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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear TRNSYS users,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for different LEED certifications we use at present eQuest for computation of EA Credit 1 („Optimize Energy performance “). On the one hand the programm eQuest is not quiet user friendly, on the other hand we use TRNSYS for DGNB (German sustainable building council) certifications, from there it makes sense to use TRNSYS also for the LEED certifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Well, is it allowed to use TNRSYS for LEED certifications and does any guidance exist for this approach?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dipl.-Ing. Lars </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Knabben</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Geschäftsführer</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beratender Ingenieur IK BAU NRW<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staatlich anerkannter Sachverständiger für Schall- und Wärmeschutz (saSV)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mitglied der Expertengruppe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB)</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E95D0F'>e²</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - energieberatung GmbH <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Steinstraße 16-18</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>40212 Düsseldorf<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>fon: +49 211 516001-58<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>fax: +49 211 516001-57<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:knabben@equadrat.de" title="blocked::mailto:knabben@e2-energieberatung.de"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E95D0F'>knabben@equadrat.de</span></a></span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E95D0F'> </span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.equadrat.de/" title="blocked::http://www.e2-energieberatung.de/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E95D0F'>www.equadrat.de</span></a></span></u></i><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#E95D0F'> </span></u></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>