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face="Times New Roman">EnergyPlus Version 2.1 Now Available<?xml:namespace
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>The newest
version of EnergyPlus (2.1) was completed on October 31, 2007 and is now
available in versions for both the Windows and Linux operating systems.
(Macintosh version will be available within a few days.)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">A few key new features include new packaged terminal air
conditioner, multi-speed heat pump, and additional controls for modeling hybrid
ventilation systems. We have updated and extended capabilities throughout the
existing building envelope, daylighting, and HVAC equipment and systems portions
of the program. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">EnergyPlus V 2.1 is
available at no cost from the EnergyPlus web site:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/ face="Times New Roman"
color=#800080>www.energyplus.gov</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">What's New in Version
2.1?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>A few of the new features in EnergyPlus V 2.1 are listed below—see
</FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/features.html
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/features.html"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/features.html face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.energyplus.gov/features.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> for a complete list of new features added in this
and previous versions:</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Zone sizing
calculations now include heat gains from domestic/service hot water uses and
water heaters.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>User now can choose
between ASHRAE Clear Sky and Zhang-Huang solar radiation models for use in
design day calculations.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Added new system
availability manager to allow system-level control of hybrid ventilation
systems.</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Added water-cooled
condenser capability to refrigeration compressor racks for useful heat recovery.
</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Chilled and hot-water
coils can now be used in the outside air system to preheat or precool outside
air.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>New desiccant
dehumidifier with additional capabilities and flexibility compared to the
existing solid desiccant dehumidifier model.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Water side economizer
(including simulation of integrated and non-integrated water side
economizers).</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Water heater
improved for indirect heating (e.g. with remote boiler) and autosizable design
flow rates for plant connections.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Packaged terminal air
conditioner (PTAC) added to model a fan, DX cooling coil, and a gas, electric,
hydronic or steam heating coil serving a single zone.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Multispeed heat pump
with up to four discrete speeds for both cooling and heating.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Heat losses (and gains)
from plant piping.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Many new or updated
Compact HVAC objects, including: options for dehumidification and humidification
controls for unitary and VAV system types, primary-secondary loop options for
Compact HVAC chilled water loops, outside air can be specified as flow/person,
flow/area or flow/zone, baseboard heat option added for unitary and VAV zones,
and new Compact HVAC objects for unitary heat pump, unitary VAV, packaged
terminal air conditioner, and packaged terminal heat pump. </FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>New tabular reports for
surface shadowing, shading, lighting, HVAC sizing, system and component sizing,
and outside air.</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>New
Report:SurfaceColorScheme allow users to select their own colors for building
elements in the DXF output.</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>WeatherConverter now
produces KML output (for Google Earth) of latitude, longitude, elevation, and a
few climate statistics for locations in a list processing run. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Completely rewritten
Getting Started manual provides more hands-on example exercises and other
information for getting up to speed on EnergyPlus.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Input/Output Reference and Engineering Reference updated and extended for
all new features and updates. Total documentation now exceeds 3500 pages. And
many other enhancements and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">significant</B> speed improvements
throughout.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Update on User
Interfaces?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Where’s the plugin for Google’s SketchUp drawing software?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not quite ready.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We hope to release that within a few
more weeks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Users will be able to
draw their building, paint the surfaces with thermophysical properties, select
default building type information, schedules, and HVAC systems, and simulate the
energy performance of their building—all within SketchUp.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Watch the EnergyPlus web site and email
for more information.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>EP-Quick creates an EnergyPlus input file based on a broad range of zone
templates (released in April 2005).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>E2AC is an interface in Portuguese and English (available since January
2005).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DesignBuilder, a graphic
user interface, was released in December 2005. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hevacomp uses EnergyPlus as its
simulation engine (2006). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First
version of EFEN was released in November 2007. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Several other interfaces are under
development.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Watch our web site (
</FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_interfaces.html
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_interfaces.html"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_interfaces.html
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_interfaces.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> ) for up-to-date information on these and other
interfaces.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>A number of utilities and tools for creating, editing, and running input
files come with EnergyPlus, including IDF Editor, EP-Launch, and HVAC-Diagram
(see </FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_utilities.html
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_utilities.html"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_utilities.html
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.energyplus.gov/ep_utilities.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> ). Third party tools for creating, editing, and
displaying EnergyPlus input files are also available, including DrawBDL,
EcoTect, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ESP-r, Green Building
Studio, EzDrawPlus, IFCtoIDF, TSe+, and EzPlus-Parm.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>See </FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/third_party_tools.html
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/third_party_tools.html"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/third_party_tools.html
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.energyplus.gov/third_party_tools.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> for more information.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">EnergyPlus Training
Workshops<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">We are planning workshops throughout 2008.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, please see:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.gard.com/training.htm
href="http://www.gard.com/training.htm"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.gard.com/training.htm face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.gard.com/training.htm</FONT></A></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">What’s going on in
V2.1.0?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Will there be any considerable difference between version
2.0 and 2.1? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Yes.... and no. The basic structure of
EnergyPlus is still as it has been but there are some significant changes that
you will want to be aware of:</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>As always, there are a number of new features and
bug fixes.</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">How about IDF and IDD? Do they remain unchanged?
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>There will be some changes in the IDD and
reflected in IDFs. Particularly for any new features, there will be new
objects. </FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Is
version 2.1 backward compatible? Can I run v2.0 file in v2.1?
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For many options, the answer is yes. However,
there are <SPAN style="COLOR: red">several changes</SPAN> that require you to
use the transition program for V2.1. EP-Launch can check the selected file (if
there is a version object) and you can launch the Transition program from the
EP-Launch “File” menu. You can also view the ObjectStatus spreadsheet in the
root folder of the installed version. This file has detailed explanations of
changes to the objects. There is also a new option for the transition program
that allows you to supply a list of files and it will convert them for you. The
transition program is described more fully in the Auxiliary Programs
document.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">EnergyPlus Weather Data<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Weather data for more than 1300 locations
worldwide are available on the EnergyPlus web site: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/cfm/weather_data.cfm
href="http://www.energyplus.gov/cfm/weather_data.cfm"><FONT
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/cfm/weather_data.cfm
face="Times New Roman" color=#800080 size=3>http://www.energy<SPAN
class=015524815-10112007
title=blocked::http://www.energyplus.gov/cfm/weather_data.cfm>plus</SPAN>.gov/cfm/weather_data.cfm</FONT></A></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>If you know of other weather data for your country that you'd be willing
to share with the EnergyPlus user community, please contact Dru Crawley
(</FONT><A title=blocked::mailto:Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov
href="mailto:Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov"><FONT
title=blocked::mailto:Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>).</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">EnergyPlus_Support Group at
YahooGroups<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Are you a commercial or academic user of
EnergyPlus?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Join more than 1300
EnergyPlus users in an email group on YahooGroups—a place to ask your questions
and share information with other EnergyPlus users. The YahooGroup also provides
a searchable archive of all 6 years of discussion. You can also upload files to
share with other users. This group supplements but does not replace the primary
support email address of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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