<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
<DIV>I am curious about how much people are currently utilizing the gbxml interface for importing of the room and envelope data into their energy models?</DIV>
<DIV>The kinds of feedback/opinions I'm looking for are:</DIV>
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<LI>Are you using gbxml on none/some/most/all of your energy models? Or, are you still finding manual inputting of room and envelope data to be just as or more efficient...or perhaps less frustrating? </LI>
<LI>What percentage of the models that you work on would you say use gbxml imports versus manual data inputting? </LI>
<LI>Does the size, complexity and budget on the project make a difference?</LI>
<LI>Does the design phase in which you start the energy modeling make a difference?</LI>
<LI>Are the architects you are working with even constructing BIM type models that you can get the gbxml files from? If so, are they constructing clean/tight models that produce good gbxml files for energy analysis? </LI>
<LI>If you know the arch's are going to be constructing a BIM model, does it influence what energy modeling software you use on the project? </LI></UL>
<P>Would love to hear your thoughts and experience about the current state of things and if you are seeing things change in your part of the world.</P>
<P>Thanks in advance for your feedback.</P>
<DIV>Julia</DIV>
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