[bldg-sim] Meeting location and last call for IBPSA-USA meeting in Chicago

[Ellis, Peter]

Please excuse the cross-postings...

Final Reminder!!!  Please note that the meeting room is Parlor A at the Palmer House.

IBPSA
International Building Performance Simulation Association
USA Affiliate

IBPSA-USA invites you to join us in Chicago for our Winter 2006 meeting!


Meeting Highlights: 
                    Overview of the federal tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings
                    Discussion of the role of IBPSA-USA in the certification of energy analysts
                    Social hour and dinner


IBPSA-USA MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dinner RSVP requested (see below)
4 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2006 
Chicago, Illinois


Location:     Meeting (4:00-6:00) at:
                                                             The Hilton Palmer House, 17 E Monroe Street, Parlor A
 
                    Social hour, dinner, and after-dinner talk (6:00-9:00) at:
 
                                                              The Berghoff Restaurant, 17 W Adams Street
 
                    Don't miss dinner at Berghoff's!  It's probably your last chance to dine at this historic Chicago landmark as
                    it will be closing its doors permanently in February 2006!  
 
                    Berghoff's is an easy walk (less than 2 blocks) from the Palmer House.  

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM    Meeting Topics:
                                                           - Overview of the federal tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings
                                                                  Drury Crawley, US Department of Energy
                                                                  François Dubrous, Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)
 
                                                           - Discussion of the role of IBPSA-USA in the certification of energy analysts

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM    Social hour with cash bar

7:00 PM    Dinner (cost $40)

8:00 PM (approx)    After-dinner talk:
 

		Varkie Thomas, former simulation expert at Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
		"Using M-E Design Programs"

		Out of a typical large M-E project consisting of 50,000 HVAC labor-hours, about 100 hours is spent on Energy analysis.  Another 200 hours might be spent on Loads calculations over the course of the project.  This is about the total extent of HVAC engineering design using computer programs today.  The remaining 99.9% of computer use is for drafting, word processing and spreadsheets for organizing information. The same is true for electrical, lighting, plumbing and fire protection design.  

		
		The M-E design process is fragmented, equipment selection and scheduling is intermittent and the process consists of frequent revisions and continuous exchange of fragmented information between specialized architectural and engineering personnel. A-E design documents from schematic to construction are issued in 2-D whereas the new automated systems are in 3-D.  The present organizational structure and specialized staff and tasks are not set up to work with these new advanced systems. There has to be a change in the A-E design culture.

		
		This presentation will discuss some of these reasons for the lack of progress in automating the M-E design process.
		


Reservations:      To make a reservation contact Peter Ellis <peter_ellis at nrel.gov> via email by January 18, 2006, 5 PM (MST).  Confirmation of reservations will be sent via email (if you do not receive a confirmation within two business days, please resend your reservation request).

For the latest information about IBPSA-USA, please visit our web site: http://www.ibpsa.us/

We look forward to seeing you there!

Philip Haves                            Peter Ellis
President, IBPSA-USA            Secretary, IBPSA-USA