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Hi Andy

I would like to model domestic/small commercial direct evaporative cooling units where the outside air is drawn through pads that have water recirculating through them then exhausted into ...

hi

still having issues interpreting the windows.

The window NRFC data we have for a 3mm sliding window:
1) whole window U value (i'm assuming this includes the frame) 6.5
2) shgc whole window ...

Andy

Should I turn off the DHW under the HVAC tab at the building block level and only have it on at the zone level?

and

Does this apply to heating and cooling under the hvac tab also?

So I can look through the Design Builder pre-entered windows listed in the glazing components tab for the closest?

Is there a list of window names and SHGC and U values

Ta

Hi

Our regulations say for a shop - 4 l /person/day of hot water.

Questions

1) Is this added into the 'activity tab' for each zone?

2) Is the hotwater generating system defined in the HVA ...

The local bureau of meteorology has monthly figures for ground surface minimum temperatures and average temperatures for 100mm below ground.

Do we use the 100mm below ground for the site location g ...

Hi

there is an list of australian manufacturers' tested windows at www.wers.net and click 'certified products'

is there a simple way of entering these whole window values for U and SHGC into d ...

Thanks for your reply!

I'm keen to estimate the thermal bridging. The reason for modeling the buildings is to get away from having to install the thermal break prescribed by the code.

Q. How muc ...

Hi again

Still working on the hvac modeling.
I have chosen the following

1. simple hvac
2. manual plant sizing.
(the help file says "2-Manual- heating and cooling capacity Model Data must be ...

One more thing.
These buildings use metal studwork. Is there a way to approximate the thermal bridging?

Thanks

Thanks Andy your a gem!

To summarise.
for a lightweight house.
1. create three blocks: main, subfloor & roofspace
2. mark the subfloor & roof space 'semi exterior unconditioned'
3. barr ...

replying to my own post
Could someone check this construction please?

I am confused in the naming of the elements. Roofspace floor slab and semi exterior unconditioned are not terms I'm familiar w ...

Hi

I'm modeling light weight buildings.
The building has an uninsulated vinyl covered timber floor with an enclosed sub-floor 500mm above the ground.
I'm finding the explanation in the help file ...

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