URBANopt: An Open-Source Software Development Kit for Community and Urban District Energy Modeling – IBPSA-USA Research Committee

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open source, software development kit, SDK, urban building energy modeling, urban scale modeling, high-performance buildings, energy systems, district scale

Machine Learning for Daylighting: Predicting Long-term Luminance Maps Using Deep Neural Networks – IBPSA-USA Research Committee

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machine learning, ML, daylighting, annual luminance maps, deep neural networks, deep learning framework, architectural lighting

Municipal Scale Energy and Carbon Reduction Strategy Modeling – IBPSA-USA Education Committee

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Municipal Scale Energy Modeling, carbon reduction strategy modeling, climate action plan carbon emissions

IBPSA-USA Boston Chapter: Embodied Carbon and LCA

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embodied carbon, LCA, life cycle analysis, materials recycling, mass timber construction

Technologies and Considerations for HVAC Systems in a Pandemic – IBPSA-USA NYC Chapter

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HVAC, HVAC systems, pandemic, ventilation, indoor ventilation, filtration, system performance

IBPSA-USA Education Committee: Indoor Air Quality Simulation Software and Application to Aerosol Transport

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indoor air quality, IAQ, indoor air quality modeling, CONTAM, FaTIMA, Indoor Microbiological Aerosols

IBPSA-USA Boston Chapter October 2020 Meeting: BPAC/SimBuild 2020 Recap

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Convolutional Neural Networks, Personalized Thermostat Demand Response, daylighting, building envelopes, residential buildings

Advances in Building Simulation Research – IBPSA-USA Boston Chapter

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building simulation, thermal comfort, thermal comfort modeling, advanced thermal comfort analysis, passive survivability, mold

Portfolio Energy Optimization: A Simulation-Based, Scalable Approach to Evaluating Zero Carbon Commercial Building Retrofits – IBPSA-USA Denver Chapter

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Portfolio Energy Optimization, PEO, RMI, zero carbon, emissions, carbon emissions, commercial buildings, building retrofits

IBPSA-USA Research Committee: Diodes and the Death of Daylighting as an ECM

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diodes, daylighting, ECM, energy conservation measure, lighting controls