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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Has anyone successfully completed a LEED
project with IES<VE>? It seems to meet all the requirements of Appendix
G, but I have never heard of anyone successfully using it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#4D4D4D'>Brian Tysoe </span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color="#4d4d4d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#4D4D4D'>M.Sc., LEED AP </span></font><font size=2 color=black
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="http://www.mcw.com"
title="Click here to visit www.mcw.com"><! -- Company colours for company names below. Substitute correct colour code in line below MCW Consultants Ltd. #008000 MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. #FFBA00 MCW AGE Power Consultants #921CA2 MCW Light Heat Cool #0B3D90 MCW Group of Companies #FE360E --><em><b><i><font
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bold;text-decoration:none'>MCW Consultants Ltd. </span></font></i></b></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><em><i><font
size=2 color="#4d4d4d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#4D4D4D'>600-156 Front Street</span></font></i></em></st1:Street><em><i><font
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Toronto</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">ON</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">M5J 2L6</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:address><em><i><font
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<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Phone 416-598-2920 </span></font></i></em><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Fax 416-598-5394 </span></font></i></em></span></font></i><font
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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>Timothy McDowell<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> July 31, 2008 4:43 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Zhai Chaoqin; Marcus Sheffer;
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bldg-sim]
"Qualified" energy modeling tools for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">LEED</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State></st1:place> v2.2</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We have successfully
completed a number of LEED projects using TRNSYS.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Tim<br>
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Timothy McDowell <br>
Executive Vice President <br>
Thermal Energy System Specialists, LLC <br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2916 Marketplace Dr, Suite 104</st1:Street>
<br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">WI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">53719</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> <br>
Phone: 608-274-2577 <br>
Fax: 608-278-1475<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>----- Original Message
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<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">From:</font></b></strong> "Zhai
Chaoqin" <crithy@gmail.com><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Sent:</font></b></strong> Thu, July 31,
2008 15:32<br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Subject:</font></b></strong> Re:
[Bldg-sim] "Qualified" energy modeling tools for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">LEED</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State></st1:place> v2.2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Is TRNSYS a qualified tool? I am not quite sure how TRNSYS handles
building geometry. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Marcus Sheffer <<a
href="mailto:marcus@energyopportunities.com" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="mailto:marcus@energyopportunities.com">marcus@energyopportunities.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Qualified modeling tools are defined by ASHRAE 90.1-2004,
Appendix G.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>The only exception allowed for certain LEED projects via a
LEED v2.1 CIR is Energy10 - <a href="http://www.sbic.org/" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="http://www.sbic.org/">www.sbic.org</a> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:green'>Marcus Sheffer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:green'>Energy Opportunities, Inc/a 7group Company</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>1200 E Camping <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Area
Road</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Wellsville</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">PA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">17365</st1:PostalCode></st1:address></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>717-292-2636, </span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><a href="mailto:sheffer@sevengroup.com" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="mailto:sheffer@sevengroup.com"><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>sheffer@sevengroup.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.sevengroup.com/" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="http://www.sevengroup.com/">www.sevengroup.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><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'> <a
href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Zhai Chaoqin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:09
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_new"
_fcksavedurl="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] "Qualif
ied" energy modeling tools for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">LEED</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State></st1:place> v2.2</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Does
anyone know if USGBC keeps a list of "qualified" energy modeling
tools for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">LEED</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">NC</st1:State></st1:place> certification? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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