[Equest-users] Upcoming CIBSE-ASHRAE webinar Dec. 14 on weather data for use in building energy calculations

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  CIBSE ASHRAE Group: Weather Data for Use in Building Energy Calculations - International
  Expert Joe Huang

Host:

CIBSE ASHRAE Group

Online

December 14, 2016

The availability and quality of weather data for use in building energy calculations has 
never been better than now, with increasing access on the Web to real-time weather station 
reports and satellite-derived solar radiation data covering entire continents dating back 
a decade or more. This talk will describe the rapidly evolving state of that raw data, the 
more established sources such as national bureaus of meteorology, as well as more 
unorthodox sources such as climate forecasting or regional climate computer programs, and 
the practical aspects of turning that data into weather files usable in building energy 
simulations. Joe will also touch upon issues such as accounting for urban microclimate 
variations, potential climate change effects, as well some often overlooked details about 
how weather data is compiled in different countries.

*Date & Time: *6pm GMT, 1pm EST - December 14, 2016

See more details at *http://cibseashrae.org* <http://cibseashrae.org/>.

Please register at no cost in advance. To register for the free webinar go to:
*https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6420200505910140419*

*About the Presenter:*

Joe Huang.

Joe Huang is the president of White Box Technologies, a small consultant company that he 
established in 2007 after having worked as a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory for over 26 years. During his time at LBNL, Joe was involved in the development 
of the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program, and the use of simulations to 
evaluate new building technologies and develop building energy standards in many countries 
around the world. Since building energy simulations requires weather data, Joe also became 
involved in their development, starting with China in 1985, followed by Pakistan and 
Southeast Asia in 1989, Mexico in 1996, Egypt in 2004, etc.

After retirement from LBNL, Joe has continued to work on weather data, including 
developing large data sets of “typical year” weather for ASHRAE, California Energy 
Commission, and ISHRAE (India).

In 2012 he launched an online web store*http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com* 
<http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com/>that now contains both “typical year” and 
historical weather data going back to 2001 for over 8,000 locations around the world. Joe 
has also completed several projects to study the potential impacts of Climate Change on 
building energy use in the US and California, and is past chair of ASHRAE TC 4.2 on 
Climatic Information and TC 4.7 on Energy Calculations.





White Box Technologies, Inc.
346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
Moraga CA 94556
yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
(o) (925)388-0265
(c) (510)928-2683
"building energy simulations at your fingertips"

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