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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Does this mean eQUEST continues to be excluded
from this activity?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Jeffrey G.
Ross-Bain, PE, LEED</span></font></i></b><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Smith Dalia Architects</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>621 North Ave NE</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Suite C-140</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Atlanta, GA, 30308</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>404-892-2443</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="http://www.smithdalia.com"><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>www.smithdalia.com</span></font></a>
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18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span></font><font color=black><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=green
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:green'>Save a tree...</span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:black'> </span></font><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>please don't
print this e-mail<i><span style='font-style:italic'> unless you really need to</span></i></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:place w:st="on">Crawley</st1:place>, Drury<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 12, 2008
4:00 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] Updated IRS
Notice for Commercial Building Energy Tax Deductions</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From the IRS email distribution this morning:</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>"Attached for immediate release is Notice
2008-40, which clarifies and amplifies Notice 2006-52, </span></font><span
class=documentbody1><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>2006-1 C.B. 1175</span></font></span><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, by providing additional guidance relating to the
deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings under § 179D of the
Internal Revenue Code. This notice is intended to be used with Notice
2006-52. Several aspects of the deduction for energy efficient commercial
buildings were not addressed in previous Notice 2006-52. This notice addresses
some of these items including: the allocation of the § 179D deduction to
designers of government owned buildings, certification requirements for the
interim lighting rule and the application of the interim lighting rule to
unconditioned garage space.</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It will appear in IRB 2008-14 dated April 7."</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Note that the testing requirements for software developers
are also changed to Standard 140-2007 and to require additional certifications
on the capabilities of the software to deal with system types listed in
Standard 90.1 and low-energy technologies.</span></font><font size=2><span
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