Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 21/May/2024 | |||||
| 7:00am - 5:00pm |
Registration & Check-In Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function Pick up your badge at the lower level reception desk! |
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| 7:30am - 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. |
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| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Networking Break - Sponsored by IES Location: Colorado Pre-Function Enjoy beverages compliments of generous sponsor IES. |
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| 8:00am - 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. |
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| 8:30am - 8:45am |
Session Pitches Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Nathaniel L Jones |
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| 8:45am - 9:45am |
Plenary 1: How Did We Get Here? Exploring Past Perspectives Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Carrie Brown Chair: Supriya Goel |
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| 10:00am - 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. The Urban Building Energy Retrofitting Tool: an open-source framework to help foster building retrofitting. First results for Montréal 10:15am - 10:30am Guiding Urban Scale Building Integrated Photovoltaic Integration Decisions: Coupled Building Energy Simulation, Life Cycle Assessment and Radiation Simulation. 10:30am - 10:45am Impact and Cost Analysis of Thermal Load Electrification Measures using Automated Urban Building Energy Modeling in Ithaca, NY 10:45am - 11:00am Leveraging ResStock to Improve Utility Decarbonization Program Grid Impact Modelling: Estimating the effect of heat pumps for space and water heating in eastern Oklahoma |
Technical Session 2: Evolving Performance Indicators Location: Denver 2 Chair: Amanda Laurel Webb AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Reference-Building Equivalent Energy Performance Targets for Canada’s Housing Energy Code 10:15am - 10:30am Evaluating the Feasibility of a Workflow for Following the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Performance Rating Method Using Building Information Modeling 10:30am - 10:45am Assessing Energy Flexibility Potential via Statistical Analysis of Building Mass Using Rule and Schedule-Based Control 10:45am - 10:52am Impact of Lifestyle Changes and Emerging Workplace Trends on Energy Consumption in a Research Building 10:52am - 11:00am Developing Single Family Prototype Models for California |
| 11:00am - 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. |
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| 11:30am - 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. An Open-Source Decarbonization Analytics Framework: Designing for Low-Carbon Emission Districts and Communities 11:45am - 12:00pm Integration Of Hourly Energy Usage And Emission Rates Through Mapping Between Climate Zones And eGrid Region 12:00pm - 12:15pm Façade Greening Strategies: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Microclimatic Analysis for Sustainable Urban Planning 12:15pm - 12:30pm Long-Term Assessment of Commercial Building Energy and Carbon Emissions in the Northwestern Region Under Future Weather Trend |
Technical Session 4: Building Physics, Heat, and Moisture Location: Denver 2 Chair: Ali Moussawi AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Drone-based Optimization And Validation Of Numerical Simulations Of Urban Heat Islands 11:45am - 12:00pm An Integrated System for Simulating 3D Concrete Printing Process 12:00pm - 12:15pm Methodology for an Analytical Abstraction and Calibration of Solar Heat Gain 12:15pm - 12:30pm Uncertainty Propagation in Building Analysis with Truncated Taylor Polynomials |
| 12:30pm - 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. |
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| 1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Demo 2: Big Ladder Software Location: Denver 5 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Big Ladder products and services. |
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| 1:30pm - 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 HackSimBuild Opening Remarks 1:40pm - 1:50pm Detailed HVAC Viewer 1:50pm - 2:00pm Energy Locker 2:00pm - 2:10pm Roombox 2:10pm - 2:20pm BE.A-Mentor 2:20pm - 2:30pm The Burrowing Ironbugs: WIGsim 2:30pm - 2:40pm Compl-Easy 2:40pm - 2:50pm GridSage 2:50pm - 3:00pm Final Judging and Audience Vote |
