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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jimwill@indy.net href="mailto:jimwill@indy.net">James K. Willson</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=BLDG-SIM@gard.com
href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@gard.com">BLDG-SIM@gard.com</A> ; <A title=TC47-L@gard.com
href="mailto:TC47-L@gard.com">TC47-L@gard.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Invitation to Participate - Getting the Design Team to Use
Energy Simulation from the Beginning</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To ALL Interested Parties:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In February, a very interesting exchange of ideas
occurred on <A href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@gard.com">BLDG-SIM@gard.com</A> regarding
the limited use of building energy simulation in the early design stages,
thoughts on why its limited, and what might be done to increase the use of
simulations in the early stage of design. For those who did not see this
exchange or would like to refresh their recollection of this, a compilation of
these e-mails is found in the attached Word file. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As the Chair of the Applications Subcommittee of
ASHRAE TC 4.7- Energy Calculations, I would like to invite anyone and everyone
interested in this subject to attend our next TC 4.7 Applications
Subcommittee Meeting which will be held on July 1, 2003 from 3:30 to 5:00
p.m.. in Kansas City, Missouri<STRONG>,</STRONG> as part of the ASHRAE
Summer Meeting. (See the meeting program for the meeting
location).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The subject to Getting the Design Team to Use
Energy Simulation from the start of Design Process will be our main topic of
discussion. The purpose of this will be to continue this exchange of ideas
and from there to create actionable items which will then be
implemented. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In some ways we've already started approaching this
item. At the Winter ASHRAE Meeting in Chicago, January
2003, we presented a Seminar entitled "Getting Started with Building
Simulation" which was chaired by Chip Barnaby. The four talks
were an excellent presentation of "what is energy simulation", "why would I want
to do it" and "what's available for doing it". The third presentation
- Allan Daly's presentation of "Using Building Simulation to Life-Cycle
Cost Optimize HVAC System Design at UC Merced" is a case study
of project which actually did use simulation in the very early design
stages. Copies of the PowerPoints from each of these four presentations
are available to download at the ASHRAE web site (<A
href="http://www.ashrae.org">www.ashrae.org</A> ). From the homepage,
click on "ASHRAE Activities", then Technical Committees, then TC 4.7, then
Programs. Scroll down about a third of the page to previously presented
programs. The seminar was one of the best attended TC 4.7 presentations in
recent history (standing room only) which shows that a lot of interest is there,
we just need to do a good job of tapping into it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We welcome the opportunity to broaden the
discussion and to broaden the participation. ASHRAE, with its 55,000 world
wide members, Winter and Summer meetings with 2,500 to 3,500 technical
program registrants, and over 160 local chapters, can provide an effective
venue for reaching the building design community. Our successful "Getting
Started with Building Simulation" seminar in Chicago and the ASHRAE Profession
Development Session on Building Simulation which is now under development is
only a start. There is much, much more which could and should be done -
and we welcome your ideas and involvement.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some of our previous work identified the need for a
good basic treatise on what building simulation is, what programs are available,
who to contact, etc. As we research that subject, we were pleased to learn
that some excellent sources already existed and/or were nearing
completion. Let me appraise you of them so those who are interested can
get a good overview of what is currently available in the building simulation
(not just HVAC) arena. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
Institute (the research arm of ARI) has available on its web site an report
appropriately titled "State-of-the-Art Review, Whole-Building and Bulling
Envelope Simulation and Design Tools" It available at <A
href="http://www.arti-21cr.org">www.arti-21cr.org</A> There is also
a companion report which focuses specifically on HVAC Component and System
Simulation. For specific cost and who to contact information on over
250 energy estimating programs, including most of the simulations DOE maintains
a very comprehensive website at <A
href="http://www.energytoolsdirectory.gov"><FONT
face=Arial>www.energytoolsdirectory.gov</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=3>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To help us plan a most productive session, I would
appreciate your ideas on what you see as:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 1. The most
important or critical items that we need to discuss and try to reach
consensus in our meeting at Kansas City.</FONT></DIV>
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2. The most important actions or programs our
committee should be implementing in the short term (6 to 18
months)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 3. The most
important actions or programs our committee should get ASHRAE to implement in
the longer term (1 to 5 years) This could well include research
projects.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For those who will be unable to join us in Kansas
City, I invite you to share your ideas via the <A
href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@gard.com">BLDG-SIM@gard.com</A> list server. I would
ask that you post those ideas by June 20th as my travel schedule will make it
difficult for me to print out material to distribute at the Kansas City meeting
after that date.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim Willson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chair, TC 4.7 Applications
Subcommittee</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James K. Willson PE<BR>WILLSON Performance
Engineering, LLC<BR>129 Maple Crest Drive<BR>Carmel, IN 46033<BR>Phone:
317-506-1156<BR>FAX: 317-582-0549</FONT></DIV>
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