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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am a moderately experienced Equest user and a first time
inquirer to the Bldg Sim forum, and I have just been posed with a question from
my boss to which I don’t know the answer.  Is it possible to import a
gbXML file into Equest? We are trying to collaborate our design efforts with
our client, an architect working in Revit, who has send us a gbXML file to use for
our energy modeling purposes.  Are their other software suites that will
convert gbXML to a regular Equest *.inp file?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I look forward to working with and contributing further with
you all at the Bldg Sim forum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Happy New Year,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Josh Talbert  <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face=Papyrus><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#003366'>Joshua W. Talbert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#003366'>Mechanical Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>LEED-AP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color="#003366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>Hallam</span></font><b><font
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font-family:"Arial Black";color:#CC3300;position:relative;top:-1.0pt;
mso-text-raise:1.0pt;font-weight:bold'>///</span></font></b><font size=5
color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#003366'>ICS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
  color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:#003366'>38 Eastwood Dr. Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#003366'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:#003366'>S. Burlington</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
 color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:#003366'>, <st1:State w:st="on">VT</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">05403</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color="#003366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>P: (802) 658-4891<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#003366'>F: (802) 658-1457<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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