Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Sunday, 19/May/2024
12:00pm
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4:00pm
Registration & Check-In
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver

Pick up your SimBuild badge at HackSimBuild!

1:00pm
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3:00pm
HackSimBuild: Workshop by Ladybug Tools
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver
Chair: Chris William Mackey
Chair: Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari

Get tips, trainig, and ideas for cool and innovative projects from the founders of Ladybug Tools. This event is for HackSimBuild participants. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

3:00pm
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4:00pm
HackSimBuild: Introductions and Team Formation
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver
Chair: Andy Berres

Meet your fellow hackers.

4:00pm
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11:59pm
HackSimBuild
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver

Team work time.

AIA CES approved for 12 LUs.

Date: Monday, 20/May/2024
12:00am
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4:00pm
HackSimBuild
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver

Team work time.

AIA CES approved for 12 LUs.

7:00am
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5:00pm
Registration & Check-In
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function

Pick up your badge at the lower level reception desk!

8:00am
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12:00pm
Workshop 1: Extracting Valid Building Performance Simulation Models from Revit Models using Pollination Revit Plugin
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Chris William Mackey
Chair: Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

8:00am
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5:00pm
Workshop 2: ASHRAE 90.1-2019 Code Compliance Modeling
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Birajan Bhandari
Chair: Nathan Kegel

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

11:00am
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4:00pm
CPP Wind Tunnel Laboratory Tour
Location: CPP Wind Tunnel Lab, 7365 Greendale Road, Windsor, CO

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This Wind Tunnel Lab Tour includes a unique opportunity to learn advanced and innovative wind tunnels. The bus will leave at 11:00 AM to commute there, and will return before 4:00 PM.

1:00pm
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5:00pm
Workshop 3: Creating Building Performance Simulation Models with Pollination Rhino
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Chris William Mackey
Chair: Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

Workshop 4: Impactful Data Visualization
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca
Chair: Guanzhou Ji

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

3:00pm
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5:00pm
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tour
Location: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This tour includes a unique opportunity to learn about various research facilities and buildings on the NREL campus and will be hosted by current NREL employees. Meet at NREL at 3:00 PM.

5:00pm
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7:00pm
Welcome Reception
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function

Meet your fellow SimBuild attendees for light dinner and drinks. This event is free with conference registration, but RSVP is required. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

8:00pm
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11:59pm
Big Ladder Anniversary Party
Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver

This event is open to all conference attendees. 

Date: Tuesday, 21/May/2024
7:00am
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5:00pm
Registration & Check-In
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function

Pick up your badge at the lower level reception desk!

7:30am
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8:30am
Focus Group 1: Chapter Leadership Meeting
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Matthew Duffy
Chair: Supriya Goel

Meet with the leaders of IBPSA-USA's local chapters to discuss feasibility for regional events and share ideas.

8:00am
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8:30am
Networking Break - Sponsored by IES
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy beverages compliments of generous sponsor IES.

8:00am
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5:00pm
Psychro Escape Room
Matthew Dahlhausen1, Aaron Boranian2
1: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States of America; 2: Big Ladder Software
Location: Independence
Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen

AIA CES approved for 0.5 LU.

8:30am
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8:45am
Session Pitches
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones
8:45am
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9:45am
Plenary 1: How Did We Get Here? Exploring Past Perspectives
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Carrie Brown
Chair: Supriya Goel
10:00am
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11:00am
BEM Tools Comparison
Liam Buckley1, Timothy P McDowell2, Neal Kruis3
1: IES Ltd.; 2: Thermal Energy System Specialists, LLC; 3: Big Ladder Software LLC
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Liam Buckley
Chair: Hunter Swope

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Measuring Up: Increasing the Reach and Impact of OpenStudio Measures
Jason DeGraw1, Yeonjin Bae1, David Goldwasser2
1: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 2: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: David Goldwasser
Chair: Apoorva Pradhan

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

SimBuild Storytelling
Lisa Ng1, Andy Berres2
1: National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States of America; 2: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States of America
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Andy Berres
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 1: Urban and Community Scale Modeling
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Jeannie Kim

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 2: Evolving Performance Indicators
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Amanda Laurel Webb

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:00am
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11:30am
Demo 1: IES
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about IES products and services.

