Conference: Building Simulation, eSim

"IBPSA provides a forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to foster new developments, encourage the development and proliferation of software programs throughout the industry, address standardization, accelerate integration and promote technology transfer.

The International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) was founded in 1986 to advance and promote the science of building performance simulation in order to improve the design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and existing buildings worldwide. Previous conferences in Vancouver, Canada (1989), Nice, France (1991), Adelaide, Australia (1993), Madison, USA (1995), Prague, Czech Republic (1997), Kyoto, Japan (1999) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2001) have contributed to this goal." Editorial: Simulation for better building design by Godfried Augenbroe, a and Jan Hensen in Journal: Building and Environment 2004.9

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Building Simulation 2003

eSim 2002

eSim 2001: The Canadian conference on building energy simulation

eSim 2006, Canada

he bi-annual conference of IBPSA-Canada is being organized to bring together professionals, academics and students interested in building performance simulation issues and applications. It will be held in Toronto, Canada on May 4 and 5, 2006 (pre-conference workshops May 3, 2006) at the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (al&d) located within the downtown campus of the University of Toronto.

BS 2005

The Ninth International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference and Exhibition will be held at ¨¦cole Polytechnique de Montr¨¦al.

"IBPSA 2003 Conference which was held from 11 to 14 August 2003 in Eindhoven. The conference which was run under the theme "Simulation for better building design", was the eighth conference in a series of double blind peer reviewed conferences hosted by International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) since 1989 when the first conference was organized in Vancouver (1989). Since then, Nice (1991), Adelaide (1993), Madison (1995), Prague (1997), Kyoto (1999), Rio de Janeiro (2001) and Eindhoven (2003) have followed." - Editorial: "Simulation for better building design" by Godfried Augenbroe and Jan Hensen.

Building Simulation 2003

"Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) will host Building Simulation 2003 (BS2003), highlighting its commitment for advancing research in this area. This conference will focus on how the simulation tools can bring better performance by better design in buidings."

eSim 2002

eSim 2002 September 12th - 13th, 2002: The Canadian conference on building energy simulation

IBPSA-Canada organizes the eSim 2002 Conference, the Canadian conference dedicated to building simulation. The conference will be held in Montreal, Canada September 12-13, and will be hosted by the Centre for Building Studies of Concordia University.

The themes of the conference are:

• Recent developments for modelling the physical processes relevant to buildings (thermal, air flow, moisture, lighting).,
• Algorithms for modelling conventional and innovative HVAC systems.,
• Methods for modelling the whole-building performance, including,
• integrated resource management, renewable energy sources and combined heat, cool and power generation.,
• Building simulation software development and quality control approaches.,
• Use of building simulation tools in code compliance and incentive programmes.,
• Moving simulation into practice. Case studies of innovative simulation approaches.,
• Validation of building simulation software.,
• User interface and software interoperability issues.,
• Data visualization and animation.,
• Optimization approaches in building design.,

eSim 2001: The Canadian conference on building energy simulation

June 13th - 14th, 2001, Ottawa, Canada

The Canadian conference on building energy simulation

The CANMET Energy Technology Centre, leaders in the development of energy simulation software for the Canadian construction industry, is organizing a small conference on the topic of building simulation. The conference will be held in Ottawa June 13-14 and is expected to draw 50-75 delegates from the architectural, engineering, university, energy utility, consulting, and government research and program delivery communities.

The themes of the conference are:

• Recent developments in methods for modelling the physical processes relevant to buildings (thermal, air flow, moisture, lighting).,
• Algorithms for modelling conventional and innovative HVAC systems.,
• The development of methods for modelling energy supply systems within whole-building simulation, including renewables, district heating and cooling, and combined heat and power.,
• Building simulation software development and quality control approaches.,
• The role of building simulation tools in code compliance and incentive programmes.,
• Moving simulation into practice and removing barriers to the adoption of simulation by the building industry.,
• Validation and calibration techniques.,
• User interface and software interoperability issues.,
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