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nces/topical-conferences/2020-building-performance-analysis-conference-simbuild/2020-lowdown-showdown" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">6th Annual ASHRAE LowDown Showdown</span></a> (LDSd) which will take place at the <strong><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/2020-building-performance-analysis-conference-simbuild" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">2020 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">.</span> Deadline to Sign-up extended to March 20th. </strong><br><br>Each year at the LDSd competition, we ask participating teams to take on a new challenge in building performance analysis. For 2020 when we ask the question “How low can you go?” we are not only talking about energy use. Taking a page from New York City’s groundbreaking new Climate Mobilization Act that requires building owners to reduce their carbon footprint, the 2020 LDSd challenges participants to design a new building that has a low carbon or carbon neutral footprint.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px">The 2020 LDSd model building will be located in New York City. Participating Teams will design a 300,000 sf, 15 story mixed-use building located anywhere in the five boroughs.  The building will contain retail space, residential space and a full-service restaurant.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px"><strong>The deadline to sign up to participate in the ASHRAE LowDown Showdown is March 20th. LowDown Showdown participants must be registered to attend the <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/2020-building-performance-analysis-conference-simbuild" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">2020 Building Performance Analysis Conference & SimBuild</span></a>, August 12-14, 2020 in Chicago, IL. The conference registration deadline is Monday, July 6th.</strong></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px"><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/topical-conferences/2020-building-performance-analysis-conference-simbuild/2020-lowdown-showdown" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Learn more about the competition and sign-up</span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="gmail-templateFooter" style="background-image:none;background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(101,101,101);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;text-align:center;padding:0px 18px 9px"><em>Copyright © 2020 IBPSA-USA, All rights reserved.</em><br><br><br>Want to change how you receive these emails?<br>You can <a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]" style="color:rgb(101,101,101)">update your preferences</a> or <a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]&c=7f45d1be42" style="color:rgb(101,101,101)">unsubscribe from this list</a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>