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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Would you like to win a free SimBuild conference pass or have your work showcased to a global audience? If so, we invite you to share
your DesignBuilder projects with us. We are interested to hear how you leveraged DesignBuilder to overcome obstacles, implement innovative solutions, and drive impactful outcomes in your projects.<br>
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The best case study will win a free pass for *SimBuild in Denver from May 21st to 23rd!</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Even if you don’t win, your work could be featured in DesignBuilder’s newsletters, social media posts and website, providing you and your company with valuable exposure to tens of thousands of building
performance modeling professionals.<br>
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<b>Submission Guidelines:</b></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please submit a maximum 2-page case study (plus some interesting high resolution images if possible).<span style="background:white"> </span>Your case study should include the following sections:</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Abstract: Define the objectives and main outcomes in less than 100 words.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Introduction: Briefly describe the project and outline the specific challenge or problem that DesignBuilder helped address.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Methodology: Explain how DesignBuilder was utilized in the project. Provide details of the techniques you used to tackle the problem.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conclusion: Summarize the outcomes and results achieved. Highlight any key findings, improvements, or successes resulting from your use of DesignBuilder.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please email your completed case study<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:info@designbuilder.co.uk" title="mailto:info@designbuilder.co.uk"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0078D7">info@designbuilder.co.uk</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>no<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>later
than <b>16th April</b>.<br>
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Don't miss this opportunity to share your project success! We look forward to receiving your submissions and celebrating your accomplishments.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">*The prize is the 2024 SimBuild Conference access pass (which includes lunch, refreshments, and all other conference benefits), but the winner would need to cover all other expenses.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Renjith Jayapalan Nair</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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