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t:11.25px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>IBPSA-USA Members get $75 Off Early Bird Registration: 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild </strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">The 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, will be held September 26-28, 2018 at the Hilton Chicago. IBPSA-USA members get a $75 discount on early registration, so<span> </span><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/specialty-conferences/2018-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">register now</span></a>! Not an IBPSA-USA member?<span> </span><strong><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/become-ibpsa-usa-member" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)">Join now</span></a></strong><span> </span>with a $45 one year membership for a direct savings benefit of $35 on this conference registration.</span><br><br><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/2018-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14px">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/news/win-1000-scholarship-funds-attend-2018-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/219fc6c8-1b30-41da-b38d-49ce3e54daa6.jpg" width="264" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 400px;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9px;line-height:11.25px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>$1000 in Scholarship Funds Available for Students and Young Professionals</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">Up to 12 scholarships will be awarded to students and young professionals to attend the 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA.<span> </span><strong>Scholarships include free registration and up to $1000 in travel expenses</strong>. Funding is provided by the U.S Department of Energy. </span><br><br><a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/news/win-1000-scholarship-funds-attend-2018-building-performance-analysis-conference-and-simbuild" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14px">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/join-us-webinar-learn-more-about-project-stasio" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word"><img alt="" src="h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gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/presidents-message-may-2018-donkey-lessons-and-houston-meeting" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/97d05b50-53b9-40b5-82e5-e77ef590e8de.jpg" width="200" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 200px;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9px;line-height:11.25px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>President's Message - May 2018: Donkey Lessons and Houston Meeting</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">This is Natasha, a donkey. She’s friendly, loves to have her ears rubbed, and enjoys playful tussles with her partner Boris. She’s bright and curious. True to her donkey nature, she questions authority. But Natasha’s not stubborn, she’s just being thoughtful and wants evidence that her following you will lead to a good outcome.</span><br><br><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/presidents-message-may-2018-donkey-lessons-and-houston-meeting" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/monthly-board-member-message-liam-buckley" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/15d923c5-4a9a-49c1-827a-46928e7fd1f7.png" width="264" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 600px;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:9px;line-height:11.25px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Board Member Message: Liam Buckley of IES</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size:12px">“This new European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will revolutionize the way that buildings will be designed across Europe” stated my Environmental Engineering lecturer in January of 2003. That statement from Dr. Ken Beattie, lecturing in an undergraduate Engineering degree class in Dublin Institute of Technology, was the exact moment that my building simulation career began.</span><br><br><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/monthly-board-member-message-liam-buckley" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14px">Read More.</span></span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding:0px 9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" width="264" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnCaptionRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://ibpsa.us/news/member-spotlight-michael-j-wi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