust Air Heat Pumps in Equest

The fact that an exhaust air-source heat pump is an optional code compliance path is quite interesting, @ashopinion - th

2023-09-08 10:53:11 -0500 asked a question Modeling a full height atrium

Modeling a full height atrium Hi everyone, I have a unique problem related to geometry and zoning that I'd appreciate s

2023-07-18 16:50:48 -0500 edited answer Exhaust Air Heat Pumps in Equest

Oumina, That's quite an interesting system you have! Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any way to model a heat pump that

2023-07-18 10:06:08 -0500 answered a question Exhaust Air Heat Pumps in Equest

Oumina, That's quite an interesting system you have! Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any way to model a heat pump that

2023-03-02 10:31:07 -0500 commented answer 2-pipe fan coil system with dedicated outdoor system for ventilation and a vertical geothermal source

@raghad at this point, I think your best option is to try the workaround I described in the first part of my initial ans

2023-02-28 17:10:43 -0500 commented answer 2-pipe fan coil system with dedicated outdoor system for ventilation and a vertical geothermal source

Raghad, go back to your original question and edit it - you'll see button to attach a file once you're in the editing wi

2023-02-28 16:57:46 -0500 commented answer 2-pipe fan coil system with dedicated outdoor system for ventilation and a vertical geothermal source

Raghad, Can you attach the model .inp file you're working on? Also, what version of eQuest are you using? That might pr

2023-02-28 16:07:21 -0500 commented answer Sketchbox Exposed Floor

Thanks for clarifying, glinn07. When a shell is on top of another shell and has a floor that's partially exposed to the

2023-02-28 16:03:41 -0500 commented answer Sketchbox Exposed Floor

Thanks for clarifying, glinn07. When a shell is on top of another shell and has a floor that's partially exposed to the

2023-02-24 13:27:40 -0500 answered a question hourly electric demand (W) from equest?

Oumina, You can get the eQuest hourly electricity consumption from the hourly results. You can find it in the "Total En

2023-02-24 11:12:12 -0500 edited answer Sketchbox Exposed Floor

Hi glinn07, When you enter the total floor area and the number of floors for a shell in Sketchbox, it divides the total

2023-02-24 11:12:02 -0500 edited answer Sketchbox Exposed Floor

Hi glinn07, When you enter the total floor area and the number of floors for a shell in Sketchbox, it divides the total

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2023-02-24 11:10:28 -0500 answered a question Sketchbox Exposed Floor

Hi glinn07, Sketchbox uses the building's total floor area and number of floors as inputs. It then divides the total fl

2023-02-20 11:39:11 -0500 edited answer 2-pipe fan coil system with dedicated outdoor system for ventilation and a vertical geothermal source

Hi Raghad, You've brought in a challenging one! I've found eQuest's options for modeling ground to water heat pumps lim

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2023-02-20 11:38:32 -0500 answered a question 2-pipe fan coil system with dedicated outdoor system for ventilation and a vertical geothermal source

Hi Raghad, You've brought in a challenging one! I've found eQuest's options for modeling ground to water heat pumps lim

2022-10-20 12:03:55 -0500 answered a question Sketchbox AHU modeling

Hi, There should be a pulldown menu labeled "Air-Side System" and a second menu that says "Dedicated Outdoor Air System

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2022-09-19 11:54:09 -0500 marked best answer How can I model destratification fans?

I am modeling a building with 20’ ceilings in an assembly area, where the design calls for destratification fans. How can I model the energy impact of the fans? I know they will result in increased miscellaneous load usage which I can calculate easily, but I want to estimate the HVAC energy savings to confirm that they will be worth the cost and increased energy usage.

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2022-09-19 11:42:20 -0500 asked a question How can I model destratification fans?

How can I model destratification fans? I am modeling a building with 20’ ceilings in an assembly area, where the design

2022-09-19 11:36:26 -0500 answered a question How do I model a building with ground source heat pumps?

As the name implies, ground source heat pumps use the ground as the source for heating and cooling. To select this optio

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2022-05-19 12:51:11 -0500 asked a question Use simulation timestep in BDL expression

Use simulation timestep in BDL expression Does anyone know of a way to retrieve the calendar information of a simulation

2022-05-19 12:43:58 -0500 asked a question Use simulation timestep in BDL expression

Use simulation timestep in BDL expression Does anyone know of a way to retrieve the time step of a simulation and incorp

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2021-10-08 10:49:26 -0500 answered a question VAV with Minimum Flow Schedules eQuest

Jono, It sounds like you're trying to model the behavior of a VAV system in which the supply airflow to each zone is re

2021-09-10 13:47:20 -0500 commented answer eQuest PkgdVarVol Cooling and Heating Setpoint Issue

Glad you figured it out! Chalk up another troubleshooting outing in the win column. I appreciate your observations on PS

2021-09-03 16:39:12 -0500 commented question Optimization with DOE-2 - algorithm implementation

I haven't looked into it in much detail. Frankly, the idea of locating the DOE-2 output inside a .sim file using GenOpt'

2021-09-03 16:23:37 -0500 commented question Optimization with DOE-2 - algorithm implementation

I haven't looked into it in much detail. Frankly, the idea of locating the DOE-2 output inside a .sim file using GenOpt'

2021-09-03 16:23:25 -0500 commented question Optimization with DOE-2 - algorithm implementation

I haven't looked into it in much detail. Frankly, the idea of locating the DOE-2 output inside a .sim file using GenOpt'

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2021-09-03 11:22:07 -0500 asked a question Optimization with DOE-2 - algorithm implementation

Optimization with DOE-2 - algorithm implementation Hi everyone, I've recently found myself in the unusual position of h

2021-09-03 11:14:33 -0500 answered a question eQuest PkgdVarVol Cooling and Heating Setpoint Issue

Jono, I can't say I have a complete answer, but I do have a few suggestions for troubleshooting (at least, where I'd st