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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Aide Fitch <aide@cloudforestsoftware.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Fri, January 14, 2011 1:37:34 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Bldg-sim] quick analysis tool<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">The other day someone posted a question asking:</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Is there a tool out there that allows you to quickly analyze the effect different mechanical systems will have on energy cost savings? It seems that a lot of project teams during the design stages want to know the influence on energy models and ultimately how big of a drop or gain in LEED points certain system changes will have. Ironically, the current process of LEED is analyzing the energy a building consumes based on systems that are already designed…</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">We are just about to roll out our new software tool which does exactly this. It’s quick, web based, and it models energy as well as construction cost, LEED, CO2 footprint, water, and long term financial performance. Check us out at <A href="http://www.cloudforestsoftware.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.cloudforestsoftware.com</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">I’d love to get feedback from this group. I’ve been frustrated with the same issues mentioned above for many years, which was part of the inspiration for this tool. Feel free to email me directly at <A href="mailto:aide@cloudforestsoftware.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:aide@cloudforestsoftware.com">aide@cloudforestsoftware.com</A></SPAN></P>
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