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May 2018 Newsletter
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*IBPSA-USA Members get $75 Off Early Bird Registration: 2018 Building
Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild *
The 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild,
co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, will be held September 26-28, 2018 at
the Hilton Chicago. IBPSA-USA members get a $75 discount on early
registration, so register now
Not an IBPSA-USA member? *Join now
membership for a direct savings benefit of $35 on this conference
registration.
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*$1000 in Scholarship Funds Available for Students and Young Professionals*
Up to 12 scholarships will be awarded to students and young professionals
to attend the 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild,
co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA. *Scholarships include free
registration and up to $1000 in travel expenses*. Funding is provided by
the U.S Department of Energy.
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*Join Us for a Webinar to Learn More About Project StaSIO*
The deadline for submissions is *May 31st*, and the top submissions will be
invited to present their work at the 2018 Building Performance Analysis
Conference and SimBuild. If you?re interested in participating in the
competition, *join IBPSA-USA?s Architectural Simulations Subcommittee
members for their May 24th webinar
explain Project StaSIO, and highlight the key features of a successful
competition entry.
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*Early-bird Ends Soon: We Sold Out Chicago - Book Early and Save for
Houston*
IBPSA-USA cordially invites you to our 2018 Summer Meeting in Houston! Get
your early-bird tickets now and save, since you'll most likely want to
attend. Worried you might not make it?*We offer a no questions asked
cancellation policy with a full refund*--if requested 10 days before the
event. *Early-bird ends June 1st*.
Register Now.
*President's Message - May 2018: Donkey Lessons and Houston Meeting*
This is Natasha, a donkey. She?s friendly, loves to have her ears rubbed,
and enjoys playful tussles with her partner Boris. She?s bright and
curious. True to her donkey nature, she questions authority. But Natasha?s
not stubborn, she?s just being thoughtful and wants evidence that her
following you will lead to a good outcome.
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*Board Member Message: Liam Buckley of IES*
?This new European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will
revolutionize the way that buildings will be designed across Europe? stated
my Environmental Engineering lecturer in January of 2003. That statement
from Dr. Ken Beattie, lecturing in an undergraduate Engineering degree
class in Dublin Institute of Technology, was the exact moment that my
building simulation career began.
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*Member Spotlight: Michael J. Witte*
Now and then we highlight one of our members and ask them to share with our
community insights about themselves, their careers and the present and
future state of energy simulation as they see it. This month's Member
Spotlight is *Michael J. Witte*, Ph.D., BEMP, principal engineer at GARD
Analytics, Inc.
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*BEM Network: Video on Demand for the Building Simulation Community*
IBPSA-USA is proud to announce the BEM Network, a video on demand service
for the building performance simulation community. IBPSA-USA members get
free access to this online collection of workshops, seminars, trainings,
scientific presentations and other relevant simulation content. Also, check
it out to see the latest recordings of our chapter & committee webinars.
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Other News:
Podcast Featuring Erik Kolderup--Strutting your Stuff: Energy Modeling and
IBPSA
Call for Abstracts: Building Simulation 2019
Student Survey: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation
in the Building Sector
2018 Better Buildings Progress Report
ASHRAE Publishes Energy Simulation-Aided Design Standard
IEA EBC Annex 60 Final Report Now Available
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Upcoming Trainings
*June 23: Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications in Houston*
The seminar covers the fundamentals of building energy modeling and
explains how to use modeling to guide design decisions, with an emphasis on
HVAC. Integrating modeling into the design process from the programming
stage through post-occupancy and measurements and verification will be
discussed.
Register Now.
*Oct. 2&4: Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications - Online
Two-Part Course*
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Upcoming Events
*May 31: IBPSA Education Webinar, Special Edition - Building Performance
Analysis, a brief book introduction by Pieter de Wilde*
This webinar will introduce the book ?Building Performance Analysis?. This
book is the second book that is endorsed by IBPSA. In the webinar, the
author will give an overview of the content of the book, explain how it
relates to the other IBPSA book, and provide some tasters of the deeper
content of the work.
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*June 23: Early-bird Ends Soon - Book Now and Save for Our Summer Meeting
in Houston*
IBPSA-USA cordially invites you to our 2018 Summer Meeting in Houston! Get
your early-bird tickets now and save, since you'll most likely want to
attend. Worried you might not make it?*We offer a no questions asked
cancellation policy with a full refund*--if requested 10 days before the
event. *Early-bird ends June 1st*.
Register Now.
*Sept. 26-28: 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild *
The 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild,
co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, will be held September 26-28, 2018 at
the Hilton Chicago. IBPSA-USA members get a $75 discount on early
registration, so register now
Not an IBPSA-USA member? *Join now
membership for a direct savings benefit of $35 on this conference
registration.
Read More.
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