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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This question isn't eQuest specific, but deals with 90.1 interpretation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For an existing building, with regards to shell alterations, G3.1.5-f says that "the baseline building shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions that are part of the scope of work being evaluated." Is this statement as far-reaching as I believe, indicating that U-values, SHGC etc, listed in Tables 5.5 and Appendix A are ignored in a similar way as done in the proposed, since the "baseline" in this case is a real design, rather than a hypothetical baseline?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kent Beason<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Estes, McClure & Associates, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3608 West Way<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tyler, TX 75703<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>office - 903 581 2721<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>cell - 830 609 8904<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>