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

Live Now
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 from the SpringHill Suites next to the Auraria Campus 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 1-2
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 5-6
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.

8:30am
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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.

 

Liam Buckley, Timothy P McDowell, Neal Kruis

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.

 

Jason DeGraw, Yeonjin Bae, David Goldwasser

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 5-6
Chair: Andy Berres
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 

Lisa Ng, Andy Berres

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

The Urban Building Energy Retrofitting Tool: an open-source framework to help foster building retrofitting. First results for Montréal

Oriol Gavalda-Torrellas, Pilar Monsalvete Alvarez de Uribarri, Ursula Eicker



10:15am - 10:30am

Guiding Urban Scale Building Integrated Photovoltaic Integration Decisions: Coupled Building Energy Simulation, Life Cycle Assessment and Radiation Simulation.

Elie Medioni, Abraham Yezioro, Hilany Yelloz, Julius Jandl, Rahamim Batten, Sabrina Spatari



10:30am - 10:45am

Impact and Cost Analysis of Thermal Load Electrification Measures using Automated Urban Building Energy Modeling in Ithaca, NY

Timur Dogan, Patrick Kastner, Hung Ming Tseng, Amber Jiayu Su, Kewei Curtis Xu



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

Hamza Zaheer, David B. Pudleiner, Kerry R. Rowland, Pranav Gupta

Technical Session 2: Evolving Performance Indicators
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Amanda Laurel Webb

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Reference-Building Equivalent Energy Performance Targets for Canada’s Housing Energy Code

Sara Gilani, Alex Ferguson, Sara Azimi



10:15am - 10:30am

Evaluating the Feasibility of a Workflow for Following the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Performance Rating Method Using Building Information Modeling

Weili Xu, Ammar H.A. Dehwah, Jessica M Collier, Michael E Poplawski, Jian Zhang



10:30am - 10:45am

Assessing Energy Flexibility Potential via Statistical Analysis of Building Mass Using Rule and Schedule-Based Control

Joscha Reber, Xenia Kirschstein, Nadja Bishara



10:45am - 10:52am

Impact of Lifestyle Changes and Emerging Workplace Trends on Energy Consumption in a Research Building

Simeon Nyambaka Ingabo, Anh-Vu Le, Non Phichetkunbodee, Christian Kurniawan Bambang, Hoi-Lam Lou, Minh-Duc Le, Orville Wilbert, Ying-Chieh Chan



10:52am - 11:00am

Developing Single Family Prototype Models for California

Mohammad Dabbagh, Rahul Athalye

10:00am
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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.

 

Matthew Dahlhausen, Aaron Boranian

11:00am
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11:30am
Demo 1: IES
Location: Denver 5-6

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

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

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor Group14.

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.

 

Christopher Schaffner, David Goldwasser, Patrick Pease

Heat Pumps of All Flavors, Is the Universe of Curves the Right Approach?
Craig Simmons
NREL, United States of America
Location: Denver 5-6
Chair: Craig Simmons
Chair: Neal Kruis

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 

Craig Simmons

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.

 

Lisa Ng

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

An Open-Source Decarbonization Analytics Framework: Designing for Low-Carbon Emission Districts and Communities

Rawad El Kontar, Cindy Huynh, Ben Polly, Nicholas Long, Jing Wang, Xin Jin, Tarek Rakha



11:45am - 12:00pm

Integration Of Hourly Energy Usage And Emission Rates Through Mapping Between Climate Zones And eGrid Region

Yulong Xie, Yun Joon Jung, Jian Zhang, Yunyang Ye, Yan Chen, Victor Salcido, Douglas Maddox, Ellen Franconi, Michael Rosenberg



12:00pm - 12:15pm

Façade Greening Strategies: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Microclimatic Analysis for Sustainable Urban Planning

Bernadette Lang-Eurisch, Nadja Bishara



12:15pm - 12:30pm

Long-Term Assessment of Commercial Building Energy and Carbon Emissions in the Northwestern Region Under Future Weather Trend

