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<b>From</b>: bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org <bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org>
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<br><b>Sent</b>: Mon Nov 02 12:18:29 2009<br><b>Subject</b>: [Bldg-sim] EPW weather file format changed in the last few months?
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class=390420917-02112009>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=390420917-02112009>While working with
EPW weather files recently, I noticed that the file format has changed within
the past 2 months. I compared two files for the same location I had downloaded a
month apart (September and October 2009). The October file has 3 new
columns of information. Does anyone know what that additional information
is? A updated list of headers would be nice too. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=390420917-02112009>This format
change would affect some third party programs like Climate Consultant 4 (and
maybe Ecotect/ weather tool) which use EPW file input. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390420917-02112009>Thanks.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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