Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Sunday, 19/May/2024 | |
12:00pm - 4:00pm |
Registration & Check-In Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver Pick up your SimBuild badge at HackSimBuild! |
1:00pm - 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 - 4:00pm |
HackSimBuild: Introductions and Team Formation Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver Chair: Andy Berres Meet your fellow hackers. |
4:00pm - 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 - 4:00pm |
HackSimBuild Location: Big Ladder Software, 1617 Wazee Street, Denver Team work time. AIA CES approved for 12 LUs. |
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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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8:00am - 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. |
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8:00am - 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. |
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11:00am - 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. |
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1:00pm - 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 - 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. |
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5:00pm - 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. |
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8:00pm - 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 - 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 5-6 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. |
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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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8:30am - 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 5-6 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 1-2 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 |
10:00am - 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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11:00am - 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. |
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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 5-6 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 1-2 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 5-6 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Big Ladder products and services. |
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1:30pm - 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. |
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. Utilizing Regression Models to Interpret and Predict US Residential Energy Consumption patterns 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% 2:00pm - 2:15pm The Analytics Are Not Enough: Exploring Paths of Building Performance Integration in Architecture 2:15pm - 2:30pm Application of Large Language Models in Building Energy Simulations: A Context-Aware Approach 2:30pm - 2:37pm Long-term Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of K-12 School Buildings in the United States 2:37pm - 2:45pm Method to Create Prototypical Building Energy Models based on CBECS Data 2:45pm - 3:00pm Reinforcement Learning in Building Energy Management: Challenges and Future Directions |
Seminar 1: 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 2:15pm - 3:00pm Matching Tools and Outcomes: Modeling that Supports Policy |
Technical Session 5: Performance-Driven Design, Design Automation, and Optimization Location: Denver 1-2 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 1:45pm - 2:00pm Community Scale Impacts of Sizing Dual Source Cold Climate Heat Pumps 2:00pm - 2:15pm Streamlining Sustainable Design in Japan: Case Study on Developing ZEBIA - a Tailored ZEB Simulation Tool 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 2:30pm - 2:37pm Copper: A Performance Curve Generator for Building Energy Simulation 2:37pm - 2:45pm Equitable Energy Metrics for Integration into Building Performance Standard Tracking Platforms 2:45pm - 2:52pm A Comparative Case Study of Heuristic Optimization of an Affordable Housing Development Against a Best Practice Design |
3:00pm - 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. |
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3:30pm - 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. |
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. 90.1’s Building Performance Factors – Redo, Rethink, or Retire? 3:37pm - 3:45pm Medium Office Prototype Model - Time For A Clean Slate? 3:45pm - 3:52pm Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: A Comprehensive Approach with Audit Template 3:52pm - 4:00pm Building Tomorrow, Powering Today: A Data-Driven Exploration of Boston's Rooftop Renewable Landscape 4:00pm - 4:15pm Benchmarking Performance Standards and Predictive EUI Modeling 4:15pm - 4:22pm The NGBS-Energy Efficiency Nexus: Lessons from Construction in Action 4:22pm - 4:37pm How HPXML/OpenStudio Accelerated EnergyPlus into the Residential Buildings Market 4:37pm - 4:52pm ETNA Empirical Validation Tests: Software-Developer Simulation Trials |
