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<![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">IBPSA-USA’s SimBuild 2012 Conference</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Future of Simulation for Buildings</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <br />August 1-3, 2012</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Madison Concourse Hotel</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Madison, Wisconsin</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Conference Chair: Timothy McDowell, Thermal Energy System Specialists, LLC</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Scientific Chair: D. Michael Utzinger, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The fifth biennial conference to improve the design and operation of buildings through advances in the modeling and simulation of building performance</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <ul type="square" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Technical refereed paper presentations – double-blind reviewed papers on all topics in the area of building performance simulation (abstracts will be due late Fall 2011)</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Invited speaker seminars – sessions with invited speakers on topics such as:<ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">The future of BEM software</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Modeling controls in BEM software</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Use of simulation in real-time to support building operation</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Dealing with uncertainty in building performance simulation</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Validation, calibration and verification of simulation using real time data</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Model predictive control in buildings</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Use of BEM in a building system fault finding capacity</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in" class="MsoNormal">Appropriate modeling for the different phases of a building design</li></ul></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Poster sessions – student posters will be solicited in relevant topics</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Software demonstrations – energy, BIM, comfort, cfd and others</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Simulation and Educational workshops – a number of pre-conference workshops will be offered in conjunction with the conference</li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Tours of high performance buildings</li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The conference is hosted by the USA Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Engineering Professional Development.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">To get involved contact: Tim McDowell: mcdowell@tess-inc.com</p>