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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=062275917-12052009><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=062275917-12052009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>One of the addenda to 90.1 removes this requirement and the
use of addenda is accepted by USGBC, so you don't need to waste your
time.</FONT></SPAN>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Christopher Zabaneh
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<B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 12, 2009
1:33 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR>
<B>Subject:</B>
[Bldg-sim] ASHRAE 90.1 building rotation reasoning<BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is the original reasoning
behind the ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G building rotations through 0, 90, 180 and 270
degrees?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If the building is only going to
have one orientation, why go through the trouble of rotating and averaging the
building values when there should be only one base
case?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Are steps being taken by ASHRAE or
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