Presentation Session 3: Building Decarbonization Location: Denver 1-2 Chair: Jamy Bacchus AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. One Click Calculations: Operational Carbon Emissions & LEED Alternative Energy Performance Metric 3:37pm - 3:45pm Empowering Existing Buildings with Decarbonization Strategies! 3:45pm - 3:52pm Hourly Carbon and the Efficiency and Decarbonization Conversation 3:52pm - 4:07pm Informing Low-Emission Urban Development through Parametric Modelling and Life-Cycle Assessments 4:07pm - 4:22pm Cambium, CRREM, and eGrid, Oh My! 4:22pm - 4:37pm Learnings from A Data Center LCA 4:37pm - 4:52pm A Decarbonization Road-Mapping Tool for ALL: Can It Be Open-Source and Low Tech? 4:52pm - 5:00pm The Economic Impacts of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme on Building Retrofits |
Seminar 2: 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 4:15pm - 5:00pm Public Feedback on IBPSA-USA's Certification Program Development |
5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Demo 4: DesignBuilder Location: Denver 5-6 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about DesignBuilder products and services. |
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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. |
Date: Wednesday, 22/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 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. |
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8:00am - 8:30am |
Networking Break - Sponsored by Pollination Location: Colorado Pre-Function Enjoy beverages and morning snacks compliments of Pollination. |
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8:30am - 8:45am |
Session Pitches Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Yunyang Ye |
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8:45am - 9:45am |
Plenary 2: Present State of the Industry Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Nathaniel L Jones Chair: Carrie Brown |
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10:00am - 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. Heuristic Mathematical Optimization of Heat Pumps in Cascade to Reduce Energy Consumption 10:15am - 10:30am Autonomous Load Forecast Framework with Dynamic Model Selection 10:30am - 10:45am Enhancing Chilled Water Plant Efficiency With Real-Time Optimization 10:45am - 10:52am Developing a Low-Cost Steam Monitoring and Fault Detection and Diagnostics System Using Modelling and Field Installation 10:52am - 11:00am Reimagining Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Sizing in Energy Codes: Requirements at the Space Function Level |
Technical Session 7: CFD, Airflow, and Microclimate Location: Denver 1-2 Chair: Alejandra Menchaca AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Effects of Urban Morphology on Pedestrian Level Wind Environment and Air Temperature: Using Simulation and Explainable Machine Learning 10:15am - 10:30am ANT: A Multizone Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation Analysis Plug-in for Algorithm Aided Design 10:30am - 10:45am Using CFD to Optimize Thermal Comfort in a Distribution Center 10:45am - 10:52am Thermal Comfort Analysis Through Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Simulation Studies In A Chemotherapy Environment 10:52am - 11:00am Early Design Thermal Comfort Modeling in Transient Conditions for Warming Hot Climates |
Unmet Hours Live Location: Denver 5-6 Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen AIA CES approved for 1 LU. |
10:00am - 5:00pm |
Psychro Escape Room Location: Independence Chair: Matthew Dahlhausen AIA CES approved for 0.5 LU. |
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11:00am - 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. |
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11:30am - 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. Building Operations Emulator: Integrating Interactive Building Energy Simulation into Building Operators Training 11:45am - 12:00pm Ko’olauloa Community Resilience Hub Design Trade-off Study 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 12:15pm - 12:22pm Computationally Efficient and Accurate Modeling of Combined Heat and Power Systems for District Energy Systems 12:22pm - 12:30pm Minimizing Operational Carbon Within Whole Life Carbon for New Construction |
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. Development of Regional-Scale Typical Meteorological Years for Canada 11:45am - 12:00pm Quantifying the Value of Energy Efficiency for Energy Resilience Using Building Simulation 12:00pm - 12:15pm RESI: A Power Outage Event And Typical Weather File Generator For Future Resilient Building Design And Operation 12:15pm - 12:22pm Generating Future Thermal Design Conditions 12:22pm - 12:30pm Inclusive Meteorological Year (IMY) Files: Development Of Localized Weather Files For Disadvantaged Neighborhood Simulations |
12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch and Annual General Meeting Location: Colorado Ballroom The IBPSA-USA Annual General Meeting takes place during lunch in the Tivoli Turnhalle. |
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1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Demo 5: NEO Location: Denver 5-6 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about NEO products and services. |
