Career Advancement Webinar 2
EPSI is back with yet another interesting session – “Tool and Software Development”. Ever wondered how some of the most established tools for the building performance industry started, how they got their funding and found answers to all their questions? If you have a software idea, a grasshopper script, or a python code ready but wondering how to take it forward in the industry or are just excited to learn more about building simulation tool development, this webinar is for you.
This event is an interview-format webinar, where we ask questions to some of the most experienced professionals in the building performance industry. Whether you are a student, an engineer, or an architect, this session will cater to all.
Also, don’t forget to bring in your questions for an exciting Q and A session at the end. Don’t shy away, if you have some questions that you are hesitant to ask, you can send them to epsi@ibpsa.us and they will be asked anonymously.
Panelists
Chris Mackey
Chris Mackey is a Co-founder of Ladybug Tools LLC and has been a lead developer of its software since the Ladybug Tools project started in 2013. Chris develops and maintains most of the project’s core libraries, which form the backbone of the Pollination software product line as well as the free Ladybug Tools plugin for Grasshopper, which has been downloaded over half a million times.
Neal Kruis
Dr. Neal Kruis is Vice President of Big Ladder Software in Denver, CO where he works on simulation engine development, process automation, and industry standardization. He is a core developer on both the EnergyPlus and California Simulation Engine development teams, Chair of ASHRAE’s Energy Calculations Technical Committee, and a voting member on several Building Performance Simulation-related ASHRAE Standards Committees.
Kritika Kharbanda
Kritika Kharbanda is a master’s in design studies candidate (‘23) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, specializing in Energy and Environments, and an Adrian Cheng Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her current work as a Research Assistant is funded by the Google Data Commons project and is focused on residential retrofitting for future grid scenarios. As a Cheng fellow, she aims to digitize the building industry to introduce sustainability as a key contributor to the design process. She acted as the lead researcher at Cardinal LCA, a plugin designed for early stage embodied impact assessment. Before pursuing her graduate studies, she worked previously at Henning Larsen Architects in Denmark as a sustainability engineer and was a part of key projects like Seoul Valley in Korea, Cockle Bay Park in Australia, and Harvard University’s new Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in the US.
