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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Aaron:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Too bad your buildings are not in California. Both
EnergyPro (Gabel Associates) and eQuest model a Title-24 Base case building
with what you give it as the actual building. It changes the schedules as well
to Title-24.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>EnergyPro is currently approved, with eQuest due for
approval by the California Energy Commission in a month or
so.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The only other potential I know is the effort by the Oregon
Energy Trust to get a version of eQuest to bless the Oregon version of
ASHRAE-90.1-2004. Since 90.1 is a Standard, many states reference this
Standard, then add their own "tidbits" to it as they see fit. So it would be
difficult to modify the standard for each case.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Having done work through the Utah Energy FinAnswer
program, I know the effort you speak of trying to create a base case
building.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Email Jeff Hirsch at <A
href="mailto:jeff.hirsch@doe2.com">jeff.hirsch@doe2.com</A> to see what might be
"cooking" with future eQuests.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=594401521-23012007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Also consider joining BSUG (Building Simulation Users
Group), a group of modelers who met by web cast once a month to discuss such
issues. Contact </FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title="blocked::mailto:kathryn.j.henderson@saic.com
mailto:kathryn.j.henderson@saic.com"
href="mailto:kathryn.j.henderson@saic.com">kathryn.j.henderson@saic.com</A><FONT
color=#0000ff> <SPAN class=594401521-23012007>in Portland, Oregon, who
coordinates the seminar, once a month.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bldg-sim@gard.com
[mailto:bldg-sim@gard.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Dahlstrom, Aaron<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:52 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [bldg-sim] creating budget
cases<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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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
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Aaron Dahlstrom</FONT></EM></DIV>
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