Events <strong>2022</strong> Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild September 14-16, <strong>2022</strong> Chicago, IL ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA will jointly host the annual Building Performance Analysis Conference & SimBuild for <strong>2022</strong>. The theme of the conference, “Better Buildings, Less Carbon: Supporting the Transition to A Clean and Just Climate” focuses on improving the decision-making process through the application of simulation and modeling over the entire building life cycle. Practitioners, vendors, researchers, utility and government officials, and owners will address the practices of energy modeling and building performance simulation using existing simulation tools, software development, and future simulation research and applications. The anticipated conference program consists of keynote speakers, invited speakers, a call for papers, a call for presentations and, of course, the 8th ASHRAE LowDown Showdown. About This Year’s ASHRAE LowDown Showdown Each year of the LowDown Showdown competition, participating teams take on a new challenge in building performance analysis. For <strong>2022</strong>, the question “How low can you go?” refers to operational energy, operational carbon emissions, embodied/emitted carbon, and water consumption. In parallel, the competition also asks “How well can you do?” in terms of indoor environmental quality. The <strong>2022</strong> LowDown Showdown model building is a new K-5 elementary school for 450 students, located in Albuquerque, N.M. The proposed structure requires educational spaces, office spaces, support spaces, indoor common spaces — for eating and assembling — and indoor and outdoor physical activity spaces. The model building ultimately should provide appropriate spaces for both elementary education as well as community uses, and that can be adapted to future challenges and changes. The challenge in the design of this proposed building is to minimize carbon emissions, related to both operation and construction materials, while providing exceptional indoor environmental quality and creating a structure that is both adaptable and durable. Come see the variable solutions engineered by today’s industry experts! For more information and registration, visit the events page at ashrae.org. 2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference <strong>June</strong> 22-26, 2019 Kansas City Marriott and Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City, Mo. ASHRAE is headed back to Kansas City for the 2019 Annual Conference, hosted by the Kansas City Chapter — the 6th-oldest ASHRAE Chapter — and Region IX. ASHRAE members are cordially invited to take part in this event, which will be rich in educational and networking opportunities, as well as fun. The conference, which kicks off ASHRAE’S 125th year, will take place at the historic Muehlebach Hotel (now part of the Kansas City Marriott) and the Kansas City Convention Center, in the heart of downtown — two blocks from the city’s free streetcar line and the bustling entertainment district. The event begins with a welcome party at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. ASHRAE last visited Kansas City in 2003, and ASHRAE General Chair Blake Ellis asserts in his recent welcome address to members that every tour will highlight a location that is new or that has been renovated since the 2003 conference. For more information or to register for the 2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference, visit www.ashrae.org/conferences/annual-conference. Process Heating & Cooling Show <strong>June</strong> 15-16, <strong>2022</strong> Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, Ill. ROSEMONT, Ill. — The inaugural Process Heating & Cooling Show to be held <strong>June</strong> 15-16, <strong>2022</strong>, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill., will bring together executives who are responsible for heating and cooling processes from a cross-section of industries, including oil & gas, electronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, packaging and plastics, and many more. The event will offer a vibrant exhibit hall, exceptional education, and dynamic networking functions. For more information, visit www.heatingcoolingshow.com. 62 | Chief Engineer
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