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Presentation Session 4: Lightning Talks Location: Denver 1-2 Chair: Erik Kolderup AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. Custom-Developed Parametric Simulation Tool: A Solution to Efficient Early-Design Building Energy Performance Analysis and Optimization 1:37pm - 1:45pm BuildingsBench: A Platform for Pretraining and Benchmarking Machine Learning Models Using Large-Scale Building Stock Simulation Data 1:45pm - 1:52pm Ballasted vs. Roof-Mounted PV systems. Embodied Carbon matters? 1:52pm - 2:00pm Efficient and Robust BIM2BEM 2:00pm - 2:07pm Quick Building Assessment Tool: Equity in School Energy Efficiency 2:07pm - 2:15pm A Web-Based HVAC Control Sequence Savings Calculator Using Parametric BEM 2:15pm - 2:22pm Optimal Portfolio Analysis of Building Decarbonization Retrofits: Which retrofits, which buildings, and how much? 2:22pm - 2:30pm Building Water System Goals To Promote Safe Water And Sustainability 2:30pm - 2:37pm Don’t Trust this U-Value – Tips on Managing Spandrel Panel Performance 2:37pm - 2:45pm Enhancing the Control Strainer (ConStrain): A Data-driven Control Verification Framework |
Presentation Session 5: Digital Twins and Controls Location: Denver 4 Chair: Wangda Zuo AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. Alfalfa Virtual Building Service: Software Engineering Best Practices Applied to Runtime Interaction with Building Energy Models 1:45pm - 2:00pm Overview of the Building Optimization Testing Framework (BOPTEST) for Benchmarking Advanced Control Strategies 2:00pm - 2:15pm Development of A Standardized High-fidelity Large Office Emulator For Complex HVAC System Control Evaluation 2:15pm - 2:22pm From Namelists to Standard File Formats in 5 Minutes or Less 2:22pm - 2:30pm A Web-based Prototype Building Digital Twin Platform 2:30pm - 2:45pm Enhancing Building Control and Analytics through Semantic Models 2:45pm - 3:00pm Multi-fidelity Modeling and Control for Building Temperature Control |
Seminar 3: Graphics and Visualization Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Alejandra Menchaca Chair: Jayati Chhabra AIA CES approved for 1.5 LU. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Data Points: Introduction to Visualization 2:15pm - 3:00pm Great Graphics Lead to Great Design |
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. Can LLMs Understand EEMs? Using Large Language Models To Manage Building Energy Efficiency Measure Data 1:45pm - 2:00pm Applications in CityLearn Gym Environment for Multi-Objective Control Benchmarking in Grid-Interactive Buildings and Districts 2:00pm - 2:15pm Rapid Building Feature Extraction and Geometry Formulation Using Machine Learning 2:15pm - 2:30pm Advancing Building Energy Modeling with Large Language Models: Exploration and Case Studies 2:30pm - 2:37pm Reinforcement Learning based Irregular Shading System and Indoor Lighting Simulation 2:37pm - 2:45pm Machine Learning (ML) as a Surrogate Model for Early-stage Heating Demand Optimization 2:45pm - 2:52pm Simplifying Modeling for Building and District Energy Systems with Large Language Models 2:52pm - 3:00pm Machine Learning for Determining Building Type |
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 - 3:30pm |
Demo 6: Pollination Location: Denver 5-6 Enjoy light snacks in Senate Chambers and learn about Pollination products and services. |
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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 A Decision-Support Framework for Community Building Energy Modeling in Developing Nations, Leveraging Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Techniques Addressing the Need for Microclimate Considerations in DOE Reference Building Prototypes for Urban Energy Simulation with a Focus on The Urban Shadow Effects Advancing Building Energy Modeling: An Open-Source Bayesian Calibration Framework for Non-Residential Buildings An Evaluation of Embodied Carbon Emissions of Building Materials in Jordanian Dwellings Analysis of Factors Influencing Residents' Perceptions Regarding Potential Increases in Electricity Prices in Residential Buildings Augmenting Thermal Mass Performance without Added Carbon Footprint: Surface Area Modulation of Structural Slabs in Naturally Ventilated Buildings Building Information Modeling-Based Building Energy Modeling: Assessment of Workflows and Tools Convex Partition Zoner: A New Algorithm for Automated Thermal Zoning Development of a Prototype Energy Modeling Framework for Residential Buildings in Rural Alaska Development of a Reinforcement Learning-Based Solar Decomposition Model for Predictive Control Using Limited Measurement Data Development of a Simulation Testbed for Validating Optimal Thermal Energy Storage Operation Algorithms in Energy-Efficient Buildings Dynamic Thermal Comfort-based Temperature Setpoint Controls Evaluating the Effects of Physical Parameters of Shanashir on Thermal Comfort based on UTCI Index, a Case Study Hygrothermal Behavior of 3D Concrete Printed Wall Assemblies Optimizing Operational Costs in Combined Heat and Power Integrated District Heating Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Approach Performance Investigation of Different PV Technologies on Pneumatically Actuated Adaptive Façade at a Demonstrator Building in Freiburg, Germany Reinforcement Learning to Enhance Optimal Operation of Resilient Community Energy Systems Unveiling the Role of Deployment in the Performance of ASHRAE Guideline 36 What Density for Net Zero Energy?: A Simulation-based Multi-objective Optimization of High-rise Residential Precincts in a Tropical Climate |
