Nick?s comment brings up a question. I am interested in others? opinions on ?how detailed is necessary? in reference to combining spaces. I tend to combine spaces to reduce the number of zones in the model. For example, I will combine a group of interior offices with adjacent washrooms, storage rooms, and other service spaces with exhaust only. I know others will define each of these spaces individually significantly increasing the number of spaces/zones in the model.

The benefit of combining spaces is to reduce the time it takes to draw the spaces in eQuest. This helps to reduce the complexity of the model and the run time.
The drawback is that you have to sum the lighting, process loads, and HVAC inputs, etc. I use pivot tables to do the summing for me.

Any thoughts appreciated.

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