News and Updates from the IBPSA-USA Community.
View this email in your browser
August 2016 Newsletter
*Thank you to our sponsors for their continued support!*
Become an IBPSA-USA sponsor
IBPSA-USA News
*Review of the Lowdown Showdown at SimBuild 2016*
The ASHRAE & IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016 Conference was held August 10-12, 2016
in Salt Lake City. One of the popular events at the conference was the 2016
ASHRAE LowDown Showdown, held on August 11th. Learn more about the
showdown, and see photos of the winners.
Read More.
*Education Committee: What Training/Education Needs Are Not Being Met?*
The IBPSA-USA Education Committee is seeking input from the community on
their training/education needs. Do you have any unmet needs in this area?
If so, what are they?
Read More.
*Get More Involved! IBPSA-USA Committee Opportunities*
Its easy to join an IBPSA-USA Committee. Committees meet 1 time per month
and take, on average, 2-3 hours per month of your time. It's a great way to
give back to the organization and the IBPSA-USA community, while also
expanding your network and engaging in interesting work.
Read More.
*Share Your News, Trainings, and Events with the IBPSA-USA Community*
IBPSA-USA invites our friends and members to submit articles for
publication on our website, and in our monthly newsletter. Share your news
and updates with us, or tell us about your amazing projects. We accept
various types of submissions, from news articles to project photos and
videos. See our submission guidelines for more information.
Read More.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Building Simulation 2017
The
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) will host
Building Simulation 2017 in San Francisco, August 7-9, 2017. This is the
15th conference in the series that is the premier gathering of building
performance simulation specialists from around the world. IBPSA has a
membership of more than 4,000 and convenes a Building Simulation conference
every 2 years.
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
Other News:
How are Building Energy Codes Developed?
ASHRAE 2017 Student Design Project Competition
S.F. Firm Works to Bring Green Building Program to U.S., as Alternatives to
LEED Develop
Call for Submissions: SimAUD 2017 in Toronto
Sefaira and Performance.Network Launch Survey to Influence Product
Development
Building Performance Analysis Focus of ASHRAE 2017 Modeling Conference
Laying the Foundation for a Future of Connected Buildings
See All News
Upcoming Trainings
IBPSA-USA Trainings:
*January 28, 2017: Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications - ASHRAE
Winter Conference in Las Vegas*
Co-Sponsored by IBPSA-USA, this course covers the fundamentals of building
energy modeling and explains how to use modeling to guide design decisions.
Registration information is coming soon, but you can learn more about the
2017 ASHRAE Annual Conference on the ASHRAE website.
Learn More.
Other Trainings:
September 1: Ladybug Facade Plus Shade Design Workshop
September 8: Honeybee Energy Plus Indoor Comfort Modeling Workshop
September 13-14: Building Energy Modeling with DesignBuilder - 2-Day
Intensive Course
Sept. 12-Nov. 6: Eight-Week Energy Modeling in eQuest Course
See All Trainings
Upcoming Events
IBPSA-USA Events:
*August 7-9, 2017: Building Simulation 2017 in San Francisco*
Building Simulation 2017 will bring together practitioners and researchers
from around the world to share information about the state of the art in
simulation tools and applications, and to discuss new developments. The
conference will feature updates on new research, case studies, and ongoing
efforts to enable compliance and building rating software to support
radiant and other energy efficient systems.
Read More.
Other Events:
September 12-14: IBPSA-England Building Simulation and Optimization
Conference
September 13: Promising New Products from DOE?s High Impact Technologies
Program
September 14: Building Green Conference
September 18-23: EQUA Academy's 2nd Simulation Summit
See All Events
Tools and Resources
*DOE Report - OLED Lighting Products: Capabilities, Challenges, Potential
DOE's Building America Data Portal
DIVA-4.0 for Grasshopper Video Tutorials
Energy Data Access: Blueprint for Action Toolkit
*NREL/DOE Energy Profiles for Every U.S. City and a Toolbox for City Energy
Actions
*Copyright ? 2016 IBPSA-USA, All rights reserved.*
You are a member of IBPSA-USA or have opted in to our newsletter in the
past.
*Our mailing address is:*
IBPSA-USA
P.O. Box 192750
San Francisco, CA 94119
Add us to your address book
unsubscribe from this list
update subscription preferences
[image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]
