<div dir="ltr"><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hi, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"></span></p>


<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">I have a question regarding climate file and snow.</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">If you are modeling a building in a cold climate
where there is snow lying on the ground a significant time of the year, will
ESP-r take this into account?</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Snow will insulate the ground and minimize the
depth of frozen ground. The snow will also reflect solar radiation well and it will
contribute to more passive solar heat through windows or to solar collectors/pv-panels.</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Is there snow on the ground for the simulations
done in ESP-r in colder climates?</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Best Regards</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ida Auråen</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p></div>