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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=article-title>New DesignBuilder v3.2 Released<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>We are pleased to announce the release of DesignBuilder v3.2 featuring several major enhancements:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>EnergyPlus v7.2 is the main simulation engine</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Detailed HVAC templates allow fully connected systems to be loaded to the model</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G constructions and outline baseline HVAC systems included</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Improved Simple HVAC simulations with options for humidity control, heat recovery and economizer as well as faster auto-sizing</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Change-over Mixed mode now available for all HVAC and Natural ventilation model options</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Simulate phase change materials (PCM) in detail</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Fanger PMV control</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Custom crack templates</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Improved IDF generation with user-defined construction and material names now used</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Many fixes and improvements, especially in Detailed HVAC</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>...and much more. See the <a href="http://designbuilderusa.com/designbuilder-revision-history"><b><span style='color:#173C91;text-decoration:none'>full list of enhancements</span></b></a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>All v3 and annual license holders are welcome to download and use the new software at no extra cost.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#173C91'><a href="http://designbuilderusa.com/designbuilder-current-release"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Download v3.2</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>