I am currently doing a energy study for an existing facility with
multiple buildings. One building has two stories that are directly
above a three story parking garage. I want to include the parking
garage in the model to account for the lighting load. I would typically
break this up into two separate buildings one being the parking garage
and the next being the two story building.

My problem is on Wizard Screen 3 where I have a choice of defining the
bottom floor of the two story building as being either directly above a
parking garage or exposed to ambient conditions. If I stack the two
story building directly above the three story building model for the
parking garage will choosing "Directly above parking garage" still give
me the effect of exposure to ambient conditions. I am concerned that if
I choose this and I stack the buildings that eQUEST will see the bottom
floor of the two story building as interior space and disregard any
exposure to outdoor air temperatures.

Jason L. Moody, P.E.