EXERCISE #8C: WHOLE BUILDING REDESIGN #2 (Revised 12/6/02)


OBJECTIVES: In this exercise you will further redesign your building from Exercise #8B. In that exercise, you evaluated and answered questions related to the energy performance of the building. In this exercise, you will redesign the building and answer questions related to the energy performance of the building.


PROCEDURE:
1) Exercise #8C involves using Energy Scheming to redesign the building based on information gleaned from the questions from Exercise #8B, and answer questions about the building's energy performance.

2) Open your building file from the end of Exercise #8B. Save the file as "(name) Ex 8C Redesign 2". Make changes to improve the building's energy performance.

3) Calculate.

4) Go to your browser and choose "Open File..." in the File menu.



5) Choose "ES_adviceInfo_output.htm" as the file you want to open. The file is located in the same folder as Energy Scheming. Thus, you will have to navigate your machine's folder structure until you are in the folder in which Energy Scheming is located.



6) Enter your last name and your e-mail address. Be sure to enter these correctly. The results of your test will be sent to this e-mail address (as well as to the instructor).



7) Click and wait for the questions. This can take up to a minute. Please be patient as questions are generated.

8) Answer the questions asked. Feel free to go back into Energy Scheming to find the answers to the questions.

9) After answering all the questions press the "Submit" button.



10) The results of the test will be sent to the e-mail address you entered in step #6 and to the instructor. Return to the course homepage using the link provided.

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