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class=140575702-14032008>The requirements are to run the Standard 140 test
suite on the software and to report the results. Most of the requirements
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<P align=left><FONT color=#0000ff>11.2.1.4 </FONT></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Randy
Wilkinson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Duke
Graham<BR><B>Cc:</B> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Bldg-sim] Updated IRS Notice for Commercial Building EnergyTax
Deductions<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Correction: DOE2-1E Version 119 and DOE2.1E-JJH version 130 are
approved. eQuest uses DOE2.2. "DOE-2.2 is much changed and upgraded
from 2.1E." according to the DOE2 web site. DOE2.2 is NOT approved
for EPACT05 related simulation. <BR><BR>The eQuest developers have been
noticeably quiet about this. I suspect that they are unwilling to jump
thru government hoops for free software to comply with a tax deduction that was
only supposed to be available for two years...and nobody could figure it out the
first tax season.<BR><BR>Randy Wilkinson<BR><BR>Duke Graham wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I assume (and hope) that since eQuest is an
interface for DOE-2, and DOE-2 is approved, then eQuest is approved (DOE-2
being the "engine" for eQuest). Anyone know for sure?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Duke Graham</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=jross-bain@smithdalia.com href="mailto:jross-bain@smithdalia.com"
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B>
<A title=Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov href="mailto:Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true">Crawley, Drury</A> ; <A
title=bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org
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moz-do-not-send="true">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:53 PM</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Bldg-sim] Updated IRS Notice for Commercial Building EnergyTax
Deductions</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jeffrey
G. Ross-Bain, PE, LEED</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN
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