Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
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 5-6
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 snacksĀ complimentsĀ of Pollination.

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
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 1-2
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

Unmet Hours Live
Location: Denver 5-6
Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

10:00am
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5:00pm
Psychro Escape Room
Location: Independence
Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen

AIA CES approved for 0.5 LU.

11:00am
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11:30am
Networking Break - Sponsored by NEO
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor NEO.

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

Enjoy light refreshments compliments of generous sponsor NORESCO.

 
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: Reserve a space for an impromptu discussion during SimBuild!
Location: Denver 5-6

Have a great idea for a session? Details on how to reserve this space will be available at SimBuild.

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 1-2
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.

1:00pm
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1:30pm
Demo 5: NEO
Location: Denver 5-6

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

1:30pm
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3:00pm
Presentation Session 4: Lightning Talks
Location: Denver 1-2
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 5-6
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 5-6

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.

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 5-6
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 1-2
Chair: Justin Shultz

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

5:00pm
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7:00pm
IESVE Software User Group Party
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function
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.


 
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