<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear all, <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Are you an architect or analyst who works with HVAC systems? Do you want to see real improvements in the integrated design process? </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">What tools and HVAC-related information would your team benefit from receiving earlier? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The MIT </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sustainable Design Lab </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">has been working on new workflows to integrate spatial and performance implications of different HVAC systems earlier in the design process. We've developed a </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">new webform <a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/sustainabledesignlab/choosingyourhvacsystem" target="_blank">system selector</a> which we encourage you to test as well as a prototype <a href="https://netzerobuildings.mit.edu/hvac-design">design tool and exercise</a>. Comments are very </span>well received. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">As we try to improve the integrated design process, we would love to hear more about how you and your firm design and coordinate HVAC systems. To better understand current practices and needs, we developed a brief, fully anonymized, online survey that we cordially invite you to participate in. Please select the appropriate survey for your role: </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_bCpPYEcVY7yyrpc&data=05%7C01%7Cvikram%40olsonkundig.com%7Cc085b9116b314e34383508dadd250d59%7Cd5b3df51a48046ba8f92ef77dd2c7d72%7C1%7C0%7C638065448749002107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T2tTv13aGCL4jTcZNKDNwz4bzK3rtuTTO00%2BHuTrOdg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Sustainability Analyst</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_cPdhVOWmfO97Ymq&data=05%7C01%7Cvikram%40olsonkundig.com%7Cc085b9116b314e34383508dadd250d59%7Cd5b3df51a48046ba8f92ef77dd2c7d72%7C1%7C0%7C638065448749002107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ad86yoPZ1l9TXbxxvqv3U9thznACDeEUwav9L99Tfyc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Architectural Designer</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">If relevant, please also forward this email to other members of your team.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you for your time,<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ali </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--</span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Ali Irani</b><div>Sustainable Design Lab at MIT<br><div><i>PhD Candidate | MIT School of Architecture </i></div></div></div></div></div>