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Changed logic to better reflect the definition of a computer room per ASRHAE 90.1: computer room: a room whose primary function is to house equipment for the processing and storage of electronic data and that has a design electronic data equipment power density exceeding 20 W/ft2 of conditioned floor area.
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@weilixu Would this function be ready to be merged? It blocks developing Rule 12-4 and updating the |
| - Set the total_space_misc_Wattage_including_multiplier variable: `total_space_misc_Wattage_including_multiplier = 0` | ||
| - For each miscellaneous equipment id in the space: `For misc_p in space_p.miscellaneous_equipment:` | ||
| - Check if the energy type is electricity, if not then skip this misc_p: `if misc_p.energy_type = "ELECTRICITY":` | ||
| - Check if the energy type is INFORMATION_TECHNOLOGY_EQUIPMENT: `if misc_p.type == "INFORMATION_TECHNOLOGY_EQUIPMENT":` |
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I am goign to approve this but just documenting my concern about requiring this to be categorized thereby creating another input that is will need to bee addressed outside of the model; most tools do not classify to this granularity. The majority ruled against me but just wanted to document this.
I understnad both sides though because if the space type is not defined then a kitchen could be classed as a computer room
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To address the concern, I think this should be raised in a general guideline for BEM vendor or included in the test cases so that vendors know how to interpret misc equipment to be applicable to computer rooms.
I expect most of the work is done by the vendors so that modelers can just follow the vendor's workflow to have the correct RPD file generated.
Changed logic to better reflect the definition of a computer room per ASRHAE 90.1:
computer room: a room whose primary function is to house equipment for the processing and storage of electronic data and that has a design electronic data equipment power density exceeding 20 W/ft2 of conditioned floor area.