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uilding performance and liveability challenges in contemporary Multi-unit residential buildings (MURB) design, summarize the results of novel simulation based research on the influence of balcony typologies on daylighting, present current work on the development of design guidelines for daylight, balcony design, and elaborate on new directions for simulation and design for liveability in MURB.</span><br><br><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/room-view-simulating-daylight-and-outdoor-space-multi-unit-residential-buildings-balconies" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(96,96,96)"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Learn More.</span></span></span></a><br><br> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><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="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:13.75px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><h3 class="gmail-null" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:22.5px;letter-spacing:-0.5px">Other Events:</h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/design-optimisation-making-rigorous-cost-benefit-simulations-reality" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/e20b676c-b692-4dbd-b19f-533f2ceb154a.png" width="264" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 600px;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="gmail-mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9px;line-height:11.25px"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Feb. 23: DesignBuilder Webinar - Design Optimization: Making Rigorous Cost-Benefit Simulations a Reality</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">If you would like to understand how design optimization can be applied to real-world projects to both improve your design and reduce your design risk, then this free webinar is for you. The webinar will illustrate in simple terms how you can use design optimization to undertake rigorous cost-benefit analysis and ultimately design better buildings in less time.</span><br><br><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/design-optimisation-making-rigorous-cost-benefit-simulations-reality" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(96,96,96)"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Learn More.</span></span></span></a><br><br><br> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><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:10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