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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Bldg-Sim and EnergyPlus Communities,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IBPSA-USA would like to announce recent improvements to the BEMBook Wiki - <a href="http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us">www.bembook.ibpsa.us</a> - and would like to invite the energy modeling community to participate in this online resource. You are invited to both explore and contribute content. It is simple to edit an existing page or to create a new page. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please check it out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>We invite you to contribute your knowledge to the wiki.</i></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are a few highlights about the new, improved wiki:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>A new menu bar and table of contents greatly improves site navigation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Building energy modeling training presentations are available for download<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>There is a growing body of content - though we still have a long way to go! Here are examples of a few recent contributions: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><a href="http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=History_of_Building_Energy_Modeling">www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=History_of_Building_Energy_Modeling</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><a href="http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Building_Information_Modeling_(BIM)_for_Building_Analytical_Modeling_(BAM)">www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Building_Information_Modeling_(BIM)_for_Building_Analytical_Modeling_(BAM)</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><a href="http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Best_Practices_for_Checking_Results">www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Best_Practices_for_Checking_Results</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope that BEMBook will become the premier resource for the energy modeling community around the world – and with your help, it will!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keep in mind that this wiki is software-independent and intended to provide general guidance regarding energy modeling concepts and practices. Promotion of specific software is not allowed! (and will be removed) BEMBooK is an acronym for Building Energy Modeling Body Of Knowledge, and as the name indicates, its purpose is to broaden the body of knowledge available to the energy modeling community in a way that helps everyone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See this page for quick guidance on getting started: <a href="http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Getting_Started">http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/index.php?title=Getting_Started</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact the BEMBook Wiki editorial committee at <a href="mailto:bembook@bembook.ibpsa.us">bembook@bembook.ibpsa.us</a> for more information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>You are also invited to join:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'>IBPSA-USA (see <a href="http://hwww.ibpsa.us/"><span style='color:#1235A6'>www.ibpsa.us</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'>This Education Committee<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>The BEMBook wiki editorial committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This announcement and invitation is from the IBPSA-USA Education Committee:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Joseph Deringer (Chair)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Ellen Franconi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Erik Kolderup (Chair, BEMBook wiki editorial committee)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Jim Dirkes (BEMBook wiki editorial committee)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Eddy Santosa (BEMBook wiki editorial committee)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Liam Buckley (BEMBook wiki editorial committee)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greg Dobbs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jared Higgins<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Stephen Kemp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><img border=0 width=623 height=85 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CDDF81.0CDF52F0" alt=BPT-e-mail-signature-template><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>