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Building Energy Modeling: a Public-Sector
Roadmap <br>
<b><br>
</b>Open workshop hosted by
the US DOE National Laboratories<br>
<br>
Jan 30-31,
2013, Dallas Sheraton Hotel<br>
<b><br>
</b>In the Spring of 2011, Rocky Mountain Institute hosted a two
day summit that dealt with innovation in building energy modeling
(BEM). Identifying BEM as a key enabling technology for building
energy
efficiency, the summit aimed to create 2-5 year roadmaps for
significant
aspects of BEM including software platforms, methods and processes,
supporting
resources, market drivers, and education. This workshop will attempt
to define BEM priorities and strategies for a public sector road map
of activities for the next 3-5 years. Topics for discussion include:
<p class="MsoNormal">- Which currently important and emerging use
cases of BEM
need public support?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Which areas of BEM need additional basic
research, measurement,
or validation?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- What are realistic and strategic goals for
EnergyPlus
functionality, speed, use, and user-support?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- What are realistic and strategic goals for
supporting software
tools like OpenStudio? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- How does the public sector push standards and
interoperability?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- How can the public sector collect, vet, and
organize data
to help BEM practitioners?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- How can the public sector help scale BEM
education and
training?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- What are the most productive ways for public
entities to
collaborate with the private sector?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This open workshop will be held at the Dallas
Sheraton immediately
following the ASHRAE Winter Meeting and all who would like to
provide input or contribute to the discussion are encouraged to
participate. The first half-day session will be from 1pm to 6pm on
Wednesday, Jan. 30,
2013. The second half-day session will be from 8am to 12noon on
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. So that we can get an estimated head
count for planning purposes, please inform Caroline Hutchinson
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chutchinson@lbl.gov"><chutchinson@lbl.gov></a> if you expect to attend.</p>
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Philip Haves
Leader, Simulation Research Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, MS 90R3111
Berkeley, CA 94720-8134
(510) 486 6512 (office)
(510) 486 4089 (fax)</pre>
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