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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Patrick---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>TMY2 or TMY3 weather files utilize the .bin format which is what eQUEST reads. Here is the doe2.com list that has all of the TMY2 and TMY3 weather files for the US. There is also a link to zip files for weather data from international locations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html">http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'>Andrew Craig </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'>PE, LEED AP<br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>Project Mechanical Engineer<br></span><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'>INTERFACE ENGINEERING<br>email </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'><a href="mailto:andrewc@interfaceeng.com"><span style='color:#4D4D4D;text-decoration:none'>andrewc@interfaceeng.com</span></a><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'>direct </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'>503.382.2696<br></span><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'><a href="http://www.interfaceeng.com/"><span style='color:#DB824A'>www.interfaceeng.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D2E31'>Interface recently certified our 88th LEED project. </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D2E31'>Our San Francisco office is now LEED Gold CI.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick Keeney<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 07, 2012 11:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bldg Sim<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] bin weather file<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hey All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Quick question....how do I get a .bin weather file. I'm not familiar with this file type. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've tried converting to a .bin in the Ecotect "Convert Weather Data" tab, but it won't switch whatever file you have to a .bin.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any help would be great. Thanks.<br clear=all><br>-- <br>Patrick J Keeney<br>MArch-MSSD Candidate<br>410-299-5627<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>