Yizhi Yang, Jiyuan Sui, Yunyang Ye, Wangda Zuo, Yun Joon Jung, Xuechen Lei

Technical Session 4: Building Physics, Heat, and Moisture
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Ali Moussawi

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Drone-based Optimization And Validation Of Numerical Simulations Of Urban Heat Islands

Normen Langner, Ansgar Brunn, David Voellner



11:45am - 12:00pm

An Integrated System for Simulating 3D Concrete Printing Process

Chengde Wu, Pete Evans



12:00pm - 12:15pm

Methodology for an Analytical Abstraction and Calibration of Solar Heat Gain

Alpha Yacob Arsano, Terrance Dumoulin



12:15pm - 12:30pm

Uncertainty Propagation in Building Analysis with Truncated Taylor Polynomials

Richard Walter Fenrich

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 5-6

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

1:30pm
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3:00pm
No Context Pictures
Suyash Shrikant Vidwans
Newcomb & Boyd, Atlanta
Location: Denver 5-6
Chair: Suyash Shrikant Vidwans
Chair: Mahya Fani

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 

Suyash Shrikant Vidwans

Open Space
Location: Colorado Ballroom

Meet up with other SimBuild attendees for informal discussions on the conference themes and other topics.

Presentation Session 1: Large Scale Modeling
Location: Denver 3
Chair: Hussein Al Jebaei

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Utilizing Regression Models to Interpret and Predict US Residential Energy Consumption patterns

Kritika Kharbanda, Leïlah Sory



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Large Scale Bespoke Calibrated Energy Models of Existing Buildings Connected to the BMS Lowers Carbon Emissions of These Buildings by 20-30%

Annie Marston



2:00pm - 2:15pm

The Analytics Are Not Enough: Exploring Paths of Building Performance Integration in Architecture

Alfonso E Hernandez, Mili Kyropoulou



2:15pm - 2:30pm

Application of Large Language Models in Building Energy Simulations: A Context-Aware Approach

Kaustubh Phalak



2:30pm - 2:37pm

Long-term Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of K-12 School Buildings in the United States

Yizhi Yang



2:37pm - 2:45pm

Method to Create Prototypical Building Energy Models based on CBECS Data

Yunyang Ye



2:45pm - 3:00pm

Reinforcement Learning in Building Energy Management: Challenges and Future Directions

Zoltan Nagy

Seminar 1: Policy Tools
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Linda Morrison
Chair: Kyleen Hoover Rockwell

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
1:30pm - 2:15pm

There’s a Tool for That: Custom Compliance for Whole Building Energy Modeling with ASHRAE 90.1

Linda Morrison, Olivia Brady



2:15pm - 3:00pm

Matching Tools and Outcomes: Modeling that Supports Policy

Linda Morrison, Supriya Goel, Chris Schaffner

Technical Session 5: Performance-Driven Design, Design Automation, and Optimization
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Parastoo Delgoshaei

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Optimization of the PCM Glazing Façade for an Open-plan Office Building in a Semiarid Climate

Daniel Uribe, Marco Perino, Marcus Bianchi, Sergio Vera



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Community Scale Impacts of Sizing Dual Source Cold Climate Heat Pumps

Karlyle Dais Munz, Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco



2:00pm - 2:15pm

Streamlining Sustainable Design in Japan: Case Study on Developing ZEBIA - a Tailored ZEB Simulation Tool

Yasin Mohamed Ibrahim Idris, Susan Ubbelohde, Hiroaki Nakagawa, Nathan Brown, Hajime Iseda, Santosh Philip, Yuuki Sakai, Ibone Santiago



2:15pm - 2:30pm

Developing Near Optimal Control Sequences for Chiller Plants with Water-side Economizers: A Case Study in a Warm and Marine Climate

Cary Alexander Faulkner, Chengnan Shi, Julia Ho, Nasim Ildiri, Wangda Zuo



2:30pm - 2:37pm

Copper: A Performance Curve Generator for Building Energy Simulation

Jeremy Lerond, Aowabin Rahman, Yiting Zhang, Jian Zhang, Michael Rosenberg



2:37pm - 2:45pm

Equitable Energy Metrics for Integration into Building Performance Standard Tracking Platforms

