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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just to add to what Nick said - the rating authority s now the GBCI (green building certification institute). The percentage is based on energy cost and not energy usage - so you might benefit from peak shavings
 in a TOU rate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:gray">1382 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#ADD425">Ideas &#43; buildings that honor the broader goals of society</span><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Caton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 06, 2010 2:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> tim; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] LEED Simulations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The rating authority for a LEED project is, essentially, USGBC &#8211; but USGBC has more or less defined (if loosely) what is required for documentation through the LEED EAc1 template/Handbook.&nbsp; You might do better
 to keep section G1.4 in the back of your mind and instead refer primarily to the current EAc1 template and associated Handbook chapter.&nbsp;
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LEED EAc1 credits, using the first compliance (energy simulation) method, are based on annual costs - not consumptions.&nbsp; I think that syncs with 90.1&#8217;s current glossary terms for performance...
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Stylus BT&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>tim<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] LEED Simulations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If attempting to show percent improvement for LEED credit per ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix G, who is the &#8220;rating authority&#8221; in section G1.4? &nbsp;USGBC?&nbsp; There will be similar documentation submitted to USGBC I know, but is there some piece of
 information I am missing?&nbsp; Does ASHRAE &#8220;rate&#8221; building performance based on eQuest results?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, second question, is percent improvement based on energy usage, or cost of energy usage with regards to LEED?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tim<o:p></o:p></p>
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