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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Lynn:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hope it's not too late to comment on your recent request for
input... I've been thinking about it for a few weeks and here are my thoughts -
boiled down. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Although these topics are not 'technical' modeling topics that
you may have been looking for, when it comes to growing the market for energy
simulation in the existing building environment I feel that these are
fundamental building blocks that we, as practicioners, need a solid foundation
to build upon and grow a customer base from. For me, it all comes down to
using appropriate modeling tools to make a financial case that investing in
energy efficiency is a (safe, wise, profitable) investment compared to
alternative investments within an understood tolerance of savings
uncertainty. Some of this amounts to 'financial' engineering, which is
another layer of analysis that I believe needs to be integrated into energy
analysis procedures. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><U>Content</U></STRONG>:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>1) An Educational Session of Understanding Savings Uncertainty
as it relates to Calibrated Energy Simulation </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> * A primer on how ASHRAE Guideline 14
defines calibration metrics and "savings uncertainty" for the Whole Building
Calibrated Simulation path. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010> <FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>* Guidance on how to explain to clients how the
'quality' of actual baseline energy data (motthly bills, large CV-RMSE, vs
day-typed interval meters with small CV-RMSE) largely determines achievable
uncertainty limits, and how additonal investment for submetering is required if
resulting uncertainty is unacceptable</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>2) An Educational Session on speaking the language of
investment - to those that invest. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010> <FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>* An understanding of how different capital
improvements (and associated energy cost reductions) effect an organization's
income statement differenty - such as EBIT and EBITDA. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> * An understanding of how the
financial positioning of a firm (strong in cash, highly leveraged, etc.)
make certain investments more attractive regardless of model energy
savings predictions. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>3) An Educational Session on Financial Risk Management as it
applies to Energy Modeling. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> * An understanding of how analysis tools
such as parametrics, monte carlo techniques, etc. can be used to generate
multi-dimensional ways of viewing potential investments in energy efficiency
from an investment risk management perspective, which quantify the potential for
up-side as well as downside risk in a stochiometric
manner. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><U>Location:</U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890030319-08032010> <FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>* Chicago (central location, both east and west
coast folks likely able to travel in one day)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial> * CYBERSPACE - I also like ASHRAE's digital
delivery method that was pioneered at the Orlando meeting for seminars, etc. My
thoughts are to make events like this as accessible as possible to the largest
possible audience, by providing options for delivering the content cost
effectively and letting people choose.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>All
the Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>_Chris</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Chris
Balbach, PE, CEM, CMVP</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Vice
President of Research and Development</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Performance Systems Development</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>124
Brindley Street, Suite 4, Ithaca, NY 14850</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>ph:
(607)-327-1647</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=890030319-08032010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.psdconsulting.com">http://www.psdconsulting.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bellenger,
Lynn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 19, 2010 4:25 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim] Proposed Energy
Modeling Conference - Your InputRequested<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ASHRAE is in the
early planning stages of an Energy Modeling Conference for the spring of 2011
that is targeted for consulting engineering practitioners. We are looking
for input on the appropriate topics and/or session types you would like to see
at such a conference. Some topic thoughts are: energy simulation, BIM, CFD and
daylight modeling. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What conference
content would prompt you to travel and attend such a conference? Please be as
specific as possible in describing what you would like covered at the
conference. What do you want to learn? What location(s) in the US would draw the
largest attendance, in your opinion?</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lynn G. Bellenger,
PE, FASHRAE</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">ASHRAE
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