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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ross,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To add to Michael Donn's and Linda
Lawrie's comments ....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>U.S. Department of Energy maintains a list of
software that have satisfied the requirements under the U.S. federal tax code
for the purpose of qualifying software for calculating commercial building tax
deductions. The requirements include submittal of ASHRAE Standard 140 test
results. The listing is at: </FONT><A
href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/qualified_software.html">http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/qualified_software.html</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In addition to that, individual software
providers can post a record of their validation work on the DOE Tools
directory:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/">http://wwweere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/</A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (but at the moment i get an error message when i try to
link there).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>joel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joel Neymark, P.E., Vice Chair SSPC 140<BR>J.
Neymark & Associates<BR>3000 Youngfield St., Suite 163<BR>Wheat Ridge,
Colorado 80215 USA<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:neymarkj@msn.com">neymarkj@msn.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Michael.Donn@vuw.ac.nz href="mailto:Michael.Donn@vuw.ac.nz">Michael
Donn</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ross.harding@lincolnescott.com
href="mailto:ross.harding@lincolnescott.com">Harding, Ross</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org
href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuildingorg</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bldg-sim] BESTTEST
Certification</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hi Ross<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Typically the vendors publish
their BESTEST data online. The BESTEST system is one of self-certification,
not a central authorising body….. (see <A
href="http://www.iea-shc.org/task34/index.html">http://www.iea-shc.org/task34/index.html</A>
)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">ASHRAE Standard 140
incorporates some of the IEA BESTEST suite and I understand over time will
incorporate more. (<A
href="http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/40360.pdf">http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/40360.pdf</A>
)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I am not aware that ASHRAE
‘certify’ software in the way you seek.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">m<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Michael
Donn
<BR>Director Centre for Building Performance Research<BR>School of
Architecture <BR>Victoria University +64 4
463 6221 work<BR>PO Box
600
+64 21 611 280
mobile<BR>Wellington
+64 4 463 6204 work
fax<BR>New
Zealand
+64 21 611 594 mobilefax<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Harding,
Ross<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 18 June 2009 2:10 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] BESTTEST
Certification<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Does anyone know where I can find a list
of BESTTEST certified Building Energy Simulation
software?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>I can only find that Energy Plus has done
the test, but not that it is BESTTest certified?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>What about TAS 8.5, does anyone know where
the BESTTest certification is?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Regards<BR><BR><B>Ross
Harding</B><BR>Environmental Design Consultant<BR><BR>Phone +61 2 8907
0900<BR>Direct +61 2 8907 0953<BR><A
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