Nicholas Lee Long, Katherine Fleming, Isabel Langlois-Romero, Gregor Henze, Sydney Applegate



2:45pm - 2:52pm

A Comparative Case Study of Heuristic Optimization of an Affordable Housing Development Against a Best Practice Design

Robert Edward Best, Ananth Iyengar, Melinda Lai, Sara Tepfer, Terence Caulkins

3:00pm
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3:30pm
Demo 3: B-corp and JUST Certification Workshop - Hosted by Group14
Location: Denver 5-6

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.

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

Enjoy light refreshments compliments of generous sponsor TRNSYS.

   
3:30pm
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5:00pm
HackSimBuild Presentations and Judging
Andy Berres1, Tarek Rakha2, Annie Marston3, Lisa Ng4
1: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States of America; 2: Georgia Tech, United States of America; 3: REsustain, United Kingdom; 4: National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States of America
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Andy Berres
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 

Andy Berres, Tarek Rakha, Annie Marston, Lisa Ng

Impromptu 1: 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.

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

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
3:30pm - 3:37pm

90.1’s Building Performance Factors – Redo, Rethink, or Retire?

Liam Buckley



3:37pm - 3:45pm

Medium Office Prototype Model - Time For A Clean Slate?

Birajan Bhandari



3:45pm - 3:52pm

Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: A Comprehensive Approach with Audit Template

Jayati Chhabra



3:52pm - 4:00pm

Building Tomorrow, Powering Today: A Data-Driven Exploration of Boston's Rooftop Renewable Landscape

Harshika Bisht



4:00pm - 4:15pm

Benchmarking Performance Standards and Predictive EUI Modeling

Libby Middleton



4:15pm - 4:22pm

The NGBS-Energy Efficiency Nexus: Lessons from Construction in Action

Sukreet Singh



4:22pm - 4:37pm

How HPXML/OpenStudio Accelerated EnergyPlus into the Residential Buildings Market

Scott Horowitz



4:37pm - 4:52pm

ETNA Empirical Validation Tests: Software-Developer Simulation Trials

Joel Neymark

Presentation Session 3: Building Decarbonization
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Jamy Bacchus

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
3:30pm - 3:37pm

One Click Calculations: Operational Carbon Emissions & LEED Alternative Energy Performance Metric

Bhakti Dipak Dave



3:37pm - 3:45pm

Empowering Existing Buildings with Decarbonization Strategies!

Hani Hadadzadegan



3:45pm - 3:52pm

Hourly Carbon and the Efficiency and Decarbonization Conversation

Doug Wolf



3:52pm - 4:07pm

Informing Low-Emission Urban Development through Parametric Modelling and Life-Cycle Assessments

Christian Oettinger, Kritika Kharbanda



4:07pm - 4:22pm

Cambium, CRREM, and eGrid, Oh My!

Alex Love



4:22pm - 4:37pm

Learnings from A Data Center LCA

Haobo Liu



4:37pm - 4:52pm

A Decarbonization Road-Mapping Tool for ALL: Can It Be Open-Source and Low Tech?

Amir Rezaei



4:52pm - 5:00pm

The Economic Impacts of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme on Building Retrofits

Yingli Lou

Seminar 2: Compliance and Certification
Location: Denver 4
Chair: Timothy McDowell
Chair: Nasim Mirian

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
3:30pm - 4:15pm

Standardized Outputs for BEM Compliance Protocols and Programs

Timothy McDowell, Anna Jean Morton Rivera, Neal Kruis



4:15pm - 5:00pm

Public Feedback on IBPSA-USA's Certification Program Development

Timothy McDowell, Dimitri Contoyannis, Allen Mei, Olivia Brady

5:00pm
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5:30pm
Demo 4: DesignBuilder
Location: Denver 5-6

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

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 5-6
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 snacks compliments 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.

 

Dimitri Contoyannis, Erik Kolderup

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.

