[Bldg-sim] Reminder: IBPSA-USA Winter 2011 Meeting and Dinner Invitation

[Timothy McDowell]

Please excuse the cross-postings…   IBPSA-USA International Building Performance Simulation Association USA Affiliate   IBPSA-USA invites you to join us in Las Vegas For our Winter 2011 meeting!    Dinner RSVP requested (see below)  4:00-9:00 PM, Saturday, January 29, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada   Grand Luxe Café The Palazzo Private Dining Room PALAZZO Resort Hotel Casino 3327   Las Vegas Blvd. S. #1580 Las   Vegas, NV 89109(Please note the location as the restaurant has multiple locations)   4:00pm to 6:00pm  IBPSA-USA MeetingAgenda:Election of Board of DirectorsUpdate about past and future Building Energy Modeling workshopsOpen access to Building Energy Modeling Body of Knowledge (BEMBook)Miscellaneous announcements6:00pm to 7:00pm  Social Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pm  Dinner and Presentation by Dr Malcolm Cook   Dinner cost $40   The dinner buffet will include the following delicious choices:   Salad  House Green Salad, tossed in roasted tomato-caramelized onion vinaigre
 tte. Greek Salad, with Feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives and lettuce tossed with the house vinaigrette. Caesar Salad, with Romaine leaves tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing with Parmesan crisps.  Main Course  Lemon Chicken Picatta, sautéed chicken breast with creamy lemon sauce, mushrooms, artichoke and capers served with Spaghettini Pasta. Miso Glazed Salmon, served with rice and stir-fried vegetables. Pasta Fresca,  corkscrew pasta tossed with roasted eggplant, cherry tomatoes,  asparagus, broccoli, peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives,  garlic, olive oil, and parmesan.  Dessert  An assortment of desserts, including apple pie, vanilla and chocolate crème brulee with seasonal berries, cheesecake, key lime pie, deep dark fudge cake.    Dr Malcolm Cook is  a Reader in Building Performance Modelling at Loughborough  University  and works in the area of building simulation and low energy building  design. His research focus
 es on the use of computational fluid dynamics  and dynamic thermal simulation programs for modelling natural  ventilation in large non-domestic buildings. He has worked on research  projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research  Council, the Department of Health and the EU. He has completed many  consultancy projects for a wide range of clients worldwide which have  included design and simulation work for health care buildings, schools  and modern library buildings. His work is published in over 40  conference and journal p  apers and has contributed to awards for innovative building design,  including the RIBA presidents gold medal for practice-based architecture  (2007) and the CIBSE environmental initiative of t he year award  (2006). Malcolm is secretary for the CIBSE natural ventilation group,  vice-chairman of the CIBSE Building Simulation group and chairman of the  England affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation  Association.
   This  evening’s presentation will cover the work Malcolm has undertaken  during his time spent working with architects on low energy building  design, with a particular focus on natural ventilation and passive  cooling strategies, and the role computer simulation can play in this  design process. Malcolm will talk about the simulation techniques  employed, as well as the innovative passive design principles that have  led to some of the UK’s most energy efficient buildings. In addition to  UK building projects, the talk but will also include work Malcolm  completed as part of the design of the LEED Gold award winning Harm A.  Weber Academic Center at Judson University, in Elgin, near Chicago. This  building, which comprises office and library space, adopts a hybrid  ventilation and cooling strategy which exploits the maximum benefit from  natural ventilation before reverting to   air-conditioning during the harsh winter and peak summer months.  Results during t
 he first year of operation are mixed. Malcolm hopes to  ‘unpack’ some of these issues during the presentation.   Please RSVP to Christina Riddle at christinariddle at tees.tamus.edu by January 10th, 2011.   Michael Wetter                                                                             Tim McDowell President, IBPSA-USA                                                                 Secretary, IBPSA-USA
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