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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry for the short notice. We have decided to join the East and the West coast meetings this month for IBPSA USA San Francisco and NYC since we have great agenda this Tuesday, 9/17.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We will have Mr. Kyle Steinfeld present remotely from Integral’s office at 3pm PST………….. <a href="http://www.integralgroup.com/contact-us/united-states/oakland/">http://www.integralgroup.com/contact-us/united-states/oakland/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To register for remote viewing, you can still use the same link Pallavi listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>People attending in person at the Integral’s Oakland CA office-please confirm with Alex Krickx, so we can get headcount <a href="mailto:akrickx@integralgroup.com">mailto:akrickx@integralgroup.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best, Nikola<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Nikola Kravik, BEMP, LEED AP <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br>ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter Membership Promotion Chair</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>IBPSA USA San Francisco Chapter Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Project Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br><b>Willdan Energy Solutions<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>6120 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 250<br>Pleasanton, CA 94588<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>T. 925.416.4200 ext. 1228<br>D. 925.416.4228 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>C. 925.719.5883<br>F. 925.737.0174<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:nkravik@willdan.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>nkravik@willdan.com</span></a><br><a href="http://www.willdan.com/energy"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.willdan.com/energy</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pallavi Mantha<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 09, 2013 8:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org; EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] IBPSA-NYC Event: Innovative Ways to Visualize Building Performance Data<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>In this month’s IBPSA-NYC meet, we’re switching gears and instead of exploring simulation tools, we’re taking a look at new and innovative ways to visualize building performance data. Visualizing performance data to tell a good story is often under discussed and we hope to pull back the covers on it a bit. Hope you can join us in this conversation!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;color:red'>IBPSA-USA New York Regional Chapter <i>presents</i>:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Innovative Ways to Visualize Building Performance Data</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Location:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span style='color:black'>Arup, 77 Water Street, 4th Floor, New York 10005</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Date & Time:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 6:00-8:00 PM.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>6:00-6:30 PM Networking</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>6:30-7:00 PM Dhour - Grasshopper Based Visualization Toolkit</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kyle Steinfeld, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Presenting remotely)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>7:00-7:15 PM Q & A</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>7:15-7:45 PM Visualizing Building Performance Data</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Neil Katz, Associate, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>7:45-8:00 PM Q & A</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:red'>Click here to register</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'>: </span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1183560848572137728"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0066CC;text-decoration:none'>https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1183560848572137728</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Descriptions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Presentation 1</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Title:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Dhour - Grasshopper Based Visualization Toolkit</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kyle Steinfeld, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This presentation will detail a new prototyping visualization toolkit called "Dhour", developed for the Grasshopper visual programming environment, which enables the situational development of information graphics. By enabling more nuanced and customizable views of complex data, the software described here offers designers an exploratory framework in contrast to the highly directed tools currently available.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>About the Speaker:</span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kyle Steinfeld is an Assistant Professor specializing in digital design technologies in the Department of Architecture at University of California Berkeley, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate design studios, core courses in architectural representation, and advanced seminars in digital modeling and visualization. Professionally, he has worked with and consulted for a number of design firms, including Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Acconci Studio, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Howler/Yoon, Diller Scofidio Renfro, and TEN Arquitectos. His research interests include collaborative design technology platforms and bioclimatic design visualization, and he holds a Masters of Architecture from MIT and a Bachelor's Degree in Design from the University of Florida.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Presentation 2</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Title: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Visualizing Building Performance Data</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Neil Katz, Associate, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Visualizing analysis results can be as important as generating the analysis itself. This information should be presented in a way that non-engineers - a client, a designer - can understand, and (even more importantly) can be used as part of the design process to improve and optimize a design; ie. can be used as a decision-making tool. This is particularly true during the early design phases of a project.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This presentation highlights examples of visualizing energy and lighting analysis results, through color-coded graphs, mapping results onto visually-identifiable building models, and even animating the results through time. One project will be presented as a case study, and additional visualization examples will be shown as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>About the Speaker: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Neil Katz is an architect with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. His area of expertise is “computational design”, which includes parametric and algorithmic design and modeling, building information modeling, and various kinds of analysis. While computational tools (computers and applications) are intensely used and developed, “computational design” is more an approach to design than these tools.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Geometry and visualization are important aspects of his work, which is primarily immersed in projects as part of the project team, but also includes research which spans many projects (and some research is independent of projects).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Neil has taught parametric modeling and various software applications at the office and at schools of architecture in New York and Chicago (including: NYU, the New York School of Interior Design, Parsons / the New School, IIT, and the School of the Art Institute).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Pallavi Mantha<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sustainability Consultant<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Arup<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>