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World Summit on Building Simulation Research

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The T.C. Chan Center hosted the World Summit on Building Simulation Research at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, 28 March 2013. The summit brought together leading international experts in building simulation. The focus was on the current state of research worldwide with the goal of providing direction for the future of building simulation research. The event included one full day of presentations, speakers, and panelists, as well as an evening networking reception. Speakers and panelists included members of leading academic institutions covering a broad range of topics.

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SCHEDULE

8:30 – 9:00      Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Marilyn Jordan Taylor, Dean and Paley Professor, School of Design University of Pennsylvania
  • Ali Malkawi, Conference Host & Co-Chair, Professor of Architecture, School of Design University of Pennsylvania, Founder & Director, T.C. Chan Center
9:30 – 10:45 Session 1: Energy Modeling
Session Chair: Godfried Augenbroe, Conference Co-Chair, Professor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology

Speakers:

  • Joe Clarke, Professor, Energy Systems Research Unit, University of Strathclyde
  • Ardeshir Mahdavi, Professor, Director of the Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology, Vienna University of Technology
  • Qingyan Chen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • Michael Wetter, Deputy Group Leader, Simulation Research Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Vladimir Bazjanac, Program Manager, Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Leader of buildingSMART International (bSI) Technical Advisory Group
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee/Tea Break
11:15 – 12:30 Session 2: Health and Human Modeling
Session Chair: Ali Malkawi

Speakers:

  • Darren Robinson, Head of Division for Energy and Sustainability, Chair of Building and Urban Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
  • Pieter de Wilde, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Design and Environment, Plymouth University
  • Norman I. Badler, Director, Center for Human Modeling and Simulation, Rachleff Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • Xudong Yang, Professor & Deputy Director, Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University
  • Fariborz Haghighat, Professor – Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia Research Chair, Energy and Environment, Concordia University
12:30 – 1:30 Networking Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Session 3: Retrofit Modeling
Session Chair: Godfried Augenbroe

Speakers:

  • Etienne Wurtz, CNRS Research Director, National Institute of Solar Energy, Chambéry, France
  • Ellen Franconi, Senior Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute
  • Ruchi Choudhary, Lecturer, Energy Efficient Cities – Building Technology, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
  • John Grunewald, Professor of Building Physics, Leader of the Institute of Building Climatology, Dresden University of Technology
2:30 – 3:30 Session 4: Systems Modeling
Session Chair: Ali Malkawi

Speakers:

  • Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Innovative Energy Systems for Residential Buildings, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton University
  • Roberto Lamberts, Professor of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Head of the Laboratory for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (LabEEE)
  • Kwang-Woo Kim, Professor, Department of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Seoul National University
  • Kwok Wai Tham, Head, Department of Building, National University of Singapore
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee/Tea Break
4:00 – 5:00 Session 5: Multi Scale Modeling
Session Chair: Godfried Augenbroe

Speakers:

  • Jan Hensen, Professor of Building Performance, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • James Axley, Senior Research Scientist, Forestry & Environmental Studies, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Yale University
  • Khee Poh Lam, Professor of Architecture, Center of Building Performance & Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Jelena Srebric, Professor of Architectural Engineering & Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
5:00 – 5:30 Summary & Closing Remarks
6:00 – 7:00 Networking Reception
7:00      VIPs Dinner – Invitation Only