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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#333399'>Has anyone managed to
exclude interior laboratory spaces from LEED evaluations? We have a project under
LEED 2.1 where we would like to not include the interior process spaces. Having
them included would detract from energy, materials, water use reduction, lighting
and ventilation credit requirements. Any direction on discussion would be
greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#333399'>Thanks in advance -
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#333399'>John<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333399'>John Peterson, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333399;font-weight:bold'>R.G. Vanderweil
Engineers, LLP</span></font></b><font size=2 color="#333399"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333399'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2
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<st1:City w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">22314-1913</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><font
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w:st="on">683-9700</st1:phone></st1:phone> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">683-2480</st1:phone></st1:phone> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="http://www.vanderweil.com"><font
color="#333399"><span style='color:#333399'>www.vanderweil.com</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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