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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I am
  member of a Climate Task Force that is reviewing current practices in respect
  to </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:Arial'>weather data used for computer simulation of buildings and
  their services, such as cooling/heating loads; summertime overheating; energy
  consumption etc.. These applications currently use historical weather data which
  has remained fairly stable over the past 20 to 30 years. &nbsp;However with the
  <font color=black><span style='color:black'>advent of climate change, designers
  will </span></font>need to address the affect of changing weather patterns
  over next, say, 15 &#8211; 30 years covering the life of the
  services/building.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The next generation of climate
  change information will be presented in probabilistic terms as with the
  UKCIP08 climate scenarios, being developed by the Hadley Centre. The Task Force&#8217;s
  focus will be on the practical use of probabilistic climate scenarios in the
  planning, design, and construction of new buildings, as well as the
  retrofitting and maintenance of existing buildings to ensure that when
  climate change occurs, buildings continue throughout their lifetime to
  function safely, comfortably, cost-effectively and without excessive need for
  energy-intensive adaptation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>As part of this work I
  have been tasked with investigating what other research in this area is being
  undertaken in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, and especially how
  this should be reflected in the development of climate sets for simulation
  studies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>My request to all you esp-r
  users is therefore, can you please provide me with information about any initiatives
  in this field that you are aware of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
  </span></font><strong><b><font size=2 color="#676767" face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#676767'>for HLMAD Limited</span></font></b></strong><font
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  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>T: 01483 467 300</span></font></span><font
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