<BODY><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>You can order TRY (they send you 10 years for about $200 (as of 10 years ago)) raw weather data for several locations around the world from NCDC. Use the DOE2.1E weather processors to convert a selected year to binary format for use by the DOE2 based programs.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:orders@ncdc.noaa.gov"><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>orders@ncdc.noaa.gov</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri>This is what the weather data looks like (still formatted for the 80 column punched cards of the 1960s to 1980s)</FONT></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">Station No. for Shanghai</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> (columns 1-5)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:line id=_x0000_s1026 style="Z-INDEX: 251660288; POSITION: absolute; flip: x; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text" to="43.2pt,56.65pt" strokecolor="red" o:allowincell="f" from="14.4pt,6.25pt"><v:stroke endarrowlength="short" endarrowwidth="narrow" endarrow="classic"></v:stroke></v:line><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Weather data items</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">(DB, WB, CC, etc columns 6-59)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><v:line id=_x0000_s1027 style="Z-INDEX: 251661312; POSITION: absolute; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text" to="93.6pt,45.35pt" strokecolor="blue" o:allowincell="f" from="79.2pt,2.15pt"><v:stroke endarrowlength="short" endarrowwidth="narrow" endarrow="classic"></v:stroke></v:line><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Blank (columns 60-69)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><v:line id=_x0000_s1028 style="Z-INDEX: 251662336; POSITION: absolute; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text" to="345.6pt,32.7pt" strokecolor="red" o:allowincell="f" from="302.4pt,11.1pt"><v:stroke endarrowlength="short" endarrowwidth="narrow" endarrow="classic"></v:stroke></v:line><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Year, Month, Day, Hour (columns 70-79)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Blank (column 80)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">042041039340006999900199999999999999999999999999999999</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">1990010205</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367039999039340010999909999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010206</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367041999037350012999909999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010207</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367041039037340006999900199999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010208</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010209</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367045999037360012999909999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010210</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HTMLBody style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">58367048043038020006999900399999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990010211</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367048999048310010999909999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123118 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367048999048300016999909999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123119 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367047047047290010999901099999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123120 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123121 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123122 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">58367046045046290008999901099999999999999999999999999999999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1990123123 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">First Line of Data (Jan 1, Hr 1) must have weather data up to Cloud Cover.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">DOE Weather Processor interpolates or estimates for missing values.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">PACK<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">TOKYO 2000 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">TRY<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>47662<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-9 35.4 -139.530-BITNORMAL<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>20. .025<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">-999.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">STAT<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p><FONT face="Courier New"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">PACK<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">KUWAIT 2000 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">TRY<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>40582<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-999<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-3 29.2 -48.1 30-BITNORMAL<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>20. .025<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>0.98<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">-999.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face="Courier New">STAT<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face=Calibri>I have developed procedures with Excel that will convert a “.bin” file to tables/charts in IP & SI units, calculate HDD & CDD for different bases, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have several other Excel programs dealing with stair pressurization, LCCA, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Students use them for their class projects and reports. </SPAN>It can be made available if someone is willing to put it up on their website.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face=Calibri>Varkie Thomas, Ph.D. P.E.,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><FONT face=Calibri>Adjunct Professor</FONT></SPAN></P><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: micha radi <micharadi@hotmail.com> <BR>Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:15 am <BR>Subject: [BLDG-SIM] eQUEST - Climatic Data <BR>To: BLDG-SIM@gard.com <BR><BR>> Hello everyone, <BR>> <BR>> Does anyone know where I could find a climatic data for DUBAI, <BR>> UAE? I have <BR>> looked into the DOE2 website for weather locations and in the <BR>> Middle East; <BR>> they only have for Kuwait and Saudia Arabia. <BR>> <BR>> Also, where can you find thermal insulation materials costs? per <BR>> thickness? <BR>> I have looked everywhere in the net and could not find any. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Appreciate it alot! <BR>> <BR>> Mich <BR>> <BR>> _________________________________________________________________ <BR>> Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon. <BR>> http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmemailtaglinemarch07 <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ====================================================== <BR>> You received this e-mail because you are subscribed <BR>> to the BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM mailing list. To unsubscribe <BR>> from this mailing list send a blank message to <BR>> BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@GARD.COM <BR>> <BR>> </BODY>