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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=SV link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Pavel,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It is difficult to explain these things in totally concrete terms. It has to do with simulation model scalability, portability, abstraction and ease-of-use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Both Simulink and Modelica tools offer ways of describing and simulating the behavior of a wide class of dynamical systems. This allows you to tailor exactly the equations you want to use, for example in the way you outline below. This total freedom is often needed in building simulation problems, since the number of different component models needed for various studies is for all practical purposes infinite. No tool with a fixed set of models will ever be sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now, a full-fledged building zone model like that of E+, or our tool IDA ICE, will not require 2-3 equations, but rather on the order of a thousand variables per zone. A fair number of these represent things that are meaningful to observe directly, such as the temperature of the third layer of a particular wall and others are just help variables that are needed to compute for example a sliding average. If you then want to model a thousand zone building, you get by all standards a fairly complex and large system of ordinary differential and algebraic equations (DAEs) to solve. This is where the scalability comes in; not all approaches will be able to handle this size of problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When you have this many equations to keep track of, no single person or even team will have the required expertise about each type of process that needs modelling. Portability and abstraction becomes needed. If you can specialize in a particular field, such as advanced heat pump modelling, and then package your models in a way that will plug right into relevant neighboring models and in a variety of tools, many people can use them without knowing each detail. This is the ultimate purpose of Modelica and FMI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A building simulation model must also be possible to set up and operate by a person that knows absolutely nothing about Modelica, DAEs and variable timestep solvers. Therefore, it must also be possible to package these equation-based models in a way that, on the surface, looks much the same as traditional BEM tools – the ease-of-use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I hope this was of some help. If you are interested to learn more about these things, browse the conference proceedings available on <a href="https://www.modelica.org/publications">https://www.modelica.org/publications</a> , where you can see how Modelica has been applied in many different domains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Per<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pdybskiy@gmail.com [mailto:pdybskiy@gmail.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pavel Dybskiy<br><b>Sent:</b> den 9 mars 2012 12:57<br><b>To:</b> Per Sahlin<br><b>Cc:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] A critical juncture for Modelica/FMI next week<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Per,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is impressive ... but it sounds too abstract to me to digest. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can you help me to think about FMI in terms of a BEM (building energy modeling) task.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For example:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1) There is a system of ODEs (2 o3 equations), which represents a simple (say 3R2C or 3R3C) thermal network (TN), which in turn models a thermal zone. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2) There is another set of equations and inequalities that specifies HVAC system.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>3) There is a given weather file (temps, radiation, etc) which provides some set of time series variables (1hour sample time) for those ODEs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>4) There are 2-3-4 schedule files, which specifies other sets of variables/parameters ( 1hour - 1day - 1month sample time ) for those thermal zones and HVAC. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Today I am using Matlab/Simulink to simulate this (1-4) problem.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In case if I need more complex building and HVAC models I may think about BCVTB(LBNL) (people already do this) to co-simulate various combinations of E+ and Matlab models.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What role and how can FMI/FMU play in such a game? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pavel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Per Sahlin <<a href="mailto:per.sahlin@equa.se">per.sahlin@equa.se</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There is a meeting of the FMI (<a href="http://www.functional-mockup-interface.org" target="_blank">www.functional-mockup-interface.org</a>) design group Monday and Tuesday next week where most likely the level of ambition of FMI 2.0 will be settled. Different application areas have different needs and priorities and I think it would be wise to provide some input from the building simulation community to this meeting. Let me first give some background.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The ultimate purpose of equation based simulation and Modelica (<a href="http://www.modelica.org" target="_blank">www.modelica.org</a>) is to enable model exchange between users and tools. However, the Modelica language is by necessity a very complex and rapidly evolving “beast.” It is essentially impossible to keep tools in good sync with each other in their interpretation of Modelica. In practice, this means that porting complex model libraries, such as the MSL Fluid and Media libraries and derivatives, from one tool to another often involves man years of work, if possible at all. This is where FMI comes in. FMI provides a means to exchange pre-compiled model units and this can be radically simpler than to achieve a common understanding and interpretation of the underlying Modelica code. FMI 1.0 has proven this since a number of years. However, for our application FMI 1.0 is severely limited.