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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fortunately, this is an easy
procedure. The website you want is </span><a
href="http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html">http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>You can click on the TMY3 link. It will take you to *.bin
files. Download the file and rename the extension to TM3 (or whatever extension
it is that Trace looks for when importing a weather file).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Once the file extension is renamed, Trace will import the
file without any trouble.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>One tip – put your weather files in a place where you can
easily find them. When you upgrade a computer, it is nice to be able to grab
all the files in one shot.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Caleb
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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"'>
trace-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:trace-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Clark
Denson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 02, 2010 5:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> trace-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Trace-users] Creating weather files<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’m trying to calibrate an energy model in Trane TRACE 700
based on 2009 weather data and utility bills. As this is my first time to
do this, I need to know two things:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Where can I find hourly weather data from 2009 in
Nashville, TN?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>How do I convert this into a format that TRACE can import
(TMY, TMY2, TMY3, TRY, IWEC)?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your help,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Clark R. Denson, PE, CEM, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sustainable Solutions Group<br>
SSRCx, LLC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(615) 460-0482 - Direct<br>
(800) 545-6732 - Toll-Free<br>
<a href="mailto:cdenson@ssr-inc.com">cdenson@ssr-inc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.ssrcx.com/">www.ssrcx.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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