Dear Bldg-Sim Group,
You are invited to the Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation,
organized by IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation
Association) -USA Boston Chapter. This event is Part 2 of 3 in our "Big
Uglies" series, investigating the major unknowns in energy modeling.
Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation
July 12, 2011 7:30-9:30pm
Room 111 Harvard Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
With Live Webcast
The evening will include presentations and an open discussion on current
best practices. Presenters include:
. Drury Crawley of Bentley Systems
. Charles Khuen of Weather Analytics
. Seth Holmes of Harvard Graduate School of Design
Topics include:
. Design conditions and different types of hourly weather data
. Where to obtain this data
. The limitations of each type
. What to do when there's no nearby data
. The Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) dataset
. Simulation with future climate-change data
Refreshments will be provided. For more information on IBPSA-USA Boston,
visit: http://ibpsa-boston.com/ For directions to the event please visit:
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/visiting/ Participates unable to make
it to Cambridge can join us via the internet. Details to follow. However, in
order to create a lively discussion, we request that local participants join
us in person if possible.
PLEASE RSVP by sending an email with the subject "RSVP In-Person" or "RSVP
Remote" to
forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested.
