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<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of tasks I find
myself doing repeatedly is creating budget cases, both for compliance
and performance modeling.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been wondering
if automated software could take a design building and automatically
create the budget case.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm currently
modeling in VisDOE and eQuest and may soon expand to TRNSYS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone seen such
add-ons for:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>- ASHRAE
90.1-2001</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>- ASHRAE 90.1- 2004
ECB, and / or</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>- ASHRAE 90.1-2004
App. G?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=845244720-23012007><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><EM><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Aaron Dahlstrom</FONT></EM></DIV>
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