 

Matthew Duffy, Dustin Stephany, Lisa Morey, Graham Linn

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Heuristic Mathematical Optimization of Heat Pumps in Cascade to Reduce Energy Consumption

Laura Zabala Urrutia, Jesus Febres Pascual, Raymond Sterling



10:15am - 10:30am

Autonomous Load Forecast Framework with Dynamic Model Selection

Christoph Gehbauer, Nicholas Deforest, Peter Grant, Manfred Tragner, José Baptista, Douglas Black



10:30am - 10:45am

Enhancing Chilled Water Plant Efficiency With Real-Time Optimization

Min Gyung Yu, Alex Vlachokostas, Karthikeya Devaprasad, Tim A. Yoder, Stephanie Johnson, Timothy I. Salsbury



10:45am - 10:52am

Developing a Low-Cost Steam Monitoring and Fault Detection and Diagnostics System Using Modelling and Field Installation

Jongki Lee, Alexander Mitchell, Muhammad Umer Shakeel, Eduardo Calix-Ortiz, Jacklyn Mcaninch, Ashfaq Hussain Siddiqui, Hezekiah Ohiku, Mustafa Tahir, Huy Cao, Hoang Le, Akram Syed Ali, Christopher Riley, Brent Stephens, Mohammad Heidarinejad



10:52am - 11:00am

Reimagining Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Sizing in Energy Codes: Requirements at the Space Function Level

Joe Singer, Eric Shadd, Rahul Athalye, Rob Guglielmetti

Technical Session 7: CFD, Airflow, and Microclimate
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Alejandra Menchaca

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Effects of Urban Morphology on Pedestrian Level Wind Environment and Air Temperature: Using Simulation and Explainable Machine Learning

Cui Xue, Li Yu, Pengyuan Shen



10:15am - 10:30am

ANT: A Multizone Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation Analysis Plug-in for Algorithm Aided Design

Jialei Shen, W. Stuart Dols, Brian J. Polidoro



10:30am - 10:45am

Using CFD to Optimize Thermal Comfort in a Distribution Center

Fengyuan Jiang



10:45am - 10:52am

Thermal Comfort Analysis Through Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Simulation Studies In A Chemotherapy Environment

Brahma Harshini Ongole, Tarek Rakha



10:52am - 11:00am

Early Design Thermal Comfort Modeling in Transient Conditions for Warming Hot Climates

Amber Jiayu Su, Christina Xingyizhen Brown, Remy Mermelstein, Carlos Cerezo Davila

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.

 

Matthew Dahlhausen, Aaron Boranian

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.

 

Michael Wetter, Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Johan Akesson, Stephen Holicky, Clas Jacobson

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.

 

David Goldwasser, David Schurk, Rob Hosken

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.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Building Operations Emulator: Integrating Interactive Building Energy Simulation into Building Operators Training

SungKu Kang, Jose J. Velazquez, Michael B. Kane



11:45am - 12:00pm

Ko’olauloa Community Resilience Hub Design Trade-off Study

Andrea Alberto Mammoli, Daniel Lorenz Villa, John Eddy, Illya Azaroff, Dotty Kelly-Paddock



12:00pm - 12:15pm

Building-Grid Interaction Analysis of an All-Electric Office Building with Thermally Activated Building Systems Using Rule Based Control and Dynamic Tariff Signals

Tuğçin Kırant-Mitić, Karsten Voss



12:15pm - 12:22pm

Computationally Efficient and Accurate Modeling of Combined Heat and Power Systems for District Energy Systems

Zhanwei He, Saranya Anbarasu, Kathryn Hinkelman, Jianjun Hu, Wangda Zuo, Ardeshir Moftakhari



12:22pm - 12:30pm

Minimizing Operational Carbon Within Whole Life Carbon for New Construction

Jamy Bacchus, Caitlin Anderson, Sedighehsadat Mirianhosseinabadi

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.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Development of Regional-Scale Typical Meteorological Years for Canada

Manon Beaufort, Giulio Tonellato, Michaël Kummert



11:45am - 12:00pm

Quantifying the Value of Energy Efficiency for Energy Resilience Using Building Simulation

