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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You are all invited (while space available). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*I’m sure you would like to burn some “turkey calories” from week before using some brain power!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Please check the links below for more details/registration, 3hr classes led by Neil Bulger, PE, CEPE, Energy Modeling Team Leader at Integral Group in Oakland CA.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 3<sup>rd</sup> is Advanced, the 4<sup>th</sup> is more conceptual design geared towards less experienced equest users. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Neil is a great engineer and awesome teacher; you shouldn’t miss this (free of charge) opportunity!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>REALWORLD eQUEST: TIME-EFFICIENT METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE ENERGY MODELING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Pacific Energy Center; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>This is an <u>ADVANCED</u> class. Please note the participant requirements below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='color:black;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Register at: </span><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'><a href="http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/6558.htm">http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/6558.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><i><span style='color:black;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Target audience: Engineers and energy modelers with experience using eQuest in detailed mode.</span></i><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:110%'><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>One of the most widely used modeling tools is the free software program eQuest 3.64. This ADVANCED class describes ways to reduce time setting up an eQuest model and increase time examining and understanding the results. Users will gain a better understanding of what eQuest can and cannot do, learn helpful text edits and simple scripts, and how to review results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Attendees must be comfortable using eQuest in the detailed mode and familiar with the output and input file types. This class will not cover any eQuest wizard mode components or model setup in depth. You must bring your own computer with eQuest 3.64 pre-loaded. The instructor will be Neil Bulger from the Oakland office of Integral Group.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'>THE ROLE OF ENERGY MODELING IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt'><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Pacific Energy Center; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt'><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Register at: <a href="http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/6557.htm">http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/6557.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt'><i><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Target audience: Architects, engineers, consultants, and others interested in better understanding how energy modeling can be used early in the design process. </span></i><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.1pt'><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>When responding to the right set of questions, early energy modeling can inform design decisions that shape building performance and affect project goals. This introductory/intermediate course will offer guiding questions for conceptual phase, mapping out ways to discuss energy and comfort impacts early in the design process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>The instructor will be Neil Bulger from the Oakland office of Integral Group.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the best, Nikola<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Nikola Kravik, BEMP, LEED AP <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br>ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter Membership Promotion Chair</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>IBPSA USA San Francisco Chapter Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Project Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br><b>Willdan Energy Solutions<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>6120 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 250<br>Pleasanton, CA 94588<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>T. 925.416.4200 ext. 1228<br>D. 925.416.4228 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>C. 925.719.5883<br>F. 925.737.0174<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:nkravik@willdan.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>nkravik@willdan.com</span></a><br><a href="http://www.willdan.com/energy"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.willdan.com/energy</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>