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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a question regarding the cost of an energy model for a LEED project. Every energy model I've done so far has been for <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>existing buildings, mainly for optimization purposes. However, I received an RFP to model a five-story, 41,500 sq. ft. building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>that's currently on the design phase and is pursuing the LEED-NC Silver certification. I really have no idea what would be a fair <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>price for this model since I'm going to have to use Appendix G (ASHRAE 90.1) to evaluate the difference between the base <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and proposed buildings. I don't know how much extra effort this will take. I know the procedure, just haven't done it before.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can you shed any light on this issue?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=ES-PR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'>Omar A. Delgado Colón, P.E., MEnvM., LEED AP BD&C</span></i><i><span lang=ES-PR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'>Vice President</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF8000'>Ener</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mech</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PMB 340</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>130 Winston Churchill Ave.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>San Juan, PR 00926-6018</span><span lang=ES-PR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cel. (787) 224-6537<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR><a href="odelgado@enermechpr.com"><span style='color:blue'>odelgado@enermechpr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR><a href="mailto:info@enermechpr.com"><span style='color:blue'>info@enermechpr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.enermechpr.com/"><span lang=ES-PR style='color:blue'>www.enermechpr.com</span></a><span lang=ES-PR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#74B230'><img border=0 width=22 height=21 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CC10BA.9AB1B240" alt="cid:image004.gif@01CAF34A.CAB15830"> <i>Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail</i></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#74B230'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>This Email is covered by the Electronics Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and is legally priviliged. The information in this email is personal and confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may be subject to Attorney/Client privilege and/or Work Product. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communications is strictly prohibited.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>