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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I was looking for the maximum error allowed by LEED regarding the level of detail in the building model.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have a little bit complex ancient building in a refurbished project. A “Hausmanian” building type with a lot of ancient balconies “closed” by windows (to gain surface). I read from ASHRAE 90.1 appendix G that balconies could not be modeled if we take in account the thermal characteristics of those balconies within the surface.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My question is more in the sense if someone of you have already experience regarding the simplification of complex façade building projects for LEED. In particular,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is there a maximum error allowed in LEED calculations concerning the difference between model surface and architect surface? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Can we simplify complex facades? For example this kind of facades:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Az8h4_3fh20/0.jpg">http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Az8h4_3fh20/0.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks in advance for your advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>David GARCIA-SANCHEZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:39.55pt'><td width=106 style='width:79.8pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:39.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'><img border=0 width=91 height=93 id="Image_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01CDD709.E43C3180" alt="cid:image001.png@01CD52C2.E1AE1DF0"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=394 style='width:295.85pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:39.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>David GARCIA-SANCHEZ</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8CC63E;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'>green</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'>affair</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Tel. +33 (0)1 46 03 08 02<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Mobile +33 (0)6 78 15 08 09<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:FR'>102 avenue Edouard Vaillant – 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8CC63E;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://www.greenaffair.com/"><span style='color:#8CC63E'>www.greenaffair.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style='color:#92D050;mso-fareast-language:FR'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#92D050'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>