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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Short answer YES!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>In brief you will connect your building to
a chilled water loop and put an energy meter on the loop to calculate the
amount of energy used. You can then add an energy rate to the chilled water meter
to calculate your annual cost.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>However, if this is a LEED building
registered in LEED NC v2.2 (and some other versions) after May 28<sup>th</sup> 2008
you MUST use the LEED document “Required Treatment of District Thermal
Energy…” which will significantly change how your project will be
modeled.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>Seth Spangler, LEED® AP <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>Project Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>RMF Engineering, Inc <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>Ph: (843) 971-9639 ext:1497</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>Fax: (843) 971-9641 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>sspangle@rmf.com</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>wallie padero<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:36
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] District
Cooling</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Hi guys!<br>
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Can we model a project being served by a District Cooling Plant in E-quest?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More thanks in advance.<br>
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Wallie <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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