Ellen Franconi, Luke Troop, Manan Singh, Xuechen Lei, Christopher Perry



12:00pm - 12:15pm

RESI: A Power Outage Event And Typical Weather File Generator For Future Resilient Building Design And Operation

Zixin Jiang, Bing Dong



12:15pm - 12:22pm

Generating Future Thermal Design Conditions

Ollie Bell, Benjamin Brannon, Ingrid Chaires, Guneet Hawley



12:22pm - 12:30pm

Inclusive Meteorological Year (IMY) Files: Development Of Localized Weather Files For Disadvantaged Neighborhood Simulations

Tarek Sherif, Riwayat Katia, Michelle Nguyen, Nan Ma, Tarek Rakha

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.

 
1:30pm - 1:37pm

Custom-Developed Parametric Simulation Tool: A Solution to Efficient Early-Design Building Energy Performance Analysis and Optimization

Yiyu Chen



1:37pm - 1:45pm

BuildingsBench: A Platform for Pretraining and Benchmarking Machine Learning Models Using Large-Scale Building Stock Simulation Data

Patrick O Emami, Saumya Sinha



1:45pm - 1:52pm

Ballasted vs. Roof-Mounted PV systems. Embodied Carbon matters?

Hani Hadadzadegan



1:52pm - 2:00pm

Efficient and Robust BIM2BEM

Yiyuan Jia, Rick Fenrich



2:00pm - 2:07pm

Quick Building Assessment Tool: Equity in School Energy Efficiency

Juan Carlos Gonzalez Matamoros



2:07pm - 2:15pm

A Web-Based HVAC Control Sequence Savings Calculator Using Parametric BEM

Justin C DeBlois



2:15pm - 2:22pm

Optimal Portfolio Analysis of Building Decarbonization Retrofits: Which retrofits, which buildings, and how much?

Bianca Howard



2:22pm - 2:30pm

Building Water System Goals To Promote Safe Water And Sustainability

James D Lutz



2:30pm - 2:37pm

Don’t Trust this U-Value – Tips on Managing Spandrel Panel Performance

Anna Jean Morton Rivera



2:37pm - 2:45pm

Enhancing the Control Strainer (ConStrain): A Data-driven Control Verification Framework

Xuechen Lei

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

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Alfalfa Virtual Building Service: Software Engineering Best Practices Applied to Runtime Interaction with Building Energy Models

Kyle Benne



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Overview of the Building Optimization Testing Framework (BOPTEST) for Benchmarking Advanced Control Strategies

David Blum



2:00pm - 2:15pm

Development of A Standardized High-fidelity Large Office Emulator For Complex HVAC System Control Evaluation

Xing Lu



2:15pm - 2:22pm

From Namelists to Standard File Formats in 5 Minutes or Less

Jason DeGraw



2:22pm - 2:30pm

A Web-based Prototype Building Digital Twin Platform

Han Li



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Enhancing Building Control and Analytics through Semantic Models

Parastoo Delgoshaei



2:45pm - 3:00pm

Multi-fidelity Modeling and Control for Building Temperature Control

Dylan Jacob Wald

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

AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU.

 
1:30pm - 2:15pm

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Data Points: Introduction to Visualization

Andy Berres



2:15pm - 3:00pm

Great Graphics Lead to Great Design

Guanzhou Ji, Michael Sawford, Alejandra Menchaca, Kritika Kharbanda

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.

 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Can LLMs Understand EEMs? Using Large Language Models To Manage Building Energy Efficiency Measure Data

Apoorv Khanuja, Amanda L. Webb



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Applications in CityLearn Gym Environment for Multi-Objective Control Benchmarking in Grid-Interactive Buildings and Districts

Kingsley Nweye, Zoltan Nagy



2:00pm - 2:15pm

Rapid Building Feature Extraction and Geometry Formulation Using Machine Learning

Soumyadeep Chowdhury, Kuljeet Singh Grewal



2:15pm - 2:30pm

Advancing Building Energy Modeling with Large Language Models: Exploration and Case Studies

