Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

 
 
Session Overview
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.