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The
cooling energy saving rates for simulated reference office
buildings
were 13.0% for Houston, 15.9% for Atlanta, and 18.8% for
Boulder,
compared to the base case, when the TLHS model was
applied.
The savings in heating energy use were only 1.2%–3.0%,
compared
to the base case. The rates of annual site energy
reduction
were higher for the hotter and more humid climatic
conditions.