Liang Zhang, Zhelun Chen, Vitaly Ford, Peng Xu



2:30pm - 2:37pm

Reinforcement Learning based Irregular Shading System and Indoor Lighting Simulation

Zhuorui Li, Dana Cupkova, Joshua Bard, Jinzhao Tian, Guanzhou Ji



2:37pm - 2:45pm

Machine Learning (ML) as a Surrogate Model for Early-stage Heating Demand Optimization

Xinyue Wang, Josie Harrison, Robin Teigland, Alexander Hollberg



2:45pm - 2:52pm

Simplifying Modeling for Building and District Energy Systems with Large Language Models

Saman Mostafavi, John T. Maxwell, Maksym Zhenirovskyy, Ion Matei



2:52pm - 3:00pm

Machine Learning for Determining Building Type

Shovan Chowdhury, Fengqi Li, Avery Stubbings, Joshua New, Ankur Garg, Kevin Bacabac, Santiago Correa

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.

 

Nan Ma

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

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

 

A Comparative Analysis of Different Weather Datasets for Future-proofing Building Performance Analysis

Mitra Azimi, Juan Carlos Baltazar



A Decision-Support Framework for Community Building Energy Modeling in Developing Nations, Leveraging Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Techniques

Daksh Bansal, Omprakash Ramalingam Rethnam, Albert Thomas



Addressing the Need for Microclimate Considerations in DOE Reference Building Prototypes for Urban Energy Simulation with a Focus on The Urban Shadow Effects

Sedigheh Ghiasi, Ulrike Passe, Janette R Thompson



Advancing Building Energy Modeling: An Open-Source Bayesian Calibration Framework for Non-Residential Buildings

Katalin Julianna Fülep, Siling Chen, Stefan Brandt, Rita Streblow



An Evaluation of Embodied Carbon Emissions of Building Materials in Jordanian Dwellings

Reham Alasmar, Yair Schwartz, Esfandiar Burman



Analysis of Factors Influencing Residents' Perceptions Regarding Potential Increases in Electricity Prices in Residential Buildings

Christian Kurniawan Bambang, Anh-Vu Le, Lou Hoi-Lam, Minh-Duc Le, Non Phichetkunbodee, Orville Wilbert, Simeon Nyambaka Ingabo, Chan Ying-Chieh



Augmenting Thermal Mass Performance without Added Carbon Footprint: Surface Area Modulation of Structural Slabs in Naturally Ventilated Buildings

Zherui Wang, Xiang Zhang, Xiaoxiao Peng, Saeran Vasanthakumar, Dorit Aviv



Building Information Modeling-Based Building Energy Modeling: Assessment of Workflows and Tools

Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Ajla Aksamija



Convex Partition Zoner: A New Algorithm for Automated Thermal Zoning

Jialiang Xiang, Quoc Dang, Carlos Cerezo Davila, Holly Samuelson



Development of a Prototype Energy Modeling Framework for Residential Buildings in Rural Alaska

Patricia Guillante, Christiana Kiesling, Janie Cooper, Zachary Gioppo, Kristen Cetin, Cristina Poleacovschi



Development of a Reinforcement Learning-Based Solar Decomposition Model for Predictive Control Using Limited Measurement Data

Byung-Ki Jeon, Deuk-Woo Kim



Development of a Simulation Testbed for Validating Optimal Thermal Energy Storage Operation Algorithms in Energy-Efficient Buildings

Karthikeya Devaprasad, Min Gyung Yu, Bowen Huang, Xu Ma



Dynamic Thermal Comfort-based Temperature Setpoint Controls

Hussein Al Jebaei, Ashrant Aryal



Evaluating the Effects of Physical Parameters of Shanashir on Thermal Comfort based on UTCI Index, a Case Study

Mahya Fani, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh Saradj, Nina Sharp



Hygrothermal Behavior of 3D Concrete Printed Wall Assemblies

Ehsan Ghaderi, Pete Evans, Shelby Doyle, Nick Senske, Chengde Wu



Optimizing Operational Costs in Combined Heat and Power Integrated District Heating Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Approach

