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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At USGBC.org, a CIR submitted 5/26/09 approvingly says that
now projects are eligible to claim more than 4 points EA1 Credit through
process energy efficiency savings and references a date 10/15/09. I am unable
to find any document with this date. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Is this notice posted somewhere other than the CIR page? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>What is the new maximum EA1 point eligibility for process
energy efficiency savings?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Kevin Kyte, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>LEED</span></font><sup><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></sup><sup><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>®</span></font></sup><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> AP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Watts</span></font></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Architecture & Engineering, P.C.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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w:st="on">NY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">14203</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Shruti><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Shruti'>p: 716.206.5174<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Shruti'>f.: 716.206.5199<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'>e: <a href="mailto:kkyte@watts-ae.com">kkyte@watts-ae.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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