<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail_default">Just in case it escaped your notice...</div><span class="gmail-im"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_2816541553738211971m_3379223206728412575WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference Updates and Hotel Deadline Sept. 6<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Several new developments and updates are announced for the 2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference that takes place Sept. 27-29, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">21 PDHs, AIA LUs and LEED AP credits available through the conference<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#specialpanel" target="_blank">AIA - ASHRAE - MCAA Special Panel</a> to improve the business working relationships among architects, engineers, and contractors<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Lowest Rates at the <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#location" target="_blank">Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center</a> ends Sept. 6<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Third Annual <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#2017lowdown" target="_blank">ASHRAE LowDown Showdown</a> Modeling Competition: Building Retrofit<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#keynote" target="_blank">Keynote Address</a>: Intelligent Buildings – Technology Is Changing What Is Possible in the Built Environment by Jim Vallort<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Expand your <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#preconf" target="_blank">Education</a> with Pre-Conference Courses<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">2.5 day <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2017-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference#program" target="_blank">Technical Program</a><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">For more information, contact Ragan McHan at <a href="mailto:rmchan@ashrae.org" target="_blank">rmchan@ashrae.org</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> </p><div><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- </span><br></div></div></div></div></span></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></p>James V Dirkes II, CEO / President<br>The Building Performance Team Inc.<br>1631 Acacia Dr, GR, MI 49504</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">(alphabet soup of efforts for greater understanding: PE, BEMP, BCxP, LEED AP)<br><br>Direct / Mobile: 616.450.8653<br><a href="mailto:jim@buildingperformanceteam.com" target="_blank">jim@buildingperformanceteam.com</a><br><br><a href="http://buildingperformanceteam.com" target="_blank">Website </a>l  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-dirkes/7/444/413" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><p align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"MS Reference Sans Serif",sans-serif"> </span></i></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