<div dir="ltr">On behalf of the scientific committee for BPSAC 2022, I want to let you know that the deadline for paper abstracts has been extended to October 4. Please see below for further information.<div><br></div><div>Nathaniel Jones</div><div>BPACS 2022 Scientific Committee</div><div><br><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:white">ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Extend
Deadline for 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild Call
for Abstracts</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The deadline for the call for
abstracts for the 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild,
co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, has been extended. All abstracts are
now due by <strong>October 4,
2021</strong>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The theme of the conference,
“Better Buildings, Less Carbon: Supporting the Transition to A Clean and Just
Climate” focuses on improving the decision-making process through the
application of simulation and modeling over the entire building life cycle.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Steering Committee seeks
abstracts on topics involving the use of innovative approaches for
integration of modeling tools for better building design, performance and
operation to meet aggressive targets for compliance, energy reduction,
decarbonization and resiliency.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Suggested paper topics include:</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Approaches to Modeling Future Weather, Climate and
Extreme Events</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CFD Applications for Architectural Decision Making</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Education and Training</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Energy Equality, Access and Justice</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Evolving Performance Indicators</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Innovations in Passive and Hybrid Heating and Cooling</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Intelligent Building Operations - Efficiencies and
Load Management</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Intelligent Building Operations - Grid Interactions
and Distributed Energy Resources</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lighting and Daylighting</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Modeling Advances - Tools and Workflows</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Modeling Existing Buildings</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Modeling for Carbon and Embodied Energy</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Modeling of Adaptation Strategies</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Occupant Health, Wellbeing and Comfort</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Urban and Community Scale Modeling</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper Abstracts are due October 4, 2021. If accepted, papers will be due January 10, 2022. To submit
abstracts, visit: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DeTUnIbICTwH6CkeJ6jpEBQ~~%26pe%3DNa-Xm40D8KyMGnX2VbEe9GFvlaGXjs9Li_L8xApVagNjHFkJtzt0eZ-Z71qP3aYUxOe2MFil6nEcuA7CY60NxQ~~%26t%3DxpBfyDYRU2LFmqIwuA80aQ~~&data=04%7C01%7CSupriya.Goel%40pnnl.gov%7Cff36f2aa8f1f400ac02d08d97d3311fc%7Cd6faa5f90ae240338c0130048a38deeb%7C0%7C0%7C637678480577533186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=mVLj8dsL78Hzew5YlHER8aUHJFIFOGysaq3WBNbXXUI%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(0,83,155);text-decoration-line:none"><u>https://www.conftool.org/bpacs2022</u></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The conference will also include
informal seminar presentations, the 8th Annual ASHRAE LowDown Showdown, vendor
workshops and invited speakers. For more information on the 2022 Building
Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, visit <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmsend21.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DeTUnIbICTwH6CkeJ6jpEBQ~~%26pe%3DGpD8Ta8AKuTHyIINZ3f52MmcBTnbhzE7jCMYszvpMZBjwwLkxecbAgpi1fernw3zv5Cq-gF21KiYkUYl-A5mrA~~%26t%3DxpBfyDYRU2LFmqIwuA80aQ~~&data=04%7C01%7CSupriya.Goel%40pnnl.gov%7Cff36f2aa8f1f400ac02d08d97d3311fc%7Cd6faa5f90ae240338c0130048a38deeb%7C0%7C0%7C637678480577533186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=iCF0mCTopL4ny6w36LelnRqipwHHwGXb%2FcSQ%2Fdf7WKk%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(0,83,155);text-decoration-line:none"><u>ashrae.org/BuildPerform2022</u></a>.</span></p>
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