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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Site is your building model. Source takes in to account
losses and inefficiencies in delivery of energy from the source &#8220;plant&#8221;, and hence
reflects energy used at that source. If all energy was on site, they should be
equal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alan
Jackson, LEED AP<br>
KlingStubbins</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James
Geers<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Total Site versus Total Source Energy BEPS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=normal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I have
noticed these two lines on my BEPS report.&nbsp; Which number accurately
reflects the energy consumption of my building?&nbsp; What is the difference
between the two?&nbsp; If all of my energy was generated on site would the
numbers be equal?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=normal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>TOTAL
SITE ENERGY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2517.74 MBTU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
29.0 KBTU/SQFT-YR GROSS-AREA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29.0 KBTU/SQFT-YR NET-AREA<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=normal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>TOTAL
SOURCE ENERGY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4867.80 MBTU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 56.0
KBTU/SQFT-YR GROSS-AREA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 56.0 KBTU/SQFT-YR NET-AREA<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=normal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#595959'>JAMES F.&nbsp;GEERS&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'>ARCHITECT&nbsp;&amp;
LEED AP</span></b><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#595959'>CINCINNATI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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color:#595959'>120 WEST SECOND STREET&nbsp; |&nbsp; SUITE 1800&nbsp; |&nbsp;
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