<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear SimClub Member,</div><div><br></div><div>The IBPSA-USA Denver Chapter would like to remind everyone that our next virtual event is taking place <u><b>NEXT WEEK</b></u> on <b>Thursday, October 29 from 6 - 8 PM Mountain time</b>! We hope that you can join us.</div><div><div><div><h1 id="gmail-m_-3653906773998301123gmail-page-title"><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/ibpsa-usa-denver-chapter-portfolio-energy-optimization-simulation-based-scalable-approach-evaluating" target="_blank">Portfolio Energy Optimization – A Simulation-Based, Scalable Approach to Evaluating Zero Carbon Commercial Building Retrofits</a></h1>
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</div>Buildings emit about 14 Gt of greenhouse gases every year
making them one of the largest contributors to global carbon emissions.
75% of these emissions from buildings are a result of operating them. It
is also estimated that two-thirds of buildings that exist today will
still be operational in 2050. Hence, retrofitting existing buildings to
reduce their operational carbon emissions is one of the most effective
ways to reduce global emissions and this can be rapidly scaled by
applying these strategies to large scale portfolios. However, cost is
still a barrier for large scale portfolio owners to undertake energy
performance studies involving building-specific or measure-specific
analysis.</div><div><div>
<p>RMI’s Portfolio Energy Optimization (PEO) initiative aims to address
this issue in a disruptive and scalable way. PEO integrates deep
financial and energy efficiency studies using a mass-customized approach
to significantly reduce the cost for analytics. The engineering
analysis is translated to the language of “investors” to enable decision
making by also incorporating financial analysis and GHG emissions
assessment.</p>
<p>The first half of this presentation will focus on the overall
framework of the PEO tool. PEO tool leverages the Modelkit framework
developed by Big Ladder team to automate the generation of template
energy models. PEO’s workflow involves automating the most tedious parts
of energy model generation such as geometry creation, thermal zoning,
schedules generation, etc. using parameterized inputs. The workflow also
integrates energy modeling results to first costs associated with a
database of energy saving measures with a capability of automated
optimization and bundling of solutions.</p>
<p>The second half of the presentation will go over the case study of
Canada National Capital Region portfolio where 162 buildings were
analyzed using PEO’s framework to outline a pathway to reduce carbon
emissions by 74%. This corresponds to 45% savings related to energy
savings and 26% reduction in terms of energy cost.</p><hr>
<p><strong>Date & Time: </strong>Thursday, Oct 29, 2020; 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Pacific</p><p>(5-5:30 networking, 5:30-6:30 presentations, 6:30-7 questions) <br></p><div><div id="gmail-m_-3653906773998301123gmail-block-system-main"><div><div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:18px"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ibpsa-usa-denver-chapter-portfolio-energy-optimization-tickets-124720350927" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong>Register Here on Eventbrite</strong></span></a></span></p>
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</div></div><div><p>No charge for remote attendance of IBPSA-USA members. $5 charge for remote attendance of others.</p><hr></div>
<p><strong>Presenters:</strong></p>
<div><div><br></div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_kgjj2zg21" alt="phil-k.jpeg" width="200" height="200"><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-keuhn-319a4027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong>Phil Keuhn</strong></span></a>, Principal, RMI</div></div></div>
<p>Phil leads RMI’s Portfolio Energy Optimization initiative and has
worked on the initiative over the last five years and overall has two
decades of industry experience. He has been an energy auditor,
retro-commissioning agent, and HVAC designer, and has led multiple teams
on notable projects including the national portfolio of REI stores,
O’Hare International Airport, Citigroup Center and Chicago’s Merchandise
Mart.</p>
<div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_kgjj3c7m2" alt="Raghuram Sunnam.jpg" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="202" height="202"><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghuram-sunnam-0b243327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><strong>Raghu Sunnam</strong></span></a>, Manager, RMI</div></div></div>
<p>With a background in Architectural Engineering and Construction
Management, Raghu has over 8 years of experience in energy modeling,
commissioning, Measurement & Verification and monitoring based
commissioning. Pulling on diverse expertise in architecture, Building
Information Modeling (BIM), and sustainable design, Raghu has worked
with several projects achieve their sustainability goals through
information modeling and data analytics.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><hr><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="4">Aaron Boranian</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a value="+18284822088" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">808 895-1741</a></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div><img src="http://bigladdersoftware.com/images/logo_med.png" width="96" height="37"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"></div><div>Big Ladder Software LLC</div><div>1624 Market Street, Suite 304</div><div>Denver, CO 80202</div><div><a href="http://www.bigladdersoftware.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bigladdersoftware.com</a></div><div><a href="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/98aef5bd-84c7-474a-a314-04303695b956/public_url" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=12sFXNOSJS0jiSoTiEkyPBx6zAIO4bptR&revid=0B_SyIwm6jC9MamJMVVlENXJUaHFoV09LWThhNUpGMDhIV0pVPQ" alt="https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/98aef5bd-84c7-474a-a314-04303695b956/public_url" width="96" height="96"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>