Dear , On behalf of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and Taylor & Francis, we would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation (JBPS) - the first issue is going to be published in March. JBPS is the official journal of IBPSA which is a non-profit international society of computational building performance simulation researchers, developers, practitioners and users, dedicated to improving the design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and existing buildings worldwide. JBPS is an international refereed journal, publishing only articles of the highest quality that are original, cutting-edge, well-researched and of significance to the international community. The journal also publishes original review papers and researched case studies of international significance. Further information about the journal - including instructions for authors and email contents alerting - is available at www.informaworld.com/jbps . We invite you to consider this journal for publishing your research results. Sincerely, Jan Hensen and Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Co-editors of the IBPSA Journal of Building Performance Simulation