View our Webinar and take our survey to participate so we can provide our feedback by June 3rd.
The US Department of Energy’s Office of...
News
Provide Input on the Future of Energy Modeling
Ask a Modeler is a new monthly advice and discussion column in the IBPSA-USA newsletter, think Dear Abby for energy modelers. We want to hear all your interesting, entertaining, or just plain odd questions about life and building performance simulation. Each month, we will match an interesting user submitted question to a selected expert to get their unique take. We...
The 2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference technical program will provide practitioners with topical, in-depth educational tracks to optimize the design and performance of buildings. The conference is June 22-26 in Kansas City.
The five-day conference includes...
This report demonstrates that the cost increase to build a zero-energy or zero-energy ready home is modest—far less than consumers, builders, and policymakers realize—and highlights methods builders and policymakers can use to drive increased market penetration. Costs are expected to continue declining over time as this market matures...
Why It Matters
...
The Energy Department released updated versions of the state-of-the-art open-source whole-building energy modeling tools: the EnergyPlus™ engine and the OpenStudio™ software development kit (SDK) and application.
...
Happy Spring Equinox!
This month I’d like to highlight our chapters – did you know that IBPSA-USA has 20 chapters around the country? Go to our web site (www.ibpsa.us) and take a look – is there one in your area? There are chapters at universities, communities and even entire states.
Our chapters sponsor...
