We have successfully completed a number of LEED projects using TRNSYS.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Tim<BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------- <BR>Timothy McDowell <BR>Executive Vice President <BR>Thermal Energy System Specialists, LLC <BR>2916 Marketplace Dr, Suite 104 <BR>Madison, WI 53719 <BR>Phone: 608-274-2577 <BR>Fax: 608-278-1475<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<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" target=_new _fcksavedurl="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=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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></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=_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] "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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