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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I work in an energy conservation program at a utility and have a question regarding baseline vs. proposed designs within energy models. A customer is considering a design approach that results in a fairly large departure from a standard
design. In specific, the building foot print and geometry departs significantly from a typical baseline building, but the proposed design accomplishes all required parameters of the baseline design, i.e., the building produces the same function. My general
experiences with approaching baseline vs. proposed energy models is that the footprint and general geometry of the building remains fixed. However, what’s the recommended approach when the proposed design yields a certain building geometry that would not be
encountered in a typical, baseline building, i.e., attempting to model a baseline building with the proposed geometry would not yield sensible results? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryan Russo, BESA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conservation Resources Management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tacoma Power<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">email: <a href="mailto:brusso@ci.tacoma.wa.us">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">office 253.502.8822<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">cell 253.306.0670<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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