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There are three key areas where FMI 2.0 has previously been planned to be enhanced in ways that in my opinion are essential to the building simulation community:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Introduction of physical connectors (now only direct variable-to-variable connections are supported)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Support for arrays, the size of which is determined by parameters that can be changed after compilation (only scalars in FMI 1.0)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Support for sparse analytical Jacobians</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In the building simulation world of multiple-port tanks and zones, where many components are built around discretized PDE:s, FMI without these features is unlikely to become very useful. At the same time the FMI design group is facing some seriously conflicting goals:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FMI must not be too rapidly evolving – otherwise much of the purpose is lost</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The standard must not be too complex for vendors to support</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There is an urgent need to upgrade v. 1.0 to something more powerful</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Therefore, there is a distinct risk that some of the planned enhancements of 2.0 are postponed. For reasons of stability, it could take a very long time before the next major release.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you share my concern about these issues, please write a few lines to underline why we need these features to me. I will compile for the FMI design committee.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Per Sahlin</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US 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style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Re: teleconference about IEA proposal "Modelica-based next-generation tools for new and existing buildings and communities"</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks to those who contributed to today's conference call. Attached please find the meeting minutes. Please let me know any important omissions or corrections.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>As discussed, I also added a google doc where each of you can add your interest in participation and in leading a particular subtask. There is also a column in which you can specify your funding situation for the respective work, and a column in which you can add demonstration objects that could be included in the revised proposal. The link to this spreadsheet is<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnSvCGCOHhzXdHBOSDRuLXJOd2tvSlBzUXBHaU93NVE" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnSvCGCOHhzXdHBOSDRuLXJOd2tvSlBzUXBHaU93NVE</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Anyone with the link can edit and view the document. So don't add sensitive information or proprietary information. You are free to share this document, as well as the proposal, at<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/lbl.gov/document/d/1ia1jyXrvf1jUynN_1-3QBx0quYdXlOdYgPTacpE6lLU/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/a/lbl.gov/document/d/1ia1jyXrvf1jUynN_1-3QBx0quYdXlOdYgPTacpE6lLU/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>with your ExCo delegate and/or your potential funding agency.<br><br>Depending on how many people work on the respective subtasks, some subtasks might be combined in future revision. For now I kept the structure that resulted from the Sydney meeting.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Michael<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Michael Wetter <<a href="mailto:mwetter@lbl.gov" target="_blank">mwetter@lbl.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We would like to schedule a teleconference with those of you who are interested in participating in the IEA proposal "Modelica-based next-generation tools for new and existing buildings and communities" that was discussed in Sydney last November.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>To schedule the call, please respond by Wednesday February 8 to the poll at <a href="http://www.doodle.com/c5fvhz5uuzuq7ykr" target="_blank">http://www.doodle.com/c5fvhz5uuzuq7ykr</a>. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you like to be removed from future emails, please respond to me.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The proposal is at <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/lbl.gov/document/d/1ia1jyXrvf1jUynN_1-3QBx0quYdXlOdYgPTacpE6lLU/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/a/lbl.gov/document/d/1ia1jyXrvf1jUynN_1-3QBx0quYdXlOdYgPTacpE6lLU/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1</a> and attached to this email. This version addresses the feedback from the Sydney meeting, as well as feedback received from the Fraunhofer Institute in Kassel.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The items to be discussed at the phone call are below. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Outline of next steps.</b><br>Proposal due April 16, presentation to IEA ExCo meeting on June 14.<br>If approved, there will be a 1 year planning period (we will check whether this can be accelerated), followed by 3 years of research and 1 year of reporting.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Expression of interest of research groups to work on the proposed research.</b><br>Individual research groups should express what tasks they like to contribute to, and are likely to get funded from their respective country.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Indication of subtask leaders.</b><br>Note: Subtask leaders need <u>not</u> be finalized by June, but an indication of what country will lead what task is recommended. The subtask leaders can be finalized during the planning period.<br>Subtask leaders need a minimum commitment of 3 months/year.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Inform your ExCo delegate.</b><br>The ExCo delegates will need to verbally confirm at the June meeting that funding will be available in their country and that the proposal is in the interest of their country. For the proposal to be accepted, around five (minimum 3) countries need to commit to participate. It therefore is essential that you discuss the proposal and your interest to participate with your ExCo delegate prior to the June meeting. See <a href="http://www.ecbcs.org/contacts.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ecbcs.org/contacts.htm</a> for a list of ExCo delegates.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Other points of discussion.</b><o:p></o:p></li></ol><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please let me know if there is anything else you would like to add to the agenda.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Michael Wetter & Jan Hensen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bldg-sim mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG">BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Best Regards,<br><br>Pavel Dybskiy<br><a href="http://M.A.Sc" target="_blank">M.A.Sc</a>. 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