[BLDG-SIM] Atrium-Multi-Level Space

["Brandon Nichols" <BrandonN@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Vickie,

 

I presume you're talking about eQuest.  In addition to the specifying the upper floors as 'open to below', specify the lowest floor as a 'multilevel space' -- with an overall height of the combined multiple floor levels.  This "raises the roof" of the lowest level space, and it should be simple then to place a skylight using the wizard.

 

Have used the multilevel space feature for gymnasiums, cafeterias, libraries etc. -- not for an atrium specifically, but I would suspect if you have actual internal glazing, then by all means specify it as such particularly if you are going to model daylighting.

 

Hope that helps

 

Brandon Nichols, PE
Mechanical
HARGIS ENGINEERS
600 Stewart St
Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98101
d | 206.436.0400 c | 206.228.8707
o | 206.448.3376 f | 206.448.4450
www.hargis.biz

---

From: BLDG-SIM@xxxxxxxx [mailto:BLDG-SIM@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vickie Chen
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:15 PM
To: BLDG-SIM@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] Atrium-Multi-Level Space

Hi all

 

I have a problem when I tried to model a multi-level space atrium with skylight.

When I modified the atrium in Wizard as "open to below", there didn't show any roof surface which I can define skylight.

If I don't modify it "open to below", then there is internal floor in the model.

I found in the TOPICS manual it shows the program takes solar radiation absorbed by interior walls into account.

Shall I specify the internal walls adjacent to atrium as "interior glazing" so that the direct solar can come through?

Or if actually there is no interior glazing, can I specify the internal walls as "Air"?

I am just concerned about the heat transfer from the skylight and atrium.

Could anyone give me some advice on how to specify the multi level atrium with skylight properly.

Thank you in advance.

 

Regards,

Vickie

 

 

 

 

____________________________________________________________
Electronic mail messages entering and leaving Arup  business
systems are scanned for acceptability of content and viruses

==================
You received this e-mail because you are subscribed 
to the BLDG-SIM@xxxxxxxx mailing list.  To unsubscribe 
from this mailing list send a blank message to 
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@xxxxxxxx


=====================================================You received this e-mail because you are subscribed
to the BLDG-SIM@xxxxxxxx mailing list.  To unsubscribe
from this mailing list send a blank message to
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@xxxxxxxx