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The need for practical applications of building modeling, along with the need to transform the design approach into a collaborative process from a sequential process will be explored at the next specialized conference organized by ASHRAE.
The 2017 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference takes place September 27-29, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. The conference, formerly known as the ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference, has a broader scope encompassing all uses of and aspects of modeling and the professionals responsible for that work throughout a building's lifecycle. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/BuildPerform2017.
"Building performance simulation is becoming a multidisciplinary task for projects," said Dennis Knight, conference president. "The long-term goal is to create models during a phase or by a discipline that can be used, based, developed, promoted and refined by other disciplines such as the project, with data and details that are fed throughout the life cycle of the building."
Conference topics include early phase analysis and the potential to reduce construction costs by many times the cost of modeling; energy costs and construction costs; financial analysis / performance; energy analysis; monitoring along with predictive analytics to improve the performance of existing buildings; compliance with regulations and the building classification system; analysis for the optimization of commissioning, lighting / day and the use of water retro commissioning and permanent commissioning.
The conference program will include speakers, guest speakers, a call to presenters and the ASHRAE LowDown Showdown.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society that seeks the well-being of society through sustainable technology for the construction sector. The Society and its more than 56,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards development, publications, certifications and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes the future of construction today. For more information visit www.ashrae.org/news.
Source: ASHRAE - Colombia Chapter.
