<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><p class="MsoNormal">An updated District Energy Systems (DES) guidance document
has now been posted on the USGBC website. It covers D&C programs for both LEED v2.x and
LEED 2009; see the introduction to the document for details on how to apply it
to each. Projects that were required to apply the earlier version of the document to their project (v2.x projects registered after 05/28/2008) can now opt to apply this version instead. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many modelers may find this document easier to apply to their DES project than the earlier LEED DES document (with similar results for the number of points achieved).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can find this document several places on the USGBC website including at:</p>
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