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color:#1F497D'>The best info I have found on ASHRAE's "Qualified Energy
Modeler" idea is in their Building Energy Label report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>They posted the 7MB report at http://www.ashrae.org/doclib/20080714_abelreport_july2008.pdf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If others know more, please share.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>Paul Riemer<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David S
Eldridge<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 27, 2009 4:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Certification for energy modelers<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>ASHRAE is working on a certification.<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>The flurry of discussion in 2005 was specific for the tax
deductions under EPAct, which defaulted to licensed professional engineers and
contractors in the jurisdiction of the property, who have
“…represented in writing to the taxpayer that he or she has the
requisite qualifications to provide the certification under Section 4 of this
notice…”<o:p></o:p></p>

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margin-left:.5in'>David<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jesus Dacosta<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 27, 2009 4:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Certification for energy modelers<o:p></o:p></p>

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margin-left:.5in'>All,<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Back in 2005 there were talks about making available a
certification for those who have experience and are qualified to do energy
modeling much like the CEM, GBE, LEED AP. Does anyone know if there is a
certification for energy modelers? Maybe through ASHRAE or AEE<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Any information about it, please share. <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><b>Jesus E. DaCosta, CEM<o:p></o:p></b></p>

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margin-left:.5in'><b>Bocci Engineering, LLC<br>
12200 Northwest Freeway, Suite 509<br>
Houston, TX 77092<o:p></o:p></b></p>

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margin-left:.5in'><b>713-255-8175 (Direct)<o:p></o:p></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'>Certified Federal SDBE, Texas HUB & National WBE<o:p></o:p></p>

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margin-left:.5in'><b>P Be kind to the environment: Think before you print
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