Please excuse the cross-postings… IBPSA-USA International Building Performance Simulation Association USA Affiliate IBPSA-USA invites you to join us in Las Vegas For our Winter 2011 meeting! Dinner RSVP requested (see below) 4:00-9:00 PM, Saturday, January 29, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada Grand Luxe Café The Palazzo Private Dining Room PALAZZO Resort Hotel Casino 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #1580 Las Vegas, NV 89109(Please note the location as the restaurant has multiple locations) 4:00pm to 6:00pm IBPSA-USA MeetingAgenda:Election of Board of DirectorsUpdate about past and future Building Energy Modeling workshopsOpen access to Building Energy Modeling Body of Knowledge (BEMBook)Miscellaneous announcements6:00pm to 7:00pm Social Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pm Dinner and Presentation by Dr Malcolm Cook Dinner cost $40 The dinner buffet will include the following delicious choices: Salad House Green Salad, tossed in roasted tomato-caramelized onion vinaigre
tte. Greek Salad, with Feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives and lettuce tossed with the house vinaigrette. Caesar Salad, with Romaine leaves tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing with Parmesan crisps. Main Course Lemon Chicken Picatta, sautéed chicken breast with creamy lemon sauce, mushrooms, artichoke and capers served with Spaghettini Pasta. Miso Glazed Salmon, served with rice and stir-fried vegetables. Pasta Fresca, corkscrew pasta tossed with roasted eggplant, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, broccoli, peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, garlic, olive oil, and parmesan. Dessert An assortment of desserts, including apple pie, vanilla and chocolate crème brulee with seasonal berries, cheesecake, key lime pie, deep dark fudge cake. Dr Malcolm Cook is a Reader in Building Performance Modelling at Loughborough University and works in the area of building simulation and low energy building design. His research focus
es on the use of computational fluid dynamics and dynamic thermal simulation programs for modelling natural ventilation in large non-domestic buildings. He has worked on research projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Department of Health and the EU. He has completed many consultancy projects for a wide range of clients worldwide which have included design and simulation work for health care buildings, schools and modern library buildings. His work is published in over 40 conference and journal p apers and has contributed to awards for innovative building design, including the RIBA presidents gold medal for practice-based architecture (2007) and the CIBSE environmental initiative of t he year award (2006). Malcolm is secretary for the CIBSE natural ventilation group, vice-chairman of the CIBSE Building Simulation group and chairman of the England affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
This evening’s presentation will cover the work Malcolm has undertaken during his time spent working with architects on low energy building design, with a particular focus on natural ventilation and passive cooling strategies, and the role computer simulation can play in this design process. Malcolm will talk about the simulation techniques employed, as well as the innovative passive design principles that have led to some of the UK’s most energy efficient buildings. In addition to UK building projects, the talk but will also include work Malcolm completed as part of the design of the LEED Gold award winning Harm A. Weber Academic Center at Judson University, in Elgin, near Chicago. This building, which comprises office and library space, adopts a hybrid ventilation and cooling strategy which exploits the maximum benefit from natural ventilation before reverting to air-conditioning during the harsh winter and peak summer months. Results during t
he first year of operation are mixed. Malcolm hopes to ‘unpack’ some of these issues during the presentation. Please RSVP to Christina Riddle at christinariddle at tees.tamus.edu by January 10th, 2011. Michael Wetter Tim McDowell President, IBPSA-USA Secretary, IBPSA-USA