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Thanks! That's a good idea.

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*Bump* I would also like to know the answer to this question.

I agree that those are suspiciously low.

It's hard to guess without knowing about your building, and I apologize if these are obvious but these are just the first thoughts that come to mind:

*Did you input your envelope correctly? The numbers you gave look like there is no load from your envelope ...

Is there a way to make additional fuels report for the BPRM report? I have a LEED for healthcare project which has atypical energy end use breakdowns that need to be reported (MRI energy, PET energy, k*****n Exhaust fan energy, etc.) I've applied these sorts of things to various "Misc. X" type fuel ...

Also, where in the software would I define the rate for using the chilled water? ($/MBTU for example)

I'm trying to do a LEED energy model of a university building, which has a campus chilled water loop. I read through the LEED District Energy Guide, and it said to model it as purchased water, rather than with an actual chiller that has performance curves and all that. So it should just be some sort ...

Okay, I got it installed, but windows are coming in as doors. That's weird.

This forum looks pretty dead but I feel like I have to ask just in case.

After using the VE for a while, I felt like it would benefit me to use sketchup to draw the geometry for the more complicated buildings and use the IES plugin to bring it into the VE for all the thermal fun.

When I installed ...

Figured it out. Room query, and delete the "internal gain" that it calls exterior lighting