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    Hi Anne Marie,<br>
    <br>
    Anything you create in EE4 (chiller, utility rate, HVAC system, wall
    type etc) goes to the project library (which is specific to that
    project).  When you start a new project, EE4 takes a copy of the
    default library and makes it the project library.  You can copy any
    element in any of the libraries to the default library so it will be
    there in the project library next time you create a project.  You
    can also open multiple files within EE4 and then you can copy any
    element from the library of one file to the other file.<br>
    <br>
    Regarding work arounds & "gotchas", the EE4 modelling guide is a
    pretty good guideline on using the software with descriptions of the
    common workarounds.  (I can send as a .pdf if you do not have a
    copy.)  There is also an EE4 FAQ webpage with more recent "issues"
    documented ... it is here: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/commercial/newbuildings/faq/questions-answers.cfm?attr=20">http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/commercial/newbuildings/faq/questions-answers.cfm?attr=20</a><br>
    <br>
    Hope this helps.<br>
    <br>
    There is an EE4 training session on Oct 18 & 19 ... but sadly,
    it is in Mississauga, ON.  There is EE4 training in Vancouver from
    time to time.  I would suggest contacting Curt Hepting of EnerSys or
    Shaun Martin in Vancouver.  They are the closest experts to you I
    know.<br>
    <br>
    Good luck!<br>
    <br>
    Brian Fountain<br>
    GreenSim<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 9/28/2011 1:57 PM, Anne M. Moellenberndt wrote:
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        <p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone provide some general watch-its,
          best practices, or commonly-used workarounds for EE4?  We are
          embarking on using EE4 for building energy modeling and are
          just getting to know the software.  It looks to me like there
          isn’t any ability to create templates like there is in eQuest
          or Trace, to speed up building the model and modifying
          standard components. Has anyone found any work-arounds for
          entering, or modifying, repetitive data?<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New
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