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. One Click Calculations: Operational Carbon Emissions & LEED Alternative Energy Performance Metric 1:37pm - 1:45pm Empowering Existing Buildings with Decarbonization Strategies! 1:45pm - 1:52pm Hourly Carbon and the Efficiency and Decarbonization Conversation 1:52pm - 2:07pm Informing Low-Emission Urban Development through Parametric Modelling and Life-Cycle Assessments 2:22pm - 2:37pm Learnings from A Data Center LCA 2:37pm - 2:52pm A Decarbonization Road-Mapping Tool for ALL: Can It Be Open-Source and Low Tech? 2:52pm - 3:00pm The Economic Impacts of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme on Building Retrofits |
Presentation Session 2: Building Codes, Standards, and Regulatory Approaches Location: Denver 3 Chair: Supriya Goel AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. 90.1’s Building Performance Factors – Redo, Rethink, or Retire? 1:37pm - 1:45pm Medium Office Prototype Model - Time For A Clean Slate? 1:45pm - 1:52pm Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: A Comprehensive Approach with Audit Template 1:52pm - 2:00pm Building Tomorrow, Powering Today: A Data-Driven Exploration of Boston's Rooftop Renewable Landscape 2:00pm - 2:15pm Benchmarking Performance Standards and Predictive EUI Modeling 2:15pm - 2:22pm The NGBS-Energy Efficiency Nexus: Lessons from Construction in Action 2:22pm - 2:37pm How HPXML/OpenStudio Accelerated EnergyPlus into the Residential Buildings Market 2:37pm - 2:52pm ETNA Empirical Validation Tests: Software-Developer Simulation Trials |
Seminar 1: Compliance and Certification Location: Denver 4 Chair: Timothy McDowell Chair: Nasim Mirian AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. Standardized Outputs for BEM Compliance Protocols and Programs 2:15pm - 3:00pm Public Feedback on IBPSA-USA's Certification Program Development |
| 3:00pm - 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. |
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| 3:30pm - 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. Utilizing Regression Models to Interpret and Predict US Residential Energy Consumption patterns 3:45pm - 4:00pm Large Scale Bespoke Calibrated Energy Models of Existing Buildings Connected to the BMS Lowers Carbon Emissions of These Buildings by 20-30% 4:00pm - 4:15pm The Analytics Are Not Enough: Exploring Paths of Building Performance Integration in Architecture 4:15pm - 4:30pm Application of Large Language Models in Building Energy Simulations: A Context-Aware Approach 4:30pm - 4:37pm Long-term Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of K-12 School Buildings in the United States 4:37pm - 4:45pm Method to Create Prototypical Building Energy Models based on CBECS Data 4:45pm - 5:00pm Reinforcement Learning in Building Energy Management: Challenges and Future Directions |
Seminar 2: Policy Tools Location: Denver 4 Chair: Linda Morrison Chair: Kyleen Hoover Rockwell AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. There’s a Tool for That: Custom Compliance for Whole Building Energy Modeling with ASHRAE 90.1 4:15pm - 5:00pm Matching Tools and Outcomes: Modeling that Supports Policy |
Technical Session 5: Performance-Driven Design, Design Automation, and Optimization Location: Denver 2 Chair: Parastoo Delgoshaei AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. Optimization of the PCM Glazing Façade for an Open-plan Office Building in a Semiarid Climate 3:45pm - 4:00pm Community Scale Impacts of Sizing Dual Source Cold Climate Heat Pumps 4:00pm - 4:15pm Streamlining Sustainable Design in Japan: Case Study on Developing ZEBIA - a Tailored ZEB Simulation Tool 4:15pm - 4:30pm Developing Near Optimal Control Sequences for Chiller Plants with Water-side Economizers: A Case Study in a Warm and Marine Climate 4:30pm - 4:37pm Copper: A Performance Curve Generator for Building Energy Simulation 4:37pm - 4:45pm Equitable Energy Metrics for Integration into Building Performance Standard Tracking Platforms 4:45pm - 4:52pm A Comparative Case Study of Heuristic Optimization of an Affordable Housing Development Against a Best Practice Design |
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| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Demo 4: DesignBuilder Location: Denver 5 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about DesignBuilder products and services. |
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| 5:00pm - 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. |
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| 6:00pm - 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. |
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