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font-family:Arial'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Can anyone tell me what the “Years of Previous
Operation” field does under GSHP? Does this take into account the annual
imbalance in heating and cooling load to determine how the ground properties
change from year to year?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color="#4d4d4d" face=Arial><span
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
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:
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
 size=2 color="#4d4d4d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
 Arial;color:#4D4D4D'> <st1:City w:st="on">West <br>
  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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Arial;color:#4D4D4D'> </span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 color="#4d4d4d"
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font-style:italic'><br>
<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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