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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks all for your replies!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I found the following excerpt
from USGBC website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>“<a
href="http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=4176" target=blank><span
style='color:#3580A8;text-decoration:none'>District Thermal Energy Treatment</span></a>
(PDF) -- Treatment of Energy & Atmosphere prerequisites and credits for
LEED buildings that are connected to a district thermal energy system. LEED
2009 projects should follow the guidance in this document until the LEED 2009
DES document is posted. Please note that any mention of the 2-point minimum in
this document should be translated to apply towards the minimum EAp2
prerequisite for LEED 2009.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'>Interestingly, it talks
about the minimum 2 point requirement but not about ASHARE standard. I think it
is logical to follow Heathers suggestion and use 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'>Yuvaraj</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='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
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
Heather.Hardie-Hill@CH2M.com [mailto:Heather.Hardie-Hill@CH2M.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 02, 2010 3:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yuvaraj Saravanan; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: District Thermal Energy - LEED v3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Yuvaraj,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>As far as I know they have not released a new document specifically
for LEED v3. I would assume that you can use the document you have listed
below, reference ASHRAE 90.1-2007 (not 2004), and include a note about the
assumption in your EAc1 narrative. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:purple'>Heather Hardie-Hill<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;font-style:normal'>CH2M HILL</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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>Yuvaraj
Saravanan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 02, 2010 3:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] District Thermal Energy - LEED v3</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to do energy model for 3 buildings in a campus.
Each building is seeking separate LEED certification. We have a new central
plant with Ice storage which will serve all three buildings. I have a USGBC
guideline “Required Treatment of District Thermal Energy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>in LEED-NC version 2.2 and LEED for Schools” dated May
28, 2008, which discusses about how to carry out the energy modeling. I am
wondering is there a similar document for LEED version 3. If there is no such
document released by USGBC for version 3, then if I follow the aforementioned
document, the problem I have is, it reference everything back to ASHRAE
90.1-2004 but LEED V3 follows 90.1-2007. Can anyone guide me how to approach
this situation?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yuvaraj<o:p></o:p></p>
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