<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">Greetings,</font></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">ASHRAE SSPC 209 is working on updating Standard 209: Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. </font></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">The Committee is seeking feedback from industry experts and users of energy modeling services on barriers to adoption and how to overcome them. 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line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); max-width: 314px;">ASHRAE Standard 209 Survey - Energy Simulation Aided Design for Building...</h2><p class="ydp7d7a8265card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 158, 168);">ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee SSPC 209 is working on updating the standard: Energy Simulation Aided...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you,</span></span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Mohammad Wathaifi </span><span style="font-size: 6pt; line-height: 8.4px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">P.Eng., CEM, CRE, LEED AP BD+C</span></div><p class="ydp853f3cb3MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Engineering Specialist </span></p><p class="ydp853f3cb3MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.2px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Energy Systems Division</span></p><p class="ydp853f3cb3MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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