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If you are NOT the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying this e-mail is strictly prohibited.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;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><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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Jeremiah Crossett<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> Wahid Hamed<br><b>Cc:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Computerized Building Energy Simulation Handbook<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>The COMNET manual is just what you are looking for. <a href="http://www.comnet.org/mgp-manual">http://www.comnet.org/mgp-manual</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Out of curiosity may I ask what software you might use in your models? <br clear=all></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099;background:white'>Jeremiah D. Crossett | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099;background:white'>120 E. Pritchard St. | Asheboro, NC 27203 | Mobile 503-688-8951</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#999999'><a href="http://www.phasechange.com" target="_blank">www.phasechange.com</a> </span><span style='color:#999999;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i.imgur.com/Sldxf.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Wahid Hamed <<a href="mailto:wahid.hamed@gmail.com" target="_blank">wahid.hamed@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>Dear building-sim,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>I am looking for "Computerized Building Energy Simulation Handbook" which provides great modeling tips for novices modeler like me.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>I would be appreciated if anyone has the handbook could send me!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br clear=all></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>Wahid H. Mohamed</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>,</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#666666'>BSc, LEED AP BD+C </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Mechanical Design Engineer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#666666'> (<a href="tel:%2B966%29-5467%20622%2067" target="_blank">+966)-5467 622 67</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>