Early-Bird Pricing Ends Soon: IBPSA-USA Winter Meeting in Orlando
Save the date for our Winter Meeting in Orlando--featuring an exciting new interactive format for the evening! Reserve your ticket early and save $5 off of Regular Member Pricing.Early-bird pricing ends 1/1/2016.
Hours Met: Answers to Your Energy Modeling Questions
As the year comes to a close, Neal Kruis, Ph.D. -- Vice President of Big Ladder Software -- takes a look at the top 5 topics that people are asking about on Unmet Hours.
Call for Presenters: ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016 Conference
The ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: Building Performance Modeling Conference has announced a call for presenters. The co-organized conference takes place Aug. 10-12, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Presentation abstracts are due Feb. 3, 2016.
January 26: Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications - ASHRAE Winter Conference Course
Co-Sponsored by IBPSA-USA, this course covers the fundamentals of building energy modeling and explains how to use modeling to guide design decisions, with an emphasis on HVAC. Course participants will learn how to integrate modeling into the design process from the programming stage through post-occupancy and measurement and verification.
January 11-15: DesignBuilder Simulation Training in Brussels
DesignBuilder will be running a classroom-based simulation training course in Brussels. The course is modular, so is suitable for new and experienced users alike, and will cover the following areas of learning: The Modeller, Basic Simulation and Daylighting, Natural Ventilation, Detailed HVAC and CFD in a structured classroom environment.
January 12: Cutting-Edge Building Technologies Webinar
Interested in the latest energy efficient technology in buildings? Want to get in on the action and try new technologies in your buildings? Join this webinar for a discussion about how the DOE helps move energy efficiency opportunities in buildings from ideas to mass-market uptake by identifying and developing high impact technologies.
January 24: Variable Refrigerant Flow System Design & Application - ASHRAE Winter Conference Course
Variable Refrigerant Flow systems are now being applied in a range of building types across North America. This course will provide generic non-manufacturer specific concepts of how to apply VRF systems to buildings. The proposed course will supplement the fundamental technology introduction presented in the 2012 ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Equipment handbook.
August 10-12: ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016 Conference - Building Performance Modeling
ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA announce a second, co-organized conference that encompasses the ASHRAE Energy Modeling and IBPSA-USA SimBuild Conferences. The conference will cover two-and-a-half days and will be preceded by two days of training seminars and short courses.
Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference & Expo, will be held at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Metro Washington, D.C., and will explore solutions for Achieving a Resilient Future.
January 23-27: 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando
Sun and fun make Florida a global destination! The 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference and AHR Expo serve as similar attractions, drawing industry professionals from around the world to advance personally and professionally.
Watch Performance.Network Webinars For Free in December
Available to watch for free are 17 of this year's top performance webinars. This is to celebrate the first year of Performance.Network, a workshop series that has grown from 10 followers to 10 thousand followers in a little over 10 months.
Check-out the Passive House Institute's Interactive Component Database
This useful online tool breaks down the individual components of a building, allowing users to click each component name for a list of PHI-certified options and their performance ratings. Designing a PHI-certified Passive House has never been so easy.
Autodesk’s interest in EnergyPlus has been public for some time. At Greenbuild 2015 in Washington, D.C., Autodesk unveiled the next link in the chain—Insight 360. Available for both the industry-leading building design software Revit™ and for the new FormIt 360 Pro™ early-stage design tool. Learn more about the features in this article from Energy.gov.
Sefaira Serves a Double Helping of EnergyPlus with Collaboration on Top
One of the exciting recent entrants into the building design and analysis software marketplace is London/New York-based startup Sefaira. Its software targets the early design stages during which critical decisions about building form, mass, and envelope—which deeply impact energy performance—are made.
White Box Technologies Releases 21st Century "Typical Year" Weather Files for 224 Canadian Location
White Box Technologies is pleased to announce the release of a new set of 21st Century “typical year” weather files for 224 Canadian locations. These CN2014 weather files were produced using the same raw data source, i.e., NCEI’s (formerly NCDC) Integrated Surface Hourly Database (ISD), and software that were used in creating the IWEC2 weather files.
