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 energy technologies</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(128,128,128)">Big Data</h4><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Real time modeling for building operation</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Visualization</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">New Technology for Recording Data</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Data mining for fault detection and diagnosis</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(128,128,128)">Health, Wellness and Comfort</h4><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">IEQ</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thermal comfort</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Occupant behavior</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Lighting and daylighting</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">CFD and Airflow modeling</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(128,128,128)">Energy Performance and System Simulation</h4><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Model calibration strategies</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Model validation and quality assurance</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Weather and climate data</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Performance Gap: Real versus Modeled</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Auditing and retrofit strategies</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Operational improvements</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(128,128,128)">Codes, Standards and Compliance</h4><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Modeling for evolving codes and standards</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Architecture 2030 and high performance building design</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">LEED, WELL, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, BREEAM</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Modeling for compliance</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Compliance Metrics for High Performance and Net Zero Buildings</li></ul><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Abstracts (250 words or less) are due October 23, 2017</strong>. If accepted, <strong>papers are due February 2, 2018</strong> and will undergo a double-blind review. The conference papers will be a maximum of eight pages in length.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.5px">To submit a conference paper abstract please click here: <a href="https://www.conftool.net/bpacs2018/" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221)">https://www.conftool.net/bpacs2018/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2018-ashrae-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221)">Click here to learn more about the conference</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="gmail-templateFooter" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-footerContainer" style="padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:13.75px;padding:9px 18px"><em>Copyright © 2017 IBPSA-USA, All rights reserved.</em> <br><br><br><a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]&c=8270571926" class="gmail-utilityLink" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96)">unsubscribe from this list</a>    <a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]" class="gmail-utilityLink" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96)">update subscription preferences</a>  <br><br><a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsl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