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4:00pm - 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 |
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. 1960s to Net Zero: Case Study of a Commercial High Rise from Calibration to Visualization 4:15pm - 4:22pm GSA Building 48: Net Zero Energy Retrofit 4:22pm - 4:30pm Alta Verde - Lessons Learned from Net Zero Building in Climate Zone 7 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm |
IESVE Software User Group Party Location: Colorado and Denver Pre-Function |
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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. |
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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. |
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8:30am - 8:45am |
Session Pitches Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Zoltan Nagy |
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8:45am - 9:45am |
Plenary 3: Revolutionizing the Future Location: Colorado Ballroom Chair: Hanif Smith Chair: Nathaniel L Jones |
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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. Enhancing Behavioral Health Facilities Through the Use of Building Performance Analyses 10:15am - 10:22am Comparative Study of Indoor Environmental Quality of Research Complexes through Indoor Location-Based survey 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 10:30am - 10:37am The Synergistic Effects of Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Visibility Upon the Popularity of Retail Area |
Technical Session 11: Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Location: Denver 4 Chair: Aysha Demir AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Comparison of Airborne Pathogen Mitigation Measures to Meet Clean Air Targets in an Office Building 10:15am - 10:30am Physics-Informed Hybrid Modeling Approach for Room Temperature Prediction Using an RC Model and Siamese Neural Network 10:30am - 10:45am Development of a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling Networks 10:45am - 10:52am Modelica-based Modeling and Simulation of an HVAC System Integrated with Direct Air Capture of CO2 |
Technical Session 12: Occupant Behavior Location: Denver 3 Chair: Nan Ma AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Data-Driven Occupant-Thermostat Override Models for Winter Heating in Quebec 10:15am - 10:30am Developing a Novel Modeling Framework for Residential Home’s Occupant Behaviors in Support of Building-to-Grid Integration Research 10:30am - 10:45am Simulation Driven Rating of Smart Thermostats 10:45am - 10:52am A Parameter-based Transfer Learning Approach for Predicting Occupancy in Institutional Buildings 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 |
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 5-6 Chair: Jianli Chen Chair: Jongki Lee AIA CES approved for 1 LU. |
11:00am - 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. |
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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. |
Presentation Session 8: Daylighting Location: Denver 1-2 Chair: Alfonso E Hernandez AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Glare-Based Selection of Shading Properties 11:45am - 11:52am A Method to Quantitatively Evaluate Daylight Environment for Biophilic Design The State of Daylighting: Innovation, Synergies, Challenges and What the Future of Daylight Design Looks Like |
Technical Session 13: Commissioning, Diagnostics, and Control Location: Denver 4 Chair: Sen Huang AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Model Predictive Control for a Multi-modal Nocturnal Radiative Cooling System 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 12:00pm - 12:15pm Local vs. Integrated Control Strategies for Heat Pump and PV Systems 12:15pm - 12:22pm Assessment of Simulation Models when Considering Energy Efficiency in a Real-World District Cooling System Condenser Loop 12:22pm - 12:30pm Adaptive Fault Detection and Diagnosis Based on Growing Gaussian Mixture Regressions for Passive Chilled Beams System |
Technical Session 14: Occupant Health, Wellbeing, and Comfort Location: Denver 3 Chair: Mohammad Heidarinejad AIA CES approved for 1 LU. Decomposition of Dynamic Window Views Using Semantic Segmentation 11:45am - 12:00pm Thermal Comfort Evaluation During Demand Response Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) 12:00pm - 12:15pm Sustainability through Optimal Design of Buildings for Natural Ventilation using Updated Comfort and Occupancy Models 12:15pm - 12:22pm Subjective Assessment to Personalized Ventilation: A Field Study Under Warm Humid Climate |
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