<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-col-33-left" style="margin:0px;width:294px;padding-right:29.3906px;float:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:proxima-nova;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-header-image" style="margin:3px 0px 0px 15px"><img src="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/basic_image/public/sponge3ddemo.jpg?itok=I7njSKwJ" alt="" style="margin: 13px 0px 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(211, 211, 211); max-width: 685px; width: 279px; height: auto;"></div></div><div class="gmail-col-67-left" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;width:656.594px;float:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:proxima-nova;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-host-label" style="margin:0px"><p class="gmail-float-left" style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px;float:left;padding:0px 3px 0px 0px">Host:</p></div><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px">IBPSA-USA Chicago Chapter</p><div class="gmail-location" style="margin:0px"><p style="margin:3px 2px;line-height:20px;font-size:18px">Online</p></div><div class="event-date" style="margin:0px"><p style="margin:3px 2px;line-height:20px;font-size:18px"><span style="margin:0px">May 4, 2018</span></p></div><div class="gmail-body-margin gmail-basic-body" style="margin:19px 4px 30px 0px"><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px">The Chicago Chapter of IBPSA-USA (CHIBPSA) invites you to join fellow Chicago-area building simulation community members for a morning of networking, discussion on innovative thermal</p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px">comfort solutions, and presentations by<span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjan-kraakman-3b072a62/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><strong style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)">Arjan Kraakman</span></strong></a><span> </span>and<span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/remco-van-woensel-257015135/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px">Remco van Woensel</strong></span></a>, both graduate students of the<span> </span><a href="https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/building-physics-and-services/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px">Building Physics & Services department</strong></span></a><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> of the Eindhoven University</span><span> </span>of Technology. Arjan and Remco will  present their research on the effects of spatial transitions on thermal comfort perception in office environments, and<span> </span><a href="https://www.4tu.nl/bouw/en/LHP2016/SPONG3D/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px">SPONG3D</strong></span></a>, an adaptive 3D-printed façade system for seasonal thermal comfort optimization.</p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><img alt="" src="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/u33/Sponge3dExamples.png" style="margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; height: 203px; width: 300px;"></p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><strong style="margin:0px">Date & Time: </strong>Fri, May 4, 2018; 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM PDT</p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><strong style="margin:0px">Register: <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2653463896277375747" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2653463896277375747​</span></a></strong></p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><strong style="margin:0px">Presenter Bios:</strong></p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/arjan-kraakman-3b072a62/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><img alt="" src="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/u33/image002.jpg" style="margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; height: 150px; width: 150px;"></a></p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjan-kraakman-3b072a62/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><strong style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)">Arjan Kraakman</span></strong></a><span> </span>is a graduate student at TU Eindhoven’s Building Physics and Services department. While his main area of focus involves the internet of things and intelligent buildings, Arjan  is experienced in  building performance analysis.<span> </span><a href="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/u33/Poster%20presentation%20Arjan%20Kraakman%20%281%29.pdf" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px">See Arjan's presentation poster</strong></span></a>.</p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/remco-van-woensel-257015135/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><img alt="" src="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/u33/image003.jpg" style="margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; height: 150px; width: 150px;"></a></p><p style="margin:10px 2px;line-height:21px"><strong style="margin:0px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/remco-van-woensel-257015135/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)">Remco van Woensel</span></a></strong><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px"> </strong></span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">is </span>a graduate student at TU Eindhoven’s Building Physics and Services department. His recent focus includes research on SPONG3D,<span> </span><strong style="margin:0px">an adaptive 3D printed facade system that integrates multiple functions to optimize thermal performances according to the different environmental conditions throughout the year</strong>. Remco serves as treasurer for the Mollier Building Physics and Services Association.<span> </span><a href="https://d3k8h4uqzt88x5.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/u33/Poster_Spong3D_M2.pdf" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(36,114,102)"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong style="margin:0px">See Remco's presentation poster</strong></span></a>.</p></div></div><br></div>