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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><font style="font: 10pt Arial" color="#0000FF">Classification:</font> <font style="font: 10pt Arial"> NPL Management Ltd - In Confidence</font><br /><br /><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Bldg-sim members, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The National Physical Laboratory (<a href="http://www.npl.co.uk">www.npl.co.uk</a>) - the UK’s National Measurement Institute, based in London - is holding an event in Building Performance Evaluation on the 5<sup>th</sup> of December at ARUP in London as part of its work under the <a href="http://www.npl.co.uk/carbon-measurement/">Centre for Carbon Measurement</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The purpose of the event is to understand from the evaluation community some of the measurement challenges faced and work/ research that needs to be done. This will hopefully provide useful insight in to the formulation of NPL research projects going forward, making sure what we do is relevant to and supports the community. It may also provide some useful opportunities for other collaborations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More details of the event can be found here: <a href="http://www.npl.co.uk/events/5-dec-2012-the-building-performance-gap">http://www.npl.co.uk/events/5-dec-2012-the-building-performance-gap</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A snap shot of the agenda can be seen below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you can’t make the event, please feel free to send me some of your thoughts on the subject. ‘All’ input is useful. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yours with thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Peter Benson</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Knowledge Networks - </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.npl.co.uk/commercial-services/products-and-services/technology-innovation-fund/" title="blocked::blocked::http://www.npl.co.uk/technology-innovation-fund/
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– Bill Bordass (Chair)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>1310-1400 Lunch and Networking<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#E46C0A'>Session 3: Tools, methods and models – what we’re using today and where they can go<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>1400-1410 Malcolm Bell – Leeds Metropolitan University; Co-heating, where we’re at and where we can go<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1410-1420 Rob Simpson – NPL; Thermal Imaging, Accuracy and value of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1420-1430 Ray Williams – NPL; Hot Box and the importance of empirical data<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1430-1440 Prof. Robert Low – UCL Energy Institute; How wrong can the models be?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1440-1500 Open Discussion – the tools used today – Rob Pannell (Chair)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>1500-1530 Coffee and Networking<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#E46C0A'>Session 4: Closing – funding opportunities, now and in the future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>1530-1540 Tiju Joseph – Measurement Network; Technology Innovation Fund<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1540-1555 Michael Trousdell – ARUP; Energy Efficient Buildings and Horizon 2020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1555-1610 Anne King – Modern Built Environment KTN; Funding opportunities (now & future) available<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="BEGIN_NPL_FOOTER_TEXT_DO_NOT_DELETE"></div>
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