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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>For LEED 2009, in relation to EA P2 (Minimum Energy Performance) and EA C1 (Optimise Energy Performance) <b>can anyone confirm whether the local code must be applied to the baseline building, if local code is more stringent than ASHRAE 90.1-2007?</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>For other credits, LEED is clear that compliance must be shown by applying the more stringent code but for EA P2 and EA C1, it ambiguously states that “If the project is using a computer simulation, adhere to Appendix G of ASHRAE 90.1-2007 or equivalent local code”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Any advice appreciated if you have worked on any projects where local code is more stringent than ASHRAE 90.1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nancy Zikri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Senior Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Computational Simulation & Analysis</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Buro Happold Ltd, 17 Newman Street, London W1T 1PD</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: +44 (0) 20 7927 9700 ext. 5327</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: +44</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (0) 870 787 4145</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.burohappold.com/" title="http://www.burohappold.com/"><span style='color:black'>www.burohappold.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=334 height=83 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC206D.2258C9B0" alt="Footer image"></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray'>This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the person or organisation to whom it is correctly addressed. 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