<div dir="ltr"><div>Is TRNSYS a qualified tool? I am not quite sure how TRNSYS handles building geometry. </div>
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<div>Thanks<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Marcus Sheffer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcus@energyopportunities.com">marcus@energyopportunities.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Qualified modeling tools are defined by ASHRAE 90.1-2004, Appendix G.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="green" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marcus Sheffer</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy"></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">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="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] "Qualified" energy modeling tools for LEED NC v2.2</span></font></p></div>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Does anyone know if USGBC keeps a list of "qualified" energy modeling tools for LEED NC certification? </span></font></p></div>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks!</span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>