<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:small">Big Ladder Software is pleased to announce that we are offering a new <b>in-person</b> training series for EnergyPlus in 2024! T</span></span><span style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:small">he training series will include o</span><span style="line-height:1.22em;font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ur </font></span></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2024-01" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> for Practitioners</a> workshop </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">from </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>January 17-18</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> in Chicago to coincide with the <a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/2024-winter-conference-chicago" target="_blank">2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference</a></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.22em">.</span></p><div><br></div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Georgia"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:large"><b style="line-height:1.22em">Visit our training platform to register</b></a><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Georgia"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank">https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/</a></b></p></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="6" style="line-height:1.22em"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2024-01" target="_blank">EnergyPlus for <span style="line-height:1.22em">Practitioners</span></a></font><br style="line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>In-person dates: </b>January 17</font></span><span style="font-size:large">-18, 2024</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><b>Time</b>: 8 AM - 5 PM each day (lunch break provided by Big Ladder Software)</font></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Price: </b>$1,095 USD per person</font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Location</b>: </font></span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Rettaliata Engineering Building, </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Illinois Institute of Technology</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" color="#0b5394"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rettaliata+Engineering+Center+(E-1+Building)/@41.8369845,-87.6294441,16.5z/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x880e2c72db0430f1:0x64a3cbcaa511dc28!2sRettaliata+Engineering+Center+(E-1+Building)!8m2!3d41.8371687!4d-87.6271387!16s%2Fg%2F11cn7wlqsg!3m5!1s0x880e2c72db0430f1:0x64a3cbcaa511dc28!8m2!3d41.8371687!4d-87.6271387!16s%2Fg%2F11cn7wlqsg?entry=ttu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto">10 W 32nd St, </span><span style="font-family:Roboto">Room 026, </span><span style="font-family:Roboto">Chicago, IL, </span><span style="font-family:Roboto">60616</span></a></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br></font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em">Workshop Description</font></b><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">- Have you ever wanted to truly understand how to use <i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> at the text level?<br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">- Have you been using <i style="line-height:1.22em">OpenStudio</i>, <i style="line-height:1.22em">DesignBuilder</i>, or another GUI and had the need to peek under the hood to debug a problem or implement a measure or workaround?<br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em">This workshop should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to work with <i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> regardless of what user interface you choose.</b><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><br style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">two</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">-day workshop focuses on the needs of the energy modeling </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">practitioner</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> in order to get you </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">up</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to speed and be highly productive with </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> as quickly as possible. We cover the fundamentals of </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> such as geometry and internal loads while rapidly ramping </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">up</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to advanced topics such as HVAC systems and controls. We guide you through the complexities of the </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> syntax, input/output files, documentation, and essential software tools including the </span><i style="font-size:12.8px">Euclid</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plugin for </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">SketchUp</i><span style="font-size:12.8px">. Most importantly, we teach you how to use the available resources to teach yourself going forward. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout. By the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating, running, and debugging </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> models.</span></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="max-width:500px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="max-width:500px"><span style="font-size:24px;color:rgb(197,90,30)">Aaron Boranian</span> <span style="font-size:18px;font-style:italic;color:rgb(231,122,59)">(he/him/his)</span><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-top:18px;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-weight:600;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(50,76,91);float:left;height:40px">Senior Building Simulation Engineer<br>& Director of Training Services</div><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(50,76,91);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(197,90,30);margin-left:12px;padding:11px 0px 11px 6px;float:left;height:16px">Big Ladder Software LLC</span></div><div style="padding-top:16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="float:left;height:66px;width:165px;display:flex;padding:20px 16px 20px 6px"><a href="https://bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/BL-Logo.png" style="width:165px;height:auto"></a></div><span style="float:left;height:81px;width:300px;padding:11.75px 0px;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(171,171,171);line-height:26px;white-space:nowrap"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Call.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="tel:+1808-895-1741" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">808.895.1741</a><br><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Location.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/XdV4bXukiGBHVoV5A" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">1624 Market St, Suite 304, Denver, CO 80202 </a><br><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Web.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="https://bigladdersoftware.com/" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">bigladdersoftware.com</a></span></div><div style="float:left;height:101px;padding:24px 0px 8px"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/badges/badge-1.png" style="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right:12px"> <img src="https://s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