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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Brian,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There is talk of ASHRAE running a training
course soon ? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And well done to Dave, you must be one of
the very few ASHRAE BEMP’s about !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Are there any people out there interested
in forming a study group ? We have ASHRAE and IBPSA Forums on <a
href="http://www.linkedin.com/">www.linkedin.com</a> that would provide a home
and allow all us to gather and share study material. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ASHRAE Fundamental seems to be a good
starting point, but which chapters ? The 90.1 User Manual is the
cornerstone ? The books by Muneer and Moss are definatelly required
reading anyway, but the Stein / Reynolds book is a slab of a book and may only
help non-US people get up to speed with <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> terminology. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t have any of the CIBSA
material yet – how useful is the </span></font><i><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>Applications
Manual AM11: 1998, Building energy and environmental modeling </span></font></i><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>? </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>It seems a little long in the teeth ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The ASHRAE Standards are required for any
LEED work anyway<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For those of us outside the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the ASHRAE
BEMP and HBDP exams are an important opportunity to stand out in a world of “dabblers”,
and probably the only way to benchmark yourself against the international community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> Thanks,</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> Mike
Barker<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> BuildingPhysics,
South Africa – Countdown to FIFA World Cup …. +/- 70 days !</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <a
href="mailto:mike@buildingphysics.co.za">mike@buildingphysics.co.za</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>
skype mike.barker.mba</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> David S Eldridge
[mailto:DSE@grummanbutkus.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 02 April 2010 05:54 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bldg-sim] ASHRAE
BEMP Exam</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Very rigorous! The guidebook is not
joking about requiring two years of experience on modeling projects as an
eligibility to take the exam.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The Detailed Content Outline in the
guidebook should give you an excellent idea of the topics.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>David S. Eldridge, Jr.</span></font><font
color="#244061"><span style='color:#244061'>, P</span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span></font><font color="#244061"><span
style='color:#244061'>E</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span
style='color:#1F497D'>.</span></font><font color="#244061"><span
style='color:#244061'>, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, HBDP<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Project Manager</span></font><font
size=2 color="#244061"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#365f91" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#365F91'>Direct: (847) 316-92</span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>24</span></font><font
color="#365f91"><span style='color:#365F91'> | Fax: (</span></font><font
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style='color:#1F497D'>4550</span></font><font color="#365f91"><span
style='color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.grummanbutkus.com">http://www.grummanbutkus.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#244061" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#244061;font-weight:bold'>Grumman/Butkus
Associates</span></font></b><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'> </span></font><font
color="#365f91"><span style='color:#365F91'>| <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">820 Davis Street, Suite 300</st1:address></st1:Street> | <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Evanston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60201</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><font
size=3 color=black><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;color:gray'>Energy Efficiency Consultants and Sustainable Design
Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Brian A. Turner<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 02, 2010 <st1:time
Minute="23" Hour="9" w:st="on">9:23 AM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] ASHRAE BEMP
Exam<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I am interested in
sitting for the ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional certification exam
and am looking for feedback from anyone that has taken the exam. Any
advice on exam prep, etc. would be appreciated. I’ve already
checked out the info on ashrae.org; the sample exam questions are limited so it
is tough to get a feel for the overall exam content and rigor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Brian</span></font><font
size=1 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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