Call to Present your Early-Design Modeling Tools and Project Case Studies at the IBPSA-USA Summer Meeting
IBPSA-USA is soliciting proposals for table-top presentations at the June 25 meeting in St. Louis. The meeting topic will be early-design modeling for energy efficient design. We are seeking two types of displays: software tools for early-design modeling, and project case studies showing the application of early-design modeling.
Register Now! IBPSA-USA Summer Meeting in St. Louis, June 25th
IBPSA-USA cordially invites you to our 2016 Summer Meeting. Come join us at Carmine's Steak House to share and discuss IBPSA-USA news, and enjoy the presentations for the evening. Theme for the night: Simulation in Early Design. Reserve your ticket early and save $5 off of Regular Member pricing. Early-bird pricing ends 6/1/2016.
Get a 66% Discount on Performance.Network Learning - IBPSA-USA Members Only
IBPSA-USA members can now save $10 on Performance.Network trainings, to reduce the non-member $15 registration fee to $5. Learn how you can save for upcoming webinars.
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 organization's 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.
We are actively seeking sponsors for two upcoming events:
ASHRAE & IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: This conference builds upon the success of the previous ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA joint conference, and will be held in Salt Lake City on August 10-12, 2016. The expected attendance for this conference is 300. Modelers, software developers, owners, and researchers will address current and new practices in energy modeling and building performance simulation using existing simulation tools, state-of-the-art software, and innovative simulation research.
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.
First Public Review of ASHRAE Standard 209P Now Open
The first public review of ASHRAE Standard 209P titled "Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings" is now open until May 9th. The proposed standard describes a methodology to apply building energy modeling to the design process.
Hourly energy modeling is commonly used in commercial building projects, but is less common in residential projects where many designers use simplified less accurate tools. Now, hourly energy modeling—and specifically DOE’s advanced hourly energy modeling engine EnergyPlus—is poised to assume a greater role in residential energy modeling and energy efficiency.
Changes to Purpose & Scope of Standard 189.1 Open for Public Comment
ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, "Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings," contains minimum requirements for the siting, design and construction of high performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts while maintaining acceptable indoor environments. Nine proposed addenda to the standard opened for public review on April 8, 2016.
ASHRAE, AIA Look To Future Of Energy Efficiency With Signing Of New MOU
Building on past outreach, ASHRAE and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, committing them to working together in a variety of built environment areas.
May 2-June 3: Certified PH Consultant & Designer Training
Join Passive House Academy for an 8-day training to successfully become an accredited Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer. This extensive training will be a combination of lectures by leading Passive House experts, group design and calculation exercises, and workshops.
May 9-10: 2-Day IES VE HVAC & Energy Modeling Training in Seattle
IES has announced that their VE experts will be hosting a 2-Day VE training course in Seattle, WA on May 9th & 10th 2016. They will teach you simulation techniques and methods to enable more sustainable design practices using the enhanced features of their latest release: VE 2015. IES is a registered GBCI Education Provider.
This five-day modular course is an excellent opportunity to deepen your DesignBuilder knowledge using features of version 4 of the software. The course is suitable for new and experienced users alike and is structured to give you plenty of worked examples so you can “learn by doing.” No experience with EnergyPlus is required.
May 24-27: Introduction to OpenStudio for New Construction Modeling
This 4-day online training course will teach students how to leverage the free NREL OpenStudio modeling ecosystem to quickly and efficiently generate flexible models for energy analysis. Students will learn effective modeling workflows for using the OpenStudio Sketchup Plugin to construct building form and fabric and assigning space attributes.
April 27: Review of ASHRAE Draft Standard 209P - IBPSA-USA NY Regional Chapter Event
The first public review of ASHRAE Standard 209P titled: "Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings" is currently open. During this session, presenters will review the draft standard and its contents, and answer questions about the standard. Join online or in-person.
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.
Urban Green Council is proud to sponsor Facades+, the leading conference on high performance and high design building skins. Featuring a range of speakers, the event bridges industry, academia, the building profession, operations, and ownership.
The Better Buildings Summit is the U.S. Department of Energy's annual event designed for partners and key stakeholders to exchange ideas and best practices for improving the energy efficiency of our nation's homes, buildings, manufacturing plants, and public facilities. This year over 900 attendees are expected, with 250 speakers already identified to share their proven successes.
AIA Convention 2016 will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. This is the architecture and design event of the year. It’s big, it’s exciting, and it’s where your community comes together for an incredible experience.
Recording: Green Building XML (gbXML) Webinar Focused on the Software Vendor
This webinar took place on April 7th, and was led by Stephen Roth and Chien Si Harriman. It was specifically targeted toward software vendors whose tools integrate with gbXML. There were also many questions from the audience that were answered during the presentation.
Energy Department Announces Publication of Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator Resources Toolkit
The Energy Data Access: Blueprint for Action Toolkit is a compilation of case studies, guidance and real-world best-practices adopted by cities and utilities to help building owners measure and track energy use, and benchmark the energy performance of their buildings.
As a four-time winner of the IMEX Sustainable Meetings award, Greenbuild is committed to raising the bar in sustainable events each year. The Greenbuild 2015 Sustainability Report, which captures their sustainability efforts for the 2015 show, is now available for download.
