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a for HVAC&R and Other Facility Equipment." The standard specifies data models and serialization formats for equipment performance data for automated exchange of information needed for building simulation. </span><span style="font-size:12px"><strong>Comments must be received by July 28, 2020.</strong></span><br><br><br><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/news/public-review-open-ashrae-standard-205p" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(96,96,96)"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14px">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/news/ask-modeler-are-there-any-aspects-buildings-current-simulation-tools-do-not-or-cannot-address" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/433fc947-9b36-4512-95e2-e333f22b2a70.jpeg" width="264" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 500px;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9px;line-height:11.25px"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Ask a Modeler: Are There Any Aspects of Buildings That Current Simulation Tools Do Not or Cannot Address?</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">This month David Goldwasser, Software Developer and Researcher at NREL - Buildings and Thermal Sciences Center, replies: <em>"Dear Testing, The short answers are yes and yes, which is why whole building simulation engines and modeling tools are continually evolving..."</em></span><br><br><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/news/ask-modeler-are-there-any-aspects-buildings-current-simulation-tools-do-not-or-cannot-address" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(96,96,96)"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14px">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.iesve.com/discoveries/article/10017/ashrae-heating-and-cooling-load-calc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