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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Bldg-Sim Community:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FYI. - Please consider participating… This project aims to generate protocols which contain elements related to energy simulation. Many of you might have interest.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">_Chris</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chris Balbach, PE, CEM, CMVP, BEMP, BEAP</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vice President of Research and Development</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Performance Systems Development of NY, LLC</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The EDF Investor Confidence Project team would like to wish everyone a very happy new year!<br>
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We are excited to be hosting two webinars later this month to introduce Investor Confidence Project to a range of industry stakeholders. Please see the invite below. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We would like to ask your help in the following 4 ways:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you would like to attend please register <a href="http://investorconfidenceproject.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please forward this invite to your list of contacts to help us get the word out (see below for text).</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please tweet and repost this to any forums or listserves you participate on that would benefit from learning more about ICP.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you would like your organization to be listed as a supporter, please sign up <a href="http://www.eeperformance.org/project-allies.html" target="_blank">here</a>. We have
growing list, and would love some additional help to get the word out.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">First, the EDF
<b><a href="http://www.eeperformance.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">Investor Confidence Project</span></a></b> (ICP) team would like to wish everyone a happy new year!<b><br>
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</b>We are excited to be hosting two webinars later this month to introduce an initiative we have been facilitating over the last two years called the Investor Confidence Project. With input and collaboration from a wide range of industry players, our
<b><a href="http://www.eeperformance.org/project-team.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">team of advisors</span></a></b> have worked tirelessly to developed standardized protocols for commercial energy efficiency project engineering, with
a goal of reducing engineering related transaction cost while enabling origination channels to increase deal flow.<b><br>
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</b>We are also pleased to announce that Ron Herbst, Global Head of Energy and Sustainability at Deutsche Bank, will be joining us to provide his views and insight related to how performance risk impacts underwriting and how standardization can reduce transaction
costs and ultimately engage capital markets.<b><br>
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</b>Please sign up for either of our sessions. Space is limited so please RSVP:<b></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4976242074/?ref=enivtefor001&invite=Mjg3MDY3MC9tYXR0QGVmZmljaWVuY3kub3JnLzA%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&utm_term=attend&ref=enivtefor001" target="_blank">January
17, 2:00-3:00 EST</a></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4976242074/?ref=enivtefor001&invite=Mjg3MDY3MC9tYXR0QGVmZmljaWVuY3kub3JnLzA%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&utm_term=attend&ref=enivtefor001" target="_blank">January
31, 2:00-3:00 EST</a></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To learn more about the Investor Confidence Project and to RSVP for our upcoming webinars: <b><a href="http://www.eeperformance.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">www.E</span></a></b></span></p>
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