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****************************************************************************************************************Thank you for downloading these files from the CONTAM Modeling Website hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Any questions or concerns can be sent to Lisa Ng lisa.ng@nist.gov

The related publication to these building models is: 
Ng, L. C., Ojeda Quiles, N., Dols, W. S., S. J. Emmerich (accepted online 2017). Weather correlations to calculate infiltration rates for U. S. commercial building energy models. Building and Environment.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.10.029
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These CONTAM files are denoted by the 
- Building Name (Hospital, Medium Office, Primary School, Small Hotel, Stand Alone Retail)
- Whether the leakage is 1 (without air barrier) or 2 (with air barrier)
- City number 
	* 0 = Baltimore (CZ4)
	* 1 = Chicago (CZ5)
	* 2 = Duluth (CZ7)
	* 3 = Fairbanks (CZ8)
	* 4 = Helena (CZ6)
	* 5 = Memphis (CZ3)
	* 6 = Miami (CZ1)
	* 7 = Pheonix (CZ2)

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Two buildings require the use of a .cvf file 
- Building: Hospital, File: Hospital.cvf
- Building: Small Hotel, File: SHotel_CVF_Schedule3.cvf
- Building: Stand Alone Retail, File: SAR-FrontEntry.cvf

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The weather files (.wth) are also included. Daylight savings is INACTIVATED. U. S. holidays are as follows (Dtype 8):
- Jan 1, New Year's Day
- Jan 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 20, Presidents' Day
- Oct 9, Columbus Day
- Nov 11, Veterans Day
- Nov 23, Thanksgiving
- Dec 25, Christmas

These holidays coincide with the holidays activated in the EnergyPlus files from DOE.

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