IBPSA-ENGLAND: News and Events Announcements

A PhD studentship is currently available at De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom, to support research in building design optimization. This research is part of the “Advanced DesignBuilder + Optimisation (ADOPT)” project, which aims to implement the capability of multi-objective optimization in mainstream building performance simulation software. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with building simulation experiences and programming skills to apply. The closing date for application is 15 March. For more details about the studentship, please visit: http://www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/vacancies/.

NEW EVENT: BUILDING SIMULATION IN PRACTICE Date: 17th February 2010Location: University College LondonWilkins Building, Haldane RoomGower Street, WC1E6BT London Organisers: IBPSA-England and UCL Supported by: CIBSE Home Counties Dr Michael Lim of AECOM has been invited to give this evening lecture which will introduce different approaches to use of building simulation tools in practice, including the quick and dirty modelling.Dr Michael Lim is a Senior Engineer within the Applied Research and Sustainable Development group of AECOM. His primary roles include building simulation for building regulation compliance, energy model for M&E design, energy statement and sustainable building design. Apart from commercial projects, he has also been involved in several research based projects, including the study of concrete as thermal storage for the Steel Construction Institute, overheating in conservatories for Pilkington Glass ltd. and the use of blinds in mitigating extreme conditions conservatories for Appeal Blinds ltd.He graduated with a Bachelor in...

Vacancy advertisement details - reference 1155/1Location: Plymouth, Devon, PL14 9TG Salary: £18,000 - £20,000 paQualification required: 2:1 (Hons) in Computing or IT related subjectClosing Date: 08 February 2010KTP Advert Ref: 1155/1Are you a graduate with expertise in software development and data analysis, with a keen interest in energy conservation? Would you like to turn this into a career opportunity?We are looking to appoint a well organised, highly motivated individual to take the lead role to develop software systems to analyse building process energy usage and the data enhancing service provided to clients enabling them to make greater carbon savings. Employed by the University of Plymouth on an 18 month fixed term contract with the possibility of continuing employment with C3 Resources, you will work under the supervision of experts from the School of Computing and Mathematics and the School of Architecture, Design and the Environment.Skills required: You will have graduated...

Department: Civil and Building Engineering Role Type: Academic Posts Vacancy Posted: Friday 15 January 2010 Closing Date: Tuesday 16 February 2010 Salary/Benefits: £32,620 - £35,646/£36,715 - £43,840 per annum or £46,510 - £52,347 per annum The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy and the Built Environment is the national centre for postgraduate training to reduce CO2 emissions, secure our energy supply, and provide healthier more affordable buildings.We seek an academic leader to manage the Centre who has a science or engineering background, a keen interest in multi-disciplinary research, a proven ability to initiate and expand internationally excellent research, and a track record of academic publishing in the area of energy and buildings. Excellent PhD student supervision credentials and experience of course development, ideally at...

NEW EVENT: REGISTRATION Date: 07th and 08th January 2010Location: University College London, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, WC1E6BT London Organisers: Nottingham University, UCL, CIBSE School Design Group, CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group and IBPSA-England IBPSA England have contributed to the organisation of this international symposium which will introduce different approaches to downdraught cooling and illustrate this by reference to case study buildings around the world. The market for Passive & Hybrid Downdraught Cooling in Europe, India and China, and life-cycle costs will also be addressed. Climatic applicability and design strategies and rules of thumb will be discussed prior to the introduction to the software tools in the workshop. A special session will review the design and performance of the UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies to which a visit is planned for the Friday afternoon. All delegates will get a copy of ‘Design Sourcebook’ which provides...

IBPSA-USA's 4th bi-annual SimBuild conference will be held in NYC August 11-13. The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is posted and can be accessed at  http://ibpsa.us/simbuild2010/SimBuild2010_Call_For_Papers.pdf Abstracts deadline is the 30th November. The conference organizing committee is also actively seeking PEER-REVIEWERS. Contact Scientific Committee chairs Corinne Benedek, Corinne.Benedek@arup.com or Dr.Jorge Gonzalez, Gonzalez@me.ccny.cuny.edu.SPONSORSHIPS (contact conference chair, info below), and PROPOSALS FOR PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (committee being organized, direct comments to conference chair) Michael Bobker, conference chairDirector, Building Performance Lab, CUNY Institute for Urban SystemsNewman Hall, rm 315  137 East. 22nd St., NY NY 10010+1-646-660-6977   michael.bobker@baruch.cuny.edu  or  mbobker@aol.com ...

 Dear IBPSA-England Member Welcome to the October edition of our quarterly E-newsletter. Six points for you to scan this time. 1. Please don't forget to sign up for our event next week (30th October) at Anglia Ruskin University looking at how simