[Bldg-rate] California Compliance Software - E+, IES, CBECC, EnergyPro, Wrightsoft

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On 8/9/2014 9:59 PM, ahmad okeil wrote:
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> Two more days left for abstract submissions. To submit your abstract 
> please visit the conference website www.adu.ac.ae/cibmena 
> <http://www.adu.ac.ae/cibmena>
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> Call for Papers   Smart, Sustainable and Healthy Cities
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> First International Conference of The CIB Middle East and North Africa 
> Research Network (CIB-MENA 2014)
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> Hosted by: Abu Dhabi University, UAE 14-16 December 2014
> URL: http://www.adu.ac.ae/CIBMENA/
> Email: cib-mena2014 at adu.ac.ae <mailto:cib-mena2014 at adu.ac.ae>
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> The CIB Middle East and North Africa Research Network CIB-MENA is 
> organizing  its first international conference "Smart, Sustainable and 
> Healthy Cities", which will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
> from 14 to 16 December 2014.   We would like to invite you to submit 
> your abstract/paper in the forthcoming conference.   This conference 
> will provide an excellent opportunity for everyone involved in the 
> design, planning, construction, and management of the built 
> environment to share research, best practices, experiences, 
> technologies, and policies applicable, and offering solutions to the 
> challenges of cities in the 21st century. More information in the call 
> for papers below.
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> Theme
> Cities in the Middle East and North Africa, like cities in other parts 
> of the world, are experiencing an unprecedented wave of urbanization. 
> This urbanization is forecast to continue and intensify in the next 
> decades.  Many old cities are mushrooming to incomprehensible sizes 
> and are forecast to approach or exceed 40 million people in the coming 
> decade.  In other cases instant cities have emerged and developed from 
> wilderness to full urban status within a single generation.
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> This rapid development poses a great challenge for all those involved 
> in the design, planning, construction, and management of the built 
> environment in order to provide sustainable, livable, equitable, and 
> viable cities for all people. These challenges are so diverse and 
> range from retrofitting existing building stock and infrastructure to 
> the design and construction of new developments. They are also so 
> diverse that they requires innovative interventions at different 
> levels starting from urban and infra-structure planning on one end of 
> the scale to interior design and material science on the other end of 
> the scale with many other levels in-between including architecture, 
> civil engineering, urban design, and landscape architecture.  The 
> challenges are also so diverse that sustaining cities will not be 
> possible without interdisciplinary efforts. Decision makers will need 
> to involve multidisciplinary teams of planners, architects, engineers,
> environmentalists, scientists and economists to sustain the growth of 
> these centers that are shaped by global factors, and aspire to retain 
> local identities.  This conference will provide an excellent 
> opportunity for everyone involved in the design, planning, 
> construction, and management of the built environment to share 
> research, best practices, experiences, technologies, and policies 
> applicable, and offering solutions to the challenges of cities in the 
> 21st century.
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> Topics of Interest:
> The conference encourages submission of papers on topics including but 
> not limited to the following:
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> Planning
> .         Mixed-use Urban Development.
> .         Urban Sprawl and Density Optimization.
> .         Rehabilitation of Damaged Sites.
> .         Public Transportation.
> .         Low Energy Transportation.
> .         Mitigation of Heat Island Effect.
> .         City Climate.
> .         Building Codes and Regulations.
> .         Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Development.
> .         Urban Resilience.
> .         Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Sustainability
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> Management
> .         Construction management and organization
> .         Lean Construction.
> .         Construction Procurement
> .         Construction Business Management
> .         E-business in construction
> .         International Construction
> .         Construction Innovation and Management
> .         Health and Safety
> .         Construction Education
> .         Construction Industry Development
> .         Design Management and Integration
> .         Design and Management of Critical Infrastructure.
> .         Facility Management
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> Energy/Water Efficiency
> .         Commissioning of Building Energy Systems.
> .         Optimization of Energy Performance.
> .         Refrigerant Management.
> .         Building Integrated Renewable Energy.
> .         On-site Renewable Energy.
> .         Offsite Renewable Energy.
> .         Monitoring Energy Consumption of Building.
> .         Water Efficiency in Buildings and Landscape Ecology
> .         Habitat Protection and Restoration.
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> Waste Management
> .         Stormwater Management.
> .         Wastewater Management.
> .         Waste Management
> .         Construction Waste Management.
> .         Water, Air, Soil, Light Pollution Reduction.
> .         Construction Activity Pollution Prevention.
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> Building Materials and Components
> .         Rehabilitation, Reuse, Remanufacturing and Recycling in the 
> Construction Industry.
> .         Embodied Energy of Building Materials.
> .         Building Materials Stewardship and Environmental Certification.
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> Human Comfort and Health Issues
> .         Livable Cities
> .         Thermal Comfort.
> .         Visual Comfort.
> .         Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality.
> .         Passive Design Strategies.
> .         Natural and Mechanical Ventilation.
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> Assessment Methodologies
> .         Post Occupancy Evaluation.
> .         Environmental Impact Assessment.
> .         Life Cycle Assessment.
> .         Ranking Systems.
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> Economics of Sustainability
> .         Business Case for Sustainable Design.
> .         Greenwashing in the Construction Industry.
> .         Incentives as a driver of Sustainability.
> .         Affordability and Sustainability.
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> Information Technology
> .         Intelligent and Responsive Buildings
> .         Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
> .         Building Information Modeling
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