Saranya Anbarasu, Tanmay Ambadkar, Rosina Adhikari, Kathryn Hinkelman, Zhanwei He, Wangda Zuo, Ardeshir Moftakhari



Performance Investigation of Different PV Technologies on Pneumatically Actuated Adaptive Façade at a Demonstrator Building in Freiburg, Germany

Stephan Moser, Edith A. Gonzalez, Matthias Ridder, Larissa Born, Axel Körner, Götz T. Gresser, Jan Knippers, Robert Weitlaner



Reinforcement Learning to Enhance Optimal Operation of Resilient Community Energy Systems

Zhuorui Li, Xu Han, Jing Wang, Wangda Zuo



Unveiling the Role of Deployment in the Performance of ASHRAE Guideline 36

Sen Huang, Yeobeom Yoon, Piljae Im, Helia Zandi, Jamie Lian



What Density for Net Zero Energy?: A Simulation-based Multi-objective Optimization of High-rise Residential Precincts in a Tropical Climate

Praveen Govindarajan, F. Peter Ortner

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.

 

AI in BPS Will Make Modelers Embrace a Future of Prompting

Alpha Arsano, Nan Ma, Michael Wetter, Wangda Zuo

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.

 

Graham Linn, Aysha Demir, Kyleen Rockwell, Mili Kyropoulou

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.

 

Supriya Goel, Timothy McDowell, Dimitri Contoyannis, Neal Kruis

Presentation Session 6: Case Studies
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Justin Shultz

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

1960s to Net Zero: Case Study of a Commercial High Rise from Calibration to Visualization

Kate Bren, Allen Mei



4:15pm - 4:22pm

GSA Building 48: Net Zero Energy Retrofit

Kaitlyn Leiker



4:22pm - 4:30pm

Alta Verde - Lessons Learned from Net Zero Building in Climate Zone 7

Taylor Roberts

5:00pm
-
7:00pm
IESVE Software User Group Party
Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function
5:30pm
-
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.

A group will meet at SpringHill Suites at 5:30 PM and walk together to Meow Wolf. 

Date: Thursday, 23/May/2024
8:00am
-
8:30am
Networking Break - Sponsored by Lamarr.AI
Location: Colorado Pre-Function

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

8:30am
-
8:45am
Session Pitches
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Zoltan Nagy
8:45am
-
9:45am
Plenary 3: Revolutionizing the Future
Location: Colorado Ballroom
Chair: Hanif Smith
Chair: Nathaniel L Jones
10:00am
-
11:00am
Presentation Session 7: Indoor Environmental Quality and Health
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Qingqing Sun

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Enhancing Behavioral Health Facilities Through the Use of Building Performance Analyses

Justin Shultz



10:15am - 10:22am

Comparative Study of Indoor Environmental Quality of Research Complexes through Indoor Location-Based survey

Jong-Won Lee



10:22am - 10:30am

A POE Saga: Combining Qualitative Human Experience Data with Quantitative Indoor Environmental Quality Metrics for a More Informative Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Apoorva Pradhan, Rachel Nasland



10:30am - 10:37am

The Synergistic Effects of Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Visibility Upon the Popularity of Retail Area

Yifan Li

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Comparison of Airborne Pathogen Mitigation Measures to Meet Clean Air Targets in an Office Building

Cary Alexander Faulkner



10:15am - 10:30am

Physics-Informed Hybrid Modeling Approach for Room Temperature Prediction Using an RC Model and Siamese Neural Network

Chul-Hong Park, Seongkwon Cho, Tae Yong Song, Seon-Young Heo, Cheol-Soo Park



10:30am - 10:45am

Development of a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling Networks

Louis Hermans, Wim Boydens, Lieve Helsen



10:45am - 10:52am

Modelica-based Modeling and Simulation of an HVAC System Integrated with Direct Air Capture of CO2

Youmin Xu, Xu Han, Xiangkun Cao

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
10:00am - 10:15am

Data-Driven Occupant-Thermostat Override Models for Winter Heating in Quebec

Kathryn Elaine Kaspar, Mohamed M. Ouf, Ursula Eicker



10:15am - 10:30am

Developing a Novel Modeling Framework for Residential Home’s Occupant Behaviors in Support of Building-to-Grid Integration Research

