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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear BLDG-SIM members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As the Scientific Committee chair and Steering Committee member for SimBuild 2026, I would like to invite you to submit your abstracts for the SimBuild 2026 conference which will take place May 20-22, 2026
in Minneapolis, MN, USA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for paper submissions. Extended abstracts are due on August 4, 2025. Please visit the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://simbuild.ibpsa.us/"><span style="color:#1155CC">SimBuild 2026 website</span></a><span style="color:black"> for submission guidelines, abstract and paper templates, and key dates (including any deadline
extensions). SimBuild 2026 will include multiple presentation formats to encourage discussions and exchange of ideas as well as pre-conference events. A call for oral presentations and panel discussions will be made in January 2026. The conference itself </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The theme of SimBuild 2026 highlights IBPSA-USA’s ongoing and future mission: Getting
<i>From Models to Reality</i> by <i>Bridging Simulation and Operational Performance</i>. We seek papers demonstrating innovation in methods, workflows, and modeling tools for better building design, performance, and operation to meet aggressive targets for
energy reduction, affordability, reliability, and resiliency. Sample topics include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Resilience and Predictive Modeling for the Future</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generative AI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Machine Learning for Building Design<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Modeling Data Centers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Modeling for Future Weather and Extreme Events<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Urban and Community Scale Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Smarter Operations: Intelligent Buildings in Practice</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;padding-inline-start:48px" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Commissioning, Diagnostics, and Control<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Distributed Energy Resources<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Equipment Efficiency<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grid Interactions and Load Management<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Machine Learning for Building Operations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Passive and Hybrid Buildings<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Advances in Simulation Tools and Techniques</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-Simulation, Interoperability, and Building Information Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evolving Performance Indicators<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Design Optimization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning System Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Uncertainty, Sensitivity Analysis, and Calibration<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Verification and Validation<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Simulation Case Studies and Workflows</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Building Envelope Physics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">CFD, Airflow, and Microclimate<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Life-Cycle Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lighting and Daylighting<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Equipment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Passive and Hybrid Heating and Cooling<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Human-Centered Design and Occupant Experience</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Air Quality and Health Impacts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Modeling of Adaptation Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Occupant Behavior<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thermal, Visual, and Acoustic Comfort<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Policy, Compliance, and the Future of Energy Codes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Education and Training<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Energy Affordability and Affordable Housing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Policy and Energy Codes<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">SimBuild 2026 <a href="https://simbuild.ibpsa.us/organizers/">
Steering Committee and Scientific Committee</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Andreas Berres, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Pronouns: they/he<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Research Engineer | Hybrid Energy Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)<br>
15013 Denver West Parkway | Golden, CO 80401<br>
<a href="mailto:andy.berres@nrel.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">andy.berres@nrel.gov</span></a> | <a href="http://www.nrel.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nrel.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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