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  "id": 112850,
  "title": "Recommended reading",
  "url": "/competitions/ashrae-energy-prediction/discussion/112850",
  "author_name": "ryches",
  "post_date": "2019-10-15T19:49:02.355000",
  "votes": 37,
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  "content": "<p>Before starting on modeling this data I recommend reading all of the ASHRAE handbooks. \nYou can start with the 65 chapters of the <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/2019-ASHRAE-Handbook-HVAC-Applications/dp/1947192132/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=ashrae+handbook&amp;qid=1571168633&amp;sr=8-2\">HVAC</a> one and then work your way through the others. They're only a little over one thousand pages each so best to pace yourself out and read about 100 pages a day so you have some time at the end of the competition to do some modeling.  </p>",
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      "postDate": "2019-10-15T19:49:02.357Z",
      "content": "<p>Before starting on modeling this data I recommend reading all of the ASHRAE handbooks. \nYou can start with the 65 chapters of the <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/2019-ASHRAE-Handbook-HVAC-Applications/dp/1947192132/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=ashrae+handbook&amp;qid=1571168633&amp;sr=8-2\">HVAC</a> one and then work your way through the others. They're only a little over one thousand pages each so best to pace yourself out and read about 100 pages a day so you have some time at the end of the competition to do some modeling.  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Before starting on modeling this data I recommend reading all of the ASHRAE handbooks. \nYou can start with the 65 chapters of the [HVAC](https://www.amazon.com/2019-ASHRAE-Handbook-HVAC-Applications/dp/1947192132/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=ashrae+handbook&amp;qid=1571168633&amp;sr=8-2) one and then work your way through the others. They're only a little over one thousand pages each so best to pace yourself out and read about 100 pages a day so you have some time at the end of the competition to do some modeling.  ",
      "votes": 36
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      "id": 652143,
      "postDate": "2019-10-18T12:15:54.457Z",
      "content": "<p>I recommend reading page 345 from volume 7 upside down, I found a ton of information</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I recommend reading page 345 from volume 7 upside down, I found a ton of information",
      "votes": 3,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 652149,
          "postDate": "2019-10-18T12:27:34.780Z",
          "content": "<p>There are just 342 pages.</p>\n\n<p>345 is back cover. Nothing new there.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "There are just 342 pages.\n\n345 is back cover. Nothing new there."
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    {
      "id": 650086,
      "postDate": "2019-10-16T04:37:39.603Z",
      "content": "<p>220$ book when Kaggle is free? :D</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "220$ book when Kaggle is free? :D",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 651899,
          "postDate": "2019-10-18T04:04:22.620Z",
          "content": "<p>Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirates life for me 😄 </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirates life for me 😄 ",
          "votes": 1
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    {
      "id": 649904,
      "postDate": "2019-10-15T22:11:35.323Z",
      "content": "<p>Just to be clear, this is a joke. Please don't actually spend the $1000+ on the full set of books. They are phenomenal guides to everything in a building but you don't need any of it to compete in this competition. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Just to be clear, this is a joke. Please don't actually spend the $1000+ on the full set of books. They are phenomenal guides to everything in a building but you don't need any of it to compete in this competition. ",
      "votes": 4
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    {
      "id": 658149,
      "postDate": "2019-10-25T17:56:30.137Z",
      "content": "<p>Haha, beautiful! </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Haha, beautiful! ",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 649917,
      "postDate": "2019-10-15T22:31:26.123Z",
      "content": "<p>Died when I got to \"so best to pace yourself..\" 😂 </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Died when I got to \"so best to pace yourself..\" 😂 ",
      "votes": 1
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    {
      "id": 649857,
      "postDate": "2019-10-15T20:45:35.733Z",
      "content": "<p>😂 😂 </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "😂 😂 "
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      "id": 895970,
      "postDate": "2020-06-21T18:14:21.627Z",
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      "id": 651759,
      "postDate": "2019-10-17T22:38:05.407Z",
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      "id": 652143,
      "author_name": "Francisco de Abreu e Lima",
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      "post_date": "2019-10-18T12:15:54.457000",
      "content": "<p>I recommend reading page 345 from volume 7 upside down, I found a ton of information</p>",
      "votes": 3,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 652149,
          "author_name": "Konstantin Yakovlev",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-10-18T12:27:34.780000",
          "content": "<p>There are just 342 pages.</p>\n\n<p>345 is back cover. Nothing new there.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
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    {
      "id": 650086,
      "author_name": "Adrian Zinovei",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-16T04:37:39.603000",
      "content": "<p>220$ book when Kaggle is free? :D</p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 651899,
          "author_name": "Rafid Abyaad",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-10-18T04:04:22.620000",
          "content": "<p>Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirates life for me 😄 </p>",
          "votes": 1,
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      "id": 649904,
      "author_name": "ryches",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-15T22:11:35.323000",
      "content": "<p>Just to be clear, this is a joke. Please don't actually spend the $1000+ on the full set of books. They are phenomenal guides to everything in a building but you don't need any of it to compete in this competition. </p>",
      "votes": 4,
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      "id": 658149,
      "author_name": "Carlo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-25T17:56:30.137000",
      "content": "<p>Haha, beautiful! </p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 649917,
      "author_name": "jlapaix",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-15T22:31:26.123000",
      "content": "<p>Died when I got to \"so best to pace yourself..\" 😂 </p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 649857,
      "author_name": "ilovescience",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-15T20:45:35.733000",
      "content": "<p>😂 😂 </p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
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      "id": 895970,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-06-21T18:14:21.627000",
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      "votes": 0,
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      "id": 651759,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-10-17T22:38:05.407000",
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    "649829": "Before starting on modeling this data I recommend reading all of the ASHRAE handbooks. \nYou can start with the 65 chapters of the [HVAC](https://www.amazon.com/2019-ASHRAE-Handbook-HVAC-Applications/dp/1947192132/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=ashrae+handbook&amp;qid=1571168633&amp;sr=8-2) one and then work your way through the others. They're only a little over one thousand pages each so best to pace yourself out and read about 100 pages a day so you have some time at the end of the competition to do some modeling.  ",
    "652143": "I recommend reading page 345 from volume 7 upside down, I found a ton of information",
    "650086": "220$ book when Kaggle is free? :D",
    "649904": "Just to be clear, this is a joke. Please don't actually spend the $1000+ on the full set of books. They are phenomenal guides to everything in a building but you don't need any of it to compete in this competition. ",
    "658149": "Haha, beautiful! ",
    "649917": "Died when I got to \"so best to pace yourself..\" 😂 ",
    "649857": "😂 😂 ",
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