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Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
I am conducting a survey to better understand assumptions that
building simulation users make about occupants and occupant
behaviour. This is part of International Energy Agency - Energy in
Buildings and Communities Annex 66. I'd be greatly appreciative if
you would take 15 minutes and fill out the survey. For your effort,
you have a chance to win a prize (see below) and you will have
access to the aggregate survey results in 2016.<br>
<br>
Please find the survey link and notice below. <br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
<br>
Liam O'Brien, PhD<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering <br>
Carleton University <br>
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The goal of this brief anonymous 38-question survey, aimed at
practitioners (architects, engineers, other building modellers), is
to inform researchers and software tool developers of current
practices and attitudes about occupant modelling. Researchers are
welcome to participate, but their responses may not be used in this
study. The results will be securely and anonymously stored. Your
information will not be shared with anyone. A summary of the
aggregate results will be publicly released in approximately Summer
2016.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://goo.gl/forms/sbvCS6z5Zw">http://goo.gl/forms/sbvCS6z5Zw</a><br>
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When the survey closes (anticipated November 2015), the participants
who provide an email address at the end of the survey will be
randomly selected to win one of the following generously donated
prizes:<br>
<ul>
<li> 2 copies of the book “Modeling, Design, and Optimization
of Net-Zero Energy Buildings” edited by Andreas Athienitis and
William O’Brien. 396 pages.</li>
<li> 1 copy of the book “Building Performance Simulation for
Design and Operation”, edited by Jan Hensen and Roberto Lamberts</li>
<li> 1 one-year subscription to the Journal of Building
Performance Simulation</li>
<li> 3 BeeWi Bluetooth color LED smart light bulbs</li>
<li> 4 hard copies of “Daylight in Buildings - A source book on
daylighting systems and components” </li>
<li> 2 copies of the printed proceedings of SimAUD 2015
(Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design)</li>
</ul>
<br>
Thanks for your time, in advance.<br>
<br>
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William (Liam) O'Brien, PhD
Assistant Professor
Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
Carleton University
Canal Building, 5208
(613) 520-2600 ext. 8037
PI, Human Building Interaction Laboratory
carleton.ca/hbilab</pre>
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