Hybrid 2021 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference

Registration is now open for 2021 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference in Denver, during 10-12 November.

This will be ASHRAE’s first hybrid conference, where virtual attendees will have access to live sessions, Resilient and Healthy Buildings”, focuses on the practices participate in speaker Q&A as well as interact with both virtual and in-person conference attendees. The theme of the conference, “Design and Operation for of energy modelling and building performance simulation using existing simulation tools, software development, and future simulation research and applications.

“The past year has brought forward new challenges for the design and operation of new and existing buildings, in particular challenges related to the health and well- being occupants,” said John Bynum, conference chair. “This conference will provide an opportunity for building professionals across disciplines to share and learn about these topics and many others as we continue to work towards a better built environment.”

Conference attendees will learn from more than 60 presentations by leading industry practitioners and academic researchers on topic such as machine learning, exascale computing, data visualization and zero-carbon initiatives along with advanced techniques, innovative workflows, and future trends in building performance modelling.

The conference will also feature the 7th annual ASHRAE LowDown Showdown modelling completion. Ten teams with members from across the globe have signed on to compete in this year’s competition. Teams are comprised of building analysts, designers, architects, engineers, and other participants and will be responsible for creating the architectural design and a performance analysis model based on model building data. The teams may use any software or a combination of software to complete their projects. The 2021 competition will ask teams to expand their comfort zone and take on the challenges of a tropical climate with particular challenges for resiliency and “near net zero” design.