[Bldg-sim] PLEA Conference 2016 Los Angeles

[Pablo La Roche]

I think this conference will be of interest to many of you in this group, especially the first track.

PLEA 2016 Conference - Los Angeles
Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments

The Passive and Low Energy Architecture Association PLEA, Cal Poly Pomona, the University of Southern California and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo invite you to attend the 2016 annual Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference in Los Angeles California, from the 11th to the 13th of July 2016.

Since 1982 PLEA has organized international conferences and events across the globe. PLEA annual conferences are highly ranked attracting academia and practicing architects in equal numbers. Past conferences have taken place in United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. This is the first time since its inauguration in 1981 that the United States hosts a PLEA conference. The theme of PLEA 2016 is Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, exploring the interactions between people and buildings to achieve livable, regenerative environments at multiple scales. Given that we at PLEA value both research and practice, each track will strive to combine exemplary case-studies and research papers. All papers will be considered with special consideration to papers addressing the following tracks:

Strategies, Tools and Simulation Methods. Advances in computing power and software development have made performance analysis tools widely available. This track will explore measurement and performance in all areas and scales including energy, transportation, and daylight.
Passive Strategies for Resilient Cities. The importance of passive cooling and heating techniques has long been recognized. This track will explore recent advances and their contribution to the development of resilient buildings and cities.
Carbon Neutral Design. Synergies and opportunities to achieve net-zero energy and carbon-neutrality in buildings, neighborhoods, districts and cities. This track will explore new directions in city planning and urban design.
Sustainable Design Education. It is impossible to solve today's environmental problems without the knowledge necessary to implement appropriate design strategies at multiple scales. This track will explore design education and best practices at all levels including innovative methods, experiences and teaching techniques.
Regenerative Design. This track will explore ideas and examples of processes that restore, renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials maximizing closed loop input-output systems. Special emphasis will be given to research that explores the connection between water, materials and energy at multiple scales, from systems to buildings to cities.

Abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words. Selected abstracts will be invited to submit a final paper which will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
Further details on the conference themes at: Plea2016.org. A template, more detailed information, instructions and the online submission system will be available in the website soon. SBSE will provide several scholarships to presenting students and with financial support from the Jeff Cook foundation will provide scholarships to presenters from less developed countries.

Abstracts are due by November 8, 2015.

Additional PLEA info: http://plea-arch.org/
Additional info on PLEA 2016 conference: plea2016.org
Additional info on PLEA 2015 conference: http://www.plea2015.it/


Thank you!

Pablo La Roche Ph.D. LEED AP BD+C
Professor
Department of Architecture
Cal Poly Pomona University
Please note that Cal Poly Pomona has changed its domain. My email is now pmlaroche at cpp.edu

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