Ryunhee {Luna} Kim, Yunyang Ye, Sen Huang, Yulong Xie, Jing Wang



10:30am - 10:45am

Simulation Driven Rating of Smart Thermostats

Kyle Benne, Jermy Thomas, Jiazhen Ling, David Blum, Amir Roth



10:45am - 10:52am

A Parameter-based Transfer Learning Approach for Predicting Occupancy in Institutional Buildings

Aya Doma, Fatima Amara, Mohamed Ouf



10:52am - 11:00am

Impact of Occupant Behavior on Indoor Thermal Comfort and Ventilation Patterns in Social Housing of Mumbai, India: Observation from Experiments and Household Surveys

Vallary Gupta, Ahana Sarkar, Arnab Jana

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.

 

Nathaniel L Jones, Benjamin Brannon, Supriya Goel, Dimitri Contoyannis, Graham Linn, Erik Kolderup, Timothy McDowell, Matthew Duffy, Andy Berres, Neal Kruis, Jayati Chhabra

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 5-6
Chair: Jianli Chen
Chair: Jongki Lee

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 

Jianli Chen, Anna Jean Morton Rivera

11:00am
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11:30am
Demo 7: Lamarr.AI
Location: Denver 5-6

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

Networking Break
Location: Denver Pre-Function

Enjoy light refreshments and meet other SimBuild attendees.

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

Enjoy refreshments compliments of generous sponsor Big Ladder Software.

   
11:30am
-
12:30pm
Impromptu 3: 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.

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 

Suyash Shrikant Vidwans

Presentation Session 8: Daylighting
Location: Denver 1-2
Chair: Alfonso E Hernandez

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Glare-Based Selection of Shading Properties

Sichen Lu



11:45am - 11:52am

A Method to Quantitatively Evaluate Daylight Environment for Biophilic Design

Yifan Li



The State of Daylighting: Innovation, Synergies, Challenges and What the Future of Daylight Design Looks Like

Alfonso E Hernandez, Mili Kyropoulou, Nathaniel L Jones, Sichen Lu, Yifan Li

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Model Predictive Control for a Multi-modal Nocturnal Radiative Cooling System

Manuel Koch, Parantapa Sawant, Ralph Eismann, Colin N. Jones



11:45am - 12:00pm

Assessing the Impact of Variable Air Volume Box Damper Stuck Faults Using a Building Automation System and Building Energy Simulation Model

Sungkyun Jung, Yeoboem Yoon, Piljae Im



12:00pm - 12:15pm

Local vs. Integrated Control Strategies for Heat Pump and PV Systems

Jeeye Mun, Seongkwon Cho, Cheol-Soo Park



12:15pm - 12:22pm

Assessment of Simulation Models when Considering Energy Efficiency in a Real-World District Cooling System Condenser Loop

Michael Huylo, Ardeshir Moftakhari, Atila Novoselac



12:22pm - 12:30pm

Adaptive Fault Detection and Diagnosis Based on Growing Gaussian Mixture Regressions for Passive Chilled Beams System

Sujit Dahal, Liping Wang, James E. Braun

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

AIA CES approved for 1 LU.

 
11:30am - 11:45am

Decomposition of Dynamic Window Views Using Semantic Segmentation

Simeon Nyambaka Ingabo, Ying-Chieh Chan



11:45am - 12:00pm

Thermal Comfort Evaluation During Demand Response Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Hyeonjun Lee, Hyeunguk Ahn, Donghyun Rim



12:00pm - 12:15pm

Sustainability through Optimal Design of Buildings for Natural Ventilation using Updated Comfort and Occupancy Models

Jihoon Chung, Nastaran Shahmansouri, Rhys Goldstein, James Stoddart, John Locke



12:15pm - 12:22pm

Subjective Assessment to Personalized Ventilation: A Field Study Under Warm Humid Climate

Kumar Naddunuri, Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya


 
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