Heating and Cooling Information for Zones

The heating, cooling and outdoor air settings for a zone are used to calculate heating and cooling loads for gbXML Export.

Cooling Information

To specify the cooling information for the zone for gbXML Export

1. Select a zone and in the Properties palette for Cooling Information, click Edit.
2. In the Instance Properties dialog, specify the following settings.
   • Cooling Set Point: Temperature at which the system will maintain the cooling in all spaces in the zone. You can specify only one set point per zone because a zone controls its spaces using a single thermostat. A cooling set point is specified for each zone.
   • Cooling Air Temperature: Supply air temperature used to cool all spaces in the zone. A cooling air temperature is specified for each zone.
   • Humidification Control: Activates the humidification control for the zone. The dehumidification set point option becomes available. When Humidification Control is activated, reheat loads are calculated.
   • Dehumidification Set Point: Percentage (%) of humidify that the system will maintain for all spaces in the zone. This set point cannot be lower than the humidification set point located in the Heating Information dialog. A dehumidification set point is specified for each zone.

Heating Information

To specify the heating information for the zone for gbXML Export

1. Select a zone and in the Properties palette for Heating Information, click Edit.
2. In the Instances Properties dialog, specify the following settings.
   • Heating Set Point: Temperature at which the system will maintain the heating in all spaces in the zone. You can specify only one set point per zone because a zone controls its spaces using a single thermostat. A heating set point is specified for each zone.
   • Heating Air Temperature: Supply air temperature used to heat all spaces in the zone. A heating air temperature is specified for each zone.
   • Humidification Control: Activates the humidification control for the zone. The humidification set point option becomes available. When Humidification Control is activated, reheat loads are calculated.
   • Humidification Set Point: Percentage (%) of humidify that the system will maintain for all spaces in the zone. This set point cannot be higher than the dehumidification set point located in the Cooling Information dialog. A humidification set point is specified for each zone.