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size=7>IBPSA<BR></FONT><FONT color=#000080>International Building Performance
Simulation Association<BR>USA Affiliate<BR><BR><STRONG>IBPSA-USA invites you to
join us in</STRONG><SPAN class=046331801-08012005><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT><FONT color=#000080><STRONG><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Long
Beach, California </SPAN></STRONG></FONT></SPAN><STRONG>for
our</STRONG><SPAN class=046331801-08012005><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT><FONT color=#000080><STRONG><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Summer </SPAN></STRONG></FONT></SPAN><STRONG>2007<SPAN
class=046331801-08012005> </SPAN>meeting!</STRONG><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><B>Meeting Highlights:</B><X-TAB> </DIV>
<DIV align=left></FONT><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000> A
Wiki for IBPSA-USA</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>
USGBC education and training
efforts</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><BR><X-TAB></X-TAB></STRONG> <FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>Kelly Speakes on the </STRONG></FONT><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Energy</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>
Efficiency in </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Buildings (EEB)
Project</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#000080>IBPSA-USA MEETING
ANNOUNCEMENT<BR></FONT><FONT color=#ff0000>Dinner RSVP requested</FONT></STRONG>
(see below)<BR><STRONG>4:00 PM, Saturday,</STRONG><SPAN
class=046331801-08012005> <STRONG><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>June
23</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG>, 2007</STRONG><SPAN
class=046331801-08012005> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=046331801-08012005><STRONG><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>Long
Beach</SPAN>, <SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>California</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><BR><BR></DIV></STRONG>
<DIV><STRONG>Location:</STRONG><FONT
color=#000080><STRONG> Meeting and dinner at The
Westin Long Beach, 333 East Ocean Blvd, Long Beach,
California</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><STRONG>4:00 PM - 6:00 PM</STRONG><FONT
color=#000080><STRONG> Discussion of a Wiki for
IBPSA-USA</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT
color=#000080>
Discussion of latest developments on
USGBC education and training efforts</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><BR><B>6:00 PM - 7:00 PM<FONT color=#000080> Social hour
with cash bar<BR><BR></FONT>7:00 PM <FONT color=#000080>Dinner
(cost $40)</B></FONT><BR><BR><B>8:00 PM </B>(approx)<STRONG><FONT
color=#000080> </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
color=#000080>After-dinner talk<SPAN class=484284721-02062006>: <SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Kelly Speakes</SPAN>, United Technologies
Corp.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><SPAN class=484284721-02062006><STRONG><FONT
color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV><FONT
face=Arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Kelly Speakes is presently sustainable strategies
leader and a UTC representative to the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) Project. Speakes has
been active for ten years in the distributed and decentralized generation
markets, representing global providers of equipment and services. She is the
author of several published articles in energy trade magazines such as Power
Economics and Energy Central. Speakes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Boston
University.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Kelly's talk will include an overview and status of the
EEB project. See the full abstract
below:</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><STRONG><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><FONT color=#000080><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>The
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 190
multi-national corporations whose shared commitment to sustainable development
and practices are recognized around the world. In 2006, the WCBSD launched
the Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) Project, a three year effort led by
co-chairs Lafarge and United Technologies Corporation, with a vision of a world
where buildings consume zero net energy. The 10 member companies of the project,
many of which are Fortune 500 companies in the field of building products and
services, represent the voice of business in their effort to issue and promote a
comprehensive and credible action plan to achieve the vision, focusing on six
key global markets: Brazil, China, Europe, India, Japan, and
US.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>Buildings consume roughly 40% of the world's energy
resources and are a significant contributor to carbon emissions. In the urgency
to transform the building sector, a zero net energy building is an aggressive
and necessary response to global energy and climate change issues. These
actions can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the world's cities. In
the short term, energy efficiency improvements can be achieved through a
holistic approach to building design, construction and operation, driven by
increased awareness and changes in behavior. In the longer term, facilitation by
process and information technology, products and services that support these
outcomes, financial mechanisms to prove them economically viable and balanced
encouragement through policy and regulation are necessary to transform the
industry. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><FONT color=#000080><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>By
summer 2007 this three year effort will assess the current state of the building
industry and analyze the opportunities and barriers. By May 2008, conduct
scenario analysis to overcome financial and institutional barriers that inhibit
zero net energy buildings. By May 2009, issue and promote a comprehensive and
credible action plan, using stakeholder roadmap
validation.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><FONT color=#000080><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>This
presentation will include an overview and status of the EEB project. The
project's key themes of market perceptions that shape financial mechanisms and
institutional barriers, holistic technical approaches, and behaviors and
awareness will be discussed. Finally, the presentation will provide an
assessment on the role of equipment and energy efficiency improvements and
standards in driving down overall energy consumption in the US in various
commercial and consumer product
areas.<BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT
color=#000080></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
class=484284721-02062006><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN></FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000><U>Reservations</U>:</FONT> <FONT
color=#ff0000>To make a r</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>eservation contact </FONT></STRONG><U><FONT
color=#0000ff>Peter Ellis <</FONT></U><A
href="mailto:peter_ellis@nrel.gov">peter_ellis@nrel.gov</A><FONT
color=#ff0000><U><FONT color=#0000ff>></FONT></U><STRONG> via email
by</STRONG><SPAN class=046331801-08012005><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT><STRONG><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>June
19</SPAN>,</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG> 2007, 5 PM (M<SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>D</SPAN>T).</STRONG></FONT><STRONG>
</STRONG>Confirmation of reservations will be sent via email (if you do not
receive a confirmation within two business days, please resend your reservation
request).<BR><BR>For the latest information about IBPSA-USA, please visit our
web site: <A href="http://www.ibpsa.us/" eudora="autourl">http://www.ibpsa.<SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>us</SPAN><BR><BR></A>We look forward to seeing you
there!<BR><BR><SPAN class=484284721-02062006>Michael
Brandemuehl</SPAN> </X-TAB><X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB> <SPAN
class=484284721-02062006>
</SPAN>Peter Ellis</X-TAB><BR>President,
IBPSA-USA<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB>
<SPAN class=484284721-02062006>
</SPAN> </X-TAB>Secretary, IBPSA-USA </DIV>
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