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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m putting together a LEED 2009 Submission and the
rules now state that “Both the baseline building model and the proposed model
must cover all building energy components…” (pg. 286 of LEED Canada
2009).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have no trouble including computer equipment, elevators and
exterior lights but we also have a rainwater cistern pump and electric vehicle
charging stations. I’m not sure if the electric vehicles should be
considered “building energy components”. As well, both
technologies actually save energy elsewhere (gasoline/diesel and water utility
pumping power) so I don’t think we should be penalized in our % energy
cost savings by adding these two energy uses to both reference model and proposed
model. Any thoughts on these? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:gray;font-style:italic'> M-ASHRAE, Mechanical Engineer</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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