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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please excuse the cross-postings…</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">IBPSA-USA</span></b><br><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">International Building Performance Simulation Association</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">USA Affiliate</span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<i>IBPSA-USA invites you to join us in Chicago</i></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>For our Winter 2012 meeting!</i></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b> </b>4:00-9:00 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2012</p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center">Chicago, IL</p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Parthenon Restaurant</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">314 S. Halsted Street</span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Chicago, IL 60661</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">312.726.2407</span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText">4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. IBPSA-USA Meeting (Agenda TBD – covering IBSPA-USA activities, state of the simulation industry, updates with standards, etc.)</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Social Hour (Cash Bar)</p><p class="MsoPlainText">7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Dinner and Presentation by <span lang="EN-GB">John House, Ph.D., from Johnson Controls Canada</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Dinner meeting registration fee is $40, including family style Greek meal from Chicago’s famous Parthenon Restaurant, originator of flaming saganaki. Opa!</p><p class="MsoPlainText">
Cash bar is available during dinner as well.</p><p class="MsoPlainText">We are working on an on-line advance registration option and will follow-up with that shortly for those who wish to pay with credit cards. In the meantime please RSVP to me by January 13<sup>th</sup> so that I can update the count with the restaurant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Better Building Controls Through Simulation</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Simulation serves many roles in the building industry. For many building professionals, simulation tools (e.g., EnergyPlus, DOE-2) are a means of comparing the energy performance of alternative envelope and HVAC system designs. For individuals concerned with the development of control algorithms, these same tools are often inadequate because they lack dynamic system models that are necessary to properly design the algorithms. This talk will present a number of use cases involving simulation tools and their application to the development of building control algorithms. The talk will also touch on tools that can be used to streamline the process of testing a “simulation-proven” algorithm in a laboratory or field environment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bio: </b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">John House is a Principal Research Engineer at Johnson Controls Canada, where he conducts research on control algorithms and fault detection methods to improve the energy efficiency of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems in buildings. Prior to joining Johnson Controls, he was employed first at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and later at the Iowa Energy Center. John has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The Parthenon has complimentary valet parking, and is relatively close to the UIC-Halsted stop of the CTA’s Blue Line public transportation ($2.25 each way) – take the Halsted street exit and not the Morgan Street exit at the station. In warmer weather the 1.2 mile walk might be pleasant from the Palmer House (allow 25 minutes – take a left on Monroe and a left on Halsted) – taxi cabs will be plentiful at the hotel and at the restaurant and might run about $5 each way.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Please contact me with any questions related to the meeting. Feel free to come for the business meeting without an RSVP for dinner.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">David</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1f497d">David S. Eldridge, Jr.</span></b><b><span style="color:#244061">, P</span></b><b><span style="color:#1f497d">.</span></b><b><span style="color:#244061">E</span></b><b><span style="color:#1f497d">.</span></b><b><span style="color:#244061">, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, BEAP, HBDP</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Project Manager</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#365f91">Direct: (847) 316-92</span><span style="color:#1f497d">24</span><span style="color:#365f91"> | Fax: (</span><span style="color:#1f497d">847</span><span style="color:#365f91">) </span><span style="color:#1f497d">328</span><span style="color:#365f91">-</span><span style="color:#1f497d">4550</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#244061">Grumman/Butkus Associates</span></b><span style="color:gray"> </span><span style="color:#365f91">| 820 Davis Street, Suite 300 | Evanston, IL 60201</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Energy Efficiency Consultants and Sustainable Design Engineers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black"> </span></u></p>
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