SimBuild 2008 Invited Sessions


Plenary Speakers

Wed, July 30, 10:30-12:00

Dian Grueneich, California Public Utilities Commission, The Role of Energy Efficiency
Mark Jacobson, Stanford University, Computer Modeling of the Atmosphere
Arthur Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission, California Progress in Energy-Efficient Buildings, The Long View: 1974 - 2030


Climate Change and Buildings

Wed, July 30, 10:30-12:00

Larry Degelman, Texas A&M University, Climate models: the new scenarios they present for building simulation approaches under a global warming trend
Trevor Lee, Energy Partners, Creation of Ersatz Future Weather Data Files
Norman Miller, LBNL, Climate, Extreme Heat and Electricity Demand in California
Joe Huang, White Box Technologies, The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Building Energy Use in California and the US


Validation

Wed, July 30, 1:00-2:30

Ron Judkoff, NREL, Validation of Building Energy Simulation Software
Bruce Wilcox, Berkeley Solar Group
Martha Brook, CEC
Chip Barnaby, Wrightsoft
Mike Witte, GARD Analytics


Codes & Standards

Thurs, July 31, 8:30-10:00

Mark Hydeman, Taylor Engineering, Application of Simulation Tools to Energy Codes (Title 24 and 90.1)
Martha Brook, CEC, Software Tools for Standards Development and Compliance
Bruce Wilcox, Berkeley Solar Group, Simulation in the California Residential Building Standards


Lighting and Daylighting

Thurs, July 31, 10:30-12:00

Prasad Vaidya, The Weidt Group, and Joe Deringer, SU.PER.B Daylighting Systems - Use Commissioning (CxDL) to Avoid/Fix Problems
George Loisos, Loisos+Ubbelohde
Susan Ubbelohde, UC Berkeley
Eleanor Lee, LBNL, High-Performance Commercial Building Facade Solutions


Design Tool Needs

Thurs, July 31, 1:00-2:30

Sandy Mendler, Mithun, Design Tool Needs
Maurya McClintock, Arup
Andrew Corney, Advanced Environmental


Teaching / Education / Training

Thurs, July 31, 3:00-5:00

Jeff Haberl, Texas A&M University, SIMBUILD Survey: Academic Use of Simulation Software
Jason Brown, Georgia Inst. of Tech., Lessons From an Advanced Building Simulation Course
Joe Deringer, SU.PER.B


BIM / Interoperability

Fri, Aug 1, 8:30-10:00

Vladimir Bazjanac, LBNL
Chip Barnaby, Wrightsoft, gbXML From a Developer’s Point of View
Dan Gonzales, Swinerton Builders, A Builder’s View


LEED

Fri, Aug 1, 10:30-12:00

Malcolm Lewis, CTG Energetics, LEED 2009 Credit Weighting Process to Develop New LEED Scorecards
Mark Frankel, New Buildings Institute, The Energy Performance of LEED Buildings
Gail Stranske, CTG Energetics, Lessons Learned from EA Credit 1 LEED Reviews


Tools for Innovation

Fri, Aug 1, 1:00-2:30

David Bradley, TESS-Inc, Tools For Innovation: You Can't Always Use Your Hammer
Scott Bortoff, UTRC, Methods and Tools for System Inversion and Data Assimilation
Michael Wetter, LBNL, Modeling vs. Simulation to Support Innovation in Buildings