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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>Does anyone know how to interpret “</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>no more than 45 degrees” of </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>exception 5.b - table G3.1 (90.1-2007/2010/2013) ? : <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5. Building Envelope<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>All components of the building envelope in the proposed design shall be modeled as shown on architectural drawings or as built for existing building envelopes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt;text-indent:35.4pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Exceptions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:70.8pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>b. Exterior surfaces whose azimuth orientation and tilt differ by no more than 45 degrees and are otherwise the same may be described as either a single surface or by using multipliers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>Because “no more than 45 degree” include 45 degree, does the exception still apply if the azimuth of two walls is exactly 45 degrees? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>In other words, considering a LEED project, can a perfect octagonal building shape be modeled as a square building (as long as they have the same floor area and the 8 walls have a similar construction) ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif'>Julien<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif",serif;color:#1F497D'>____________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Julien Dutel,</span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'> ing., </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>CEM, CMVP<b>.</b></span><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Direction des secteurs </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>résidentiel, institutionnel et des affaires</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Bureau de l'efficacité et de l'innovation énergétiques<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, B-406<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Québec (Québec) G1H 6R1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Téléphone : 418 627-6379, poste 8060<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Téléphone sans frais : 1 877 727-6655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Télécopieur : 418 643-5828<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><a href="mailto:julien.dutel@mern.gouv.qc.ca"><span style='color:blue'>julien.dutel@mern.gouv.qc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>mern.gouv.qc.ca<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>