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nd modeling process of an entire building life cycle. <br><br><strong>Technical Program Announced</strong><br> </div><div>The program is bigger than ever and includes 185 presentations covering a mix of research, best practices and case studies.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/Conferences/Specialty%20Conferences/2018%20Building%20Performance%20Analysis%20Conference%20and%20SimBuild/Program-Book.pdf" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">View the detailed program</span></a></strong><br><br>The topics will be compelling for anyone interested in analysis of high performance buildings and communities. The following is a sample of the topics in the program. </div><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Early design modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Model calibration</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Daylight and lighting modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thermal comfort modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">CFD and airflow modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Electrical grid modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Energy storage simulation</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Urban scale modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Building information models (BIM)</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Machine learning</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Scripting</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Modeling controls </li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Heat pumps</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Earth tubes</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Stasio</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Practice of modeling</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Weather data</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Net zero buildings</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Modeling for code compliance</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:650px"><div> </div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="200" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:200px"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size:24px"><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1qzbvLxhe3nAdKhESJnNNWcvoR2V4eFgNFGOSurDsYN82dROdEFXWTvKhNOusQCPO2m2Y-_FT0Ot0V7L6yeVohftHl-oUlJ6k8P9eXl6XG0RMPon8BKvGkhPIdkSMdhcrdWHxFijylalGqSUcnhIk6hDPF64UdVC4silzDeZSdbwd-ph7dTCsH8DxedHwchu1waDGyf1sPgd2hmg75Ood0JYepZVXf432c90_FravJSBs0d7ykVSRuKLYU43H-2rK90S0DIYjuW5OPpj1Arg7Vw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DAxsP7Ltz8aVlJ6vb0Gdyig~~%26pe%3DzBgMf2VnoJVdubfrydfnC2Duz_rkCo3zDbL2IeFRzUXS56h0DwJnDpqjJiR0j8w7nTNUG5gX3skzucBWDDaspw~~%26t%3Dri7UcDO4Zeyu2eJUDB8JPg~~" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Register Now</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><div><strong>Early Bird Prices Expire Aug. 15</strong><br><br><u>IBPSA-USA or ASHRAE Member</u> $575 ($640 after 8/15) | <u>Non Member</u> $650 ($710 after 8/15) <br><br>Not a member? <a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/become-ibpsa-usa-member" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Join IBPSA-USA now for $45 and save $75 on conference registration</span></a>.<br><br>Speaker $400 | Student $375 <br>  <br>Virtual Conference Member $129 | Virtual Conference Non Member $179</div><div><div>Hotel reservations can be made at the Conference Hotel. The conference hotel is the Hilton Chicago located at 720 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. ASHRAE has a block of rooms available at the negotiated group rate of $199+ tax per night. <strong>Prior to August 31, <a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1QpvCdA3llTwvlEYnTF3feMEQitRNIpsdt33PYUFskygsWhGUHsft9trNTat6HIWsRRJk8c5Mf4STJ7X-_Qn8obOClC-CPLW7o1Jnd0JuZsjmNjSkdHlzClQ1h5dAoSI6RCcZ9VOk1joGVYm_TaNR3SurPTarFHGoSe577QgDoWoeu7KC3oRoPNsR9JxBuxV-qSnKJghcBQ19iEyJldlhbYIjOaIPixEjX7uZ6MyHmanHtJd3FJC72z6sQJ9nunFvVgwASCBKlvJh_ItFssN3rQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DAxsP7Ltz8aVlJ6vb0Gdyig~~%26pe%3DKRYqTsoZUghf6dMKvjbtSsF3sn_5dTz5-e4esBhF__fv5jRMHq33MllXzpYwNRcP08nVtkf--13Lzp2iBP0qhw~~%26t%3Dri7UcDO4Zeyu2eJUDB8JPg~~" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">make a group reservation</span></a> to receive the discounted rate. </strong> <br>  <br>Your registration includes the following:</div><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Evening Reception on Wednesday, September 26</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Light breakfast, lunch and breaks on Wednesday, September 26</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Light breakfast, lunch, breaks and a reception on Thursday, September 27</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Light breakfast and break on Friday, September 28</li></ul><div><div>Access the Virtual Conference for up to 18 months after the conference. </div><hr><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n style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Project StaSIO</span></a> (STandard Simulation Inputs and Outputs), has been developed by IBPSA-USA’s Research Committee. It is an online repository of crowd-sourced simulation graphics and case studies organized around the ASHRAE Standard 209 framework.