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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>GBCI got back to me to acknowledge the issues. Thank goodness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It took them 3 days, so not a bad turnaround.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Sprout Info_Mail <info@sprout-green.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 February 2025 15:42<br><b>To:</b> chris.malcolm.yates@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> bldg-sim@onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] LEED v4 (2024) MEPC spreadsheet<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Chris for putting great efforts to compile the issues in a video. I too am facing the similar issue with the sheet since last week and your email came at just the right time. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Some tabs are automatically getting locked and I am unable to Edit it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Namrata <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#666666'>Warm regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#666666'>Pranati Shroff & Namrata Dhamankar </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#666666'>M: 8180027226, 9767890575</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> 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</o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 at 2:34<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM, Chris Yates via Bldg-sim <<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello again,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m persevering for some more answers on this!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’ve also done a 7 minute video to visually explain the issues: <a href="https://youtu.be/GHd72MU8OAc" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GHd72MU8OAc</a> (it will probably still make sense at 1.5 x speed).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any feedback is much appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>TIA/ Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chris.malcolm.yates@gmail.com" target="_blank">chris.malcolm.yates@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:chris.malcolm.yates@gmail.com" target="_blank">chris.malcolm.yates@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> 06 February 2025 15:48<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> LEED v4 (2024) MEPC spreadsheet</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m wondering if I’m alone in finding the LEED v4 (2024) MEPC spreadsheet completely awful to work with.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I suspect some of the issues may relate to localisation: I’m using SI units, and non-energystar related source and GHG factors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Issues in order of severity:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=m8720318909437054089msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>In Performance outputs tab, PRM compliance report table, GHG emissions not picked up for purchased heat or chilled water. GHG emissions in Summary tab are mis-reported as a result.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=m8720318909437054089msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Intermittent locking of the GHG source combo box in Performance outputs tab, table 1 “Energy sources”. Sometimes it lets you change it from “Energystar”. Other times it doesn’t.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=m8720318909437054089msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Mis-labelling: Cell C9 in Summary tab refers to “total <u>proposed</u> annual use” the columns below are actually reporting the <u>baseline</u><o:p></o:p></li><li class=m8720318909437054089msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Generally speaking, using the “add rows” button does not fill me with confidence. It partially crashes the clipboard (no marching ants after use) and if it fails, then you’ve got a broken spreadsheet.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I got around the GHG reporting by using the older EAP spreadsheet to report cost, source, and GHG. I included this in the LEED submission, along with the MEPC (warts and all), and a bug report.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>However, all this shenanigans has left the LEED AP overly concerned about the submission – they’re pressing me to release all my models so they can do a third party review!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>It would be very helpful to get other modeller’s experience of using this spreadsheet – especially with a similar localisation (SI units and local source/ GHG factors).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Chris<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>