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