<br><br>IBPSA-USA ihas organized this <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/2018-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">competition</span></a> in conjunction with the ASHRAE/IBPSA 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild to catalyze crowd-sourced submissions to Project StaSIO. Through the competition, the StaSIO teams hopes to have a website which serves as a resource for project teams all over the world looking for ways to better communicate simulation results and improve the decision making process at the early stage of design.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><h2 class="gmail-null" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;line-height:32.5px;letter-spacing:-0.75px;color:rgb(64,64,64)"><strong><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1ikhORXgUk51InHLWtIE8CK_ruybE_TizL8IUtWCqI5KdV4TFRfFi5ReYIiKh0TiYXmpsJkPR70kQVN3B1M0xDHTnnmVpfP6lgGNUZOBcMZc2OW_jKS4wBCnlNXMBljgf2iBLIl17LWwmMogh3N9qggzHRWjDUr1zXCXUah-wDAmJUp6A2Hcp4jI6kLY-wKa-QZv-S2ErxcRc9hvKOGjcImFTyc40TTqEQ4NRLpd9xzMEooW2liU625_ddF7BibycS8ovN5VtOMiN-Y-YibIEhQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DAxsP7Ltz8aVlJ6vb0Gdyig~~%26pe%3DPysZggWhOKzRRnIDBjIZNo71895-ecg_U6tWT6YDdgkQVf7SABgYOYNSGyN_nOiWzCdcvrsKsj85g9qq8T1AHQ~~%26t%3Dri7UcDO4Zeyu2eJUDB8JPg~~" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Pre-Conference Workshops</span></a></strong></h2></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><div> </div><div>On Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25, software companies and educators are conducting full-day or half-day workshops at the Chicago Hilton hotel prior to the start of the conference. You can register for these pre-conference workshops through the online registration portal. </div><div><br>Separate registration is required. These workshops and courses are <strong>not</strong>included with the conference and will <strong>not</strong> be included in the virtual conference. For full course descriptions, <strong><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1rehq3tYoJku9Pf8XMn3d4FW0TEua3qjXSGEuc5Ry9y6TxaBs9N4adKL5_PwSsee6oGi744EUh9hyfNckapUwv636ASUgNUYubo5MiNncNzySh4gL6MHZcWg9AEeE0n17fa56e2tRacdLvBBXdMgdXycLjmKtiSR1ZwSftlzntPTWxcoT7rc3gzzVP9auMY6lFLROOqCFutFqmS_1rN2jzqmb4vzEMUbGKCQdPGTU9nZvUDlg8Z7SFx8v-Gi9zFauEFIenLOrqQJ2XH1v7RKWNQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DAxsP7Ltz8aVlJ6vb0Gdyig~~%26pe%3D9UvaRCbMb-MskRh5Zr8Pztqc0LCOFWRCpdDLD_pk3Whk8AOXjdhxQfI4mIgQmdXGNV_03bo1OTMXDuHaCxQJKA~~%26t%3Dri7UcDO4Zeyu2eJUDB8JPg~~" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">click here</span></a></strong> and click the "pre-conference course" tab. </div><div><hr></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><h2 class="gmail-null" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;line-height:32.5px;letter-spacing:-0.75px;color:rgb(64,64,64)"><strong>Certification</strong></h2></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><div> </div><div><strong>Apply by Sept. 7</strong> to sit for an ASHRAE Certification exam in <strong><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1AFpXlnPqutJ59naSaeq27OmaeccPytI6VPrhPrxTwe2sHUmtTXeOsep4Y5-roSQqA23pFoHSFPaIPA0E6xEB4Q65bspRexdOmYT9w7eDFKPFR7sJJkuFniZ6OSbIuhAodz_YHVG1z2e2y2rLin4sLryOqYM1YPbmvTeXfnznJ5RyEBulu6GFSX74LHa3mHxtkODPnrVZm3b7KBGhOkMm_krp_czEcIdWFZsrGTesrcKN_jsOUVBDbzK3de0ittncSim7D5DBPAVOB1Rs3ijLRA/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DAxsP7Ltz8aVlJ6vb0Gdyig~~%26pe%3D7tm5j9wTbN502bpeNJMqUD_fYLDiiynTI9S3QytdpymkL1tXyw0pvrc-0RgBfgxUZ8VnD5rmvzBUjU8fDC8VlA~~%26t%3Dri7UcDO4Zeyu2eJUDB8JPg~~" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Building Energy Modeling (BEMP)</span></a></strong> on <strong>Friday, September 28 at 12:30 p.m.</strong> to take place at the headquarters hotel, the Hilton Chicago.</div><div><br>Recognized by over 35 national, state and local government bodies and with over 2,750 certifications earned, ASHRAE's six certifications - including the BEMP - increasingly have become the must-have credential for built-environment professionals.</div><div><br><strong>Note:</strong> Conference attendees may pay the Certification application fee when registering for the Conference. A separate Certification application will be requested.</div><div><hr></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width:630px"><h2 class="gmail-null" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;line-hei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