Equest Energy Modelling Training ( 6 Modules - 2 hours Each)

Annexure-I: COURSE CONTENT

What is a building from energy perspective?

Parameters affecting building energy performance

Composition of annual energy consumption – internal load, lighting, target

values for cooling, lighting, overall performance

Components of Building Heat Load

Building Orientation, Building Envelope, Lighting Power Density, Equipment

Power Density, Occupancy, Fresh Air, HVAC System

Benefits of energy modelling

Tools of the trade, Energy modelling interface-GUI vs Non GUI

Inputs required for building energy modelling

Introduction to eQuest

Understanding of weather files

Converting EPW weather files to .BIN weather files

Simulation general requirements

Software tool demonstration

Software tool demonstration

- Location

- Climate data (understanding the data, degree day, design day)

- Loading weather file

SD wizard vs DD wizard

Working in SD wizard

Modelling the project in DD wizard

Understanding architecture layouts

Creating a Single line diagrams in autocad from architecture plans

Selecting a common point as reference and changing its coordinates in all floor

plans

Importing the auto-cad drawings in Equest

Creating building outlines in Equest

Creating Zoning in Equest for interior walls

Merging same types of areas while creating Zones in Equest

Creating courtyards

Creating Atriums

Creating pitched roofs

Feeding the building construction in Wizard

Feeding the glass by WWR

Creating customize windows

Feeding glass specification

Creating Overhangs and Vertical Fins with windows

Feeding Internal Loads & Schedules

Developing Skylights

Building usage, defining schedules

Marking Conditioned and Un-conditioned areas

Creating HVAC System types and assigning

Defining HVAC system efficiencies

Set-points and Controls

Simulation and analysing results

Reviewing different simulation output files

Checking the simulation outputs

Introduction to Detailed Mode

Moving from Wizard Mode to Detailed Design Edit Mode

Various modules - Building Shell Module, Project and Site Module, Internal Loads

Module, Water Side HVAC Module, Air Side HVAC Module, Utility and Economics

Module

eQUEST’s Detailed Interface Overview (Excel Sheet and Component Tree View)

Naming all the Internal Spaces as per their exact names

Building Envelope in Detailed Mode – Creating a Matrial, Layer & Constructions

(schedules, glass types, , building shading)

Assigning newly created constructions for the respective walls and roof

Creating Windows or doors in detailed mode

Deleting any wall/roof/window in detailed mode

Checking Internal Loads in Detailed mode

Assigning LPD/EPD/Occupancy for each space in detailed mode

Overview of HVAC system (Air Side & Water Side)

Understanding the different HVAC options

Modelling the HVAC system – Air side

Assigning min. fresh air values in conditioned spaces

Understanding and feeding thermostat schedules & Fan schedules

Connecting each space to its HVAC system or changing its parent System

Air-Side analysis: DOE-2 HVAC sizing, design temperature and throttling range

etc.

Simulation and analysing results

Modelling VAV retrofits, heat recovery etc.

Modelling the HVAC system – Waterside

Water-Side analysis: primary equipment modelling (Chillers & Cooling Towers)

Creating of Water Side Components of a Chiller Plant

Modelling Primary & Secondary Variable Pumping

Modelling Variable-speed Primary pumping

Cooling tower management, equip. control

Modelling Condenser Pumps

HW & CHW resets,

Starting simulation run

Navigating the errors if any

Viewing & analysing results

Understanding different files (.inp, .pd2 etc) and formats of equest

Changes in .inp file in Word format if required

Creating and assigning Global Parameters

Role, need and use of Global Parameters

Introduction to Parametric Runs

Creating parametric runs on building envelope

Creating parametric runs on building orientation

Creating parametric runs on HVAC system efficiencies & set points

Creating parametric runs on Global Parameters

Creating parametric runs on Building Shades

Analysing the impact in simulation results

Understanding the results and different simulation output files

Analysing the results and verifying them manually

Documenting results

About EQUEST

eQUEST® v3.65 is a sophisticated, yet easy to use building energy use analysis tool which

provides professional-level results with an affordable level of effort.

This freeware tool was designed to allow you to perform detailed analysis of today's state-ofthe-

art building design technologies using today's most sophisticated building energy use

simulation techniques but without requiring extensive experience in the "art" of building

performance modeling. This is accomplished by combining a building creation wizard, an

energy efficiency measure (EEM) wizard and a graphical results display module with an

enhanced DOE-2-derived building energy use simulation program.

IMPORTANT:

ALL participants MUST have their own laptop computers with administrator/installation

rights. Participants are urged to pre-install the free, fully functional Equest 3.65. They ideally

should also have auto-cad or they should be familiar with auto-cad drawings.

Computers should have minimum 4GB RAM, and at least 25GB free space. Please bring a

mouse, Equest has a CAD like interface! If participants do not follow the instructions above,

their learning outcomes and experience at the workshop will be compromised. This workshop

is an introduction to commercial software. Changes to this software tool are ongoing and the

user would normally obtain updates to that software as required. The presenters can assume no

responsibility for such changes.