<div><br></div>Demba, unfortunately, the User's Manual cannot be used as the word of the rating authority. It would need to be cited somewhere in the Standard, or in a ruling by the GBCI.<div> <div><br clear="all"><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse"><font color="#999999"><div style="font-size:13px"> </div><div><b style="font-size:13px">Arpan Bakshi</b><b style="font-size:13px">    </b><font size="1">LEED AP BD+C, ESTIDAMA PQP</font></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Demba Ndiaye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Demba.Ndiaye@setty.com" target="_blank">Demba.Ndiaye@setty.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Arpan, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The 90.1-2007 User’s Manual clearly states (page G-15): <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">“Shading of the building by surrounding structures and topography should be modeled identically in both the proposed and baseline buildings.”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Which confirms what you have grasped.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></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""> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Arpan Bakshi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Modeling site obstructions for EAp2c1<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have learned through informal conversations that modeling site obstructions from (surrounding buildings) is fine by GBCI, so long as there is consistency and the same approach is taken in both Baseline and Proposed models, i.e. either both models include surrounding buildings, nor neither does.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Is there a CIR or other reference anyone is familiar with which records this guidance, which can be cited?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999">Arpan Bakshi    </span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999">LEED AP BD+C, ESTIDAMA PQP</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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