Networking Break - Sponsored by TRANE
Location: Denver Pre-Function

Enjoy light refreshments compliments of generous sponsor TRANE.

11:30am
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12:30pm
ASHRAE 209 - A Tool for Integrative Building Energy Simulation
Christopher Schaffner1, David Goldwasser2, Patrick Pease3
1: The Green Engineer, Inc., United States of America; 2: NREL; 3: Buro Happold
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Christopher Schaffner
Chair: Julia Lien Ho

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Heat Pumps of All Flavors, Is the Universe of Curves the Right Approach?
Craig Simmons
NREL, United States of America
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Craig Simmons
Chair: Neal Kruis

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Never Have I Ever…
Lisa Ng
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States of America
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Lisa Ng
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 3: Modeling for Carbon and Embodied Energy
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Yunyang Ye

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 4: Building Physics, Heat, and Moisture
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Ali Moussawi

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
12:30pm
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1:30pm
Lunch sponsored by US Department of Energy
Location: Colorado Ballroom

Enjoy lunch in the Tivoli Turnhalle, sponsored by the US Department of Energy.

1:00pm
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1:30pm
Demo 2: Big Ladder Software
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Big Ladder products and services.

1:30pm
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3:00pm
HackSimBuild Presentations and Judging
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Andy Berres
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones

See the work of 6 teams from this year's HackSimBuild competition. 

Judging Link: https://tinyurl.com/VoteHackSimBuild24

Impromptu 1: IBPSA: more than energy modeling
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Richard Walter Fenrich
Chair: James D Lutz

Open discussion of IBPSA’s role and focus in building performance simulation. How can we extend beyond energy modeling? What collaborations and disciplines are possible and most important for building design?

Presentation Session 1: Building Decarbonization
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Jamy Bacchus

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Presentation Session 2: Building Codes, Standards, and Regulatory Approaches
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Supriya Goel

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Seminar 1: Compliance and Certification
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Timothy McDowell
Chair: Nasim Mirian

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
3:00pm
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3:30pm
Demo 3: B-corp and JUST Certification Workshop - Hosted by Group14
Location: Denver 5

Business owners and leaders: learn about B-corp and JUST Certification during this workshop, hosted by Group14. Enjoy light snacks in the Senate Chambers.

Networking Break - Sponsored by Design Builder
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor Design Builder.

3:30pm
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5:00pm
No Context Pictures
Suyash Shrikant Vidwans
Newcomb & Boyd, Atlanta
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Suyash Shrikant Vidwans
Chair: Mahya Fani

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Presentation Session 3: Large Scale Modeling
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Hussein Al Jebaei

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Seminar 2: Policy Tools
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Linda Morrison
Chair: Kyleen Hoover Rockwell

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Technical Session 5: Performance-Driven Design, Design Automation, and Optimization
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Parastoo Delgoshaei

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

5:00pm
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5:30pm
Demo 4: DesignBuilder
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about DesignBuilder products and services.

5:00pm
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6:00pm
IBPSA-USA Cocktail Hour
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function

Join us for cocktails before the IBPSA-USA Awards Banquet. Please register for the Awards Banquet to attend this event. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

Networking Break - Sponsored by Group14
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy cocktail hour compliments of generous sponsor Group14.

6:00pm
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8:30pm
IBPSA-USA Awards Banquet
Location: Colorado Ballroom

The banquet recognizes the recipients of IBPSA awards, conference awards, and HackSimBuild winners. This event is free with conference or HackSimBuild registration, but RSVP is required. E-mail events@ibpsa.us to have this added to your registration.

Date: Wednesday, 22/May/2024
7:00am
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5:00pm
Registration & Check-In
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function

Pick up your badge at the lower level reception desk!

7:30am
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8:30am
Focus Group 2: BOPTEST
Location: Denver 5
Chair: David Blum

The meeting is for new and current IBPSA Project 2 participants. The meeting will introduce and overview project tasks and status, as well as allow for more in-depth technical discussions about items brought forward by project task leaders and participants.

8:00am
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8:30am
Networking Break - Sponsored by Pollination
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy beverages and morning snacks compliments of Pollination.

8:00am
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5:00pm
Psychro Escape Room
Location: Independence
Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen

AIA CES approved for 0.5 LU.

8:30am
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8:45am
Session Pitches
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Yunyang Ye
8:45am
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9:45am
Plenary 2: Present State of the Industry
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones
Chair: Carrie Brown
9:45am
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10:00am
Networking Break - Sponsored by TRNSYS
Location: Denver Pre-Function

Enjoy light refreshments compliments of generous sponsor TRNSYS.

10:00am
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11:00am
BEMcyclopedia - Join the BEM Hive Mind!
Dimitri Contoyannis1, Erik Kolderup2
1: Model Efficiency; 2: Kolderup Consulting
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Dimitri Contoyannis
Chair: Rosina Adhikari

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Indigenous Wisdom and Building Science
Matthew Duffy1, Dustin Stephany2, Lisa Morey3, Graham Linn4
1: IES, Ltd., United States of America; 2: University of Florida; 3: Colorado Earth; 4: HabLab LLC
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Graham Linn
Chair: Julia Lien Ho

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 6: Efficiencies and Load Management
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Zoltan Nagy

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 7: CFD, Airflow, and Microclimate
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Unmet Hours Live
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:00am
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11:30am
Demo 7: Lamarr.AI
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Lamarr.AI products and services.

Networking Break - Sponsored by NEO
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor NEO.

11:30am
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12:30pm
A Call to Action for Building Energy System Modeling in the Age of Decarbonization
Michael Wetter1, Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli2, Johan Akesson3, Stephen Holicky4, Clas Jacobson3
1: Berkeley Lab, USA; 2: University of California at Berkeley, USA; 3: Carrier, Sweden; 4: Honeywell, USA
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Michael Wetter
Chair: Kate Bren

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Building Nightmares
David Goldwasser1, David Schurk2, Rob Hosken3
1: NREL, United States of America; 2: Innovative Air Technologies; 3: Building Performance Architecture
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: David Goldwasser
Chair: Dimitri Contoyannis

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Impromptu 2: Does IBPSA-USA Need a Code of Ethics?
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Zoltan Nagy
Chair: Liam Buckley

No one ever got hurt by a simulation. Or did they? What ethical considerations do we face as simulation practitioners and as an organization? This discussion will cover concerns of commercialism, intellectual property, professional competence, trustworthiness, and perhaps most importantly, what can go wrong when simulationists make faulty assumptions or use tool incorrectly and thus fail to take into account the needs of those who will live in the buildings we analyze.

Technical Session 8: Grid Interactions and Distributed Energy Resources
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Patrick Kastner

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 9: Approaches to Modeling Future Weather, Climate, and Extreme Events
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Zhaoyun Zeng

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
12:30pm
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1:30pm
Lunch and Annual General Meeting
Location: Colorado Ballroom

The IBPSA-USA Annual General Meeting takes place during lunch in the Tivoli Turnhalle.

1:30pm
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3:00pm
Presentation Session 4: Lightning Talks
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Erik Kolderup

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Presentation Session 5: Digital Twins and Controls
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Wangda Zuo

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Seminar 3: Graphics and Visualization
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca
Chair: Jayati Chhabra

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Technical Session 10: Machine Learning and Big Data Applications to Building Simulation
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Daniel Lorenz Villa

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

Ten Questions Concerning High Performance Buildings for Thermal Resilience and Health
Nan Ma
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States of America
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Nan Ma
Chair: Jihoon Chung

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
3:00pm
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3:30pm
Demo 6: Pollination
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Pollination products and services.

3:00pm
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4:00pm
Poster Session
Location: Denver Pre-Function

Discuss research with the authors in a one-on-one setting.

3:30pm
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4:00pm
Demo 5: NEO
Location: Denver 5

Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about NEO products and services.

4:00pm
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5:00pm
Debate: Artificial Intelligence in Building Simulation
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Tarek Rakha
Chair: Rosina Adhikari

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Diversity, Equality, And Inclusivity At IBPSA-USA
Graham Linn1, Aysha Demir2, Kyleen Rockwell3, Mili Kyropoulou4
1: HabLab and IBPSA-USA DEI Committee Chair; 2: University of Wyoming; 3: Interface Engineering and IBPSA-USA DEI Committee Vice Chair; 4: University of Houston
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Aysha Demir
Chair: Matthew Duffy

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Focus Group 3: Website
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Benjamin Brannon

New and prospective IBPSA-USA members are invited to give feedback on our website. Raffle prizes available.

Paving the Way to Net Zero Codes through a New Framework for Compliance Model Review
Supriya Goel1, Timothy McDowell2, Dimitri Contoyannis3, Neal Kruis4
1: PNNL, United States of America; 2: Thermal Energy System Specialists; 3: Model Efficiency; 4: Big Ladder Software
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Neal Kruis
Chair: Apoorva Pradhan

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Presentation Session 6: Case Studies
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Justin Shultz

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
5:00pm
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7:00pm
IESVE Software User Group Party
Location: Platte Bar on Lower Level 1
5:30pm
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7:30pm
Night Out at Meow Wolf
Location: Meow Wolf Convergence Station, 1338 1st Street, Denver

Join your fellow simulationists for a multiversal tour of immersive art just blocks away from SimBuild. This event requires advance sign-up. Registration for this event is now closed, but you may still purchase your own ticket for entry from Meow Wolf.

Date: Thursday, 23/May/2024
8:00am
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8:30am
DEI-1: Affinity Group Meet-Up
Location: Denver 5

Connect with members as part of the IBPSA-USA DEI Committee initiatives.

Networking Break - Sponsored by Lamarr.AI
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy beverages and morning snacks compliments of generous sponsor Lamarr.AI.

8:30am
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8:45am
Session Pitches
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Zoltan Nagy
8:45am
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9:45am
Plenary 3: Revolutionizing the Future
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Hanif Smith
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones
9:45am
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10:00am
Networking Break - Sponsored by NORESCO
Location: Denver Pre-Function

Enjoy light refreshments compliments of generous sponsor NORESCO.

10:00am
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11:00am
Presentation Session 7: Indoor Environmental Quality and Health
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Qingqing Sun

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 11: Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Aysha Demir

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 12: Occupant Behavior
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Nan Ma

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

What Can IBPSA-USA Do for Me?
Nathaniel L Jones1, Benjamin Brannon1, Supriya Goel2, Dimitri Contoyannis3, Graham Linn4, Erik Kolderup5, Timothy McDowell6, Matthew Duffy7, Andy Berres8, Neal Kruis9, Jayati Chhabra2
1: Arup; 2: PNNL; 3: Model Efficiency; 4: HabLab; 5: Kolderup Consulting; 6: Thermal Energy System Specialists, LLC; 7: IES, Ltd.; 8: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; 9: Big Ladder Software
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones
Chair: Carrie Brown

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

What do we Make of AI in Building Design and Operation?
Jianli Chen1, Anna Jean Morton Rivera2
1: University of Utah, United States of America; 2: dbHMS, United States of America
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Jianli Chen
Chair: Jongki Lee

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:00am
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11:30am
DEI-2: Affinity Group Meet-Up
Location: Denver 5

Connect with members as part of the IBPSA-USA DEI Committee initiatives.

Networking Break - Sponsored by Big Ladder Software
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor Big Ladder Software.

11:30am
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12:30pm
Impromptu 3: Can We Trust Heat Pump Performance Data???
Location: Denver 5
Chair: Neal Kruis
Chair: Craig Simmons

Making sense of detailed performance data from over 130,000 variable-capacity heat pump units. Developing a reliable heat pump model.

Pitch Me Your Business
Suyash Shrikant Vidwans
Newcomb & Boyd, Atlanta
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Suyash Shrikant Vidwans

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Presentation Session 8: Daylighting
Location: Denver 2
Chair: Alfonso E Hernandez

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 13: Commissioning, Diagnostics, and Control
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Sen Huang

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Technical Session 14: Occupant Health, Wellbeing, and Comfort
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Mohammad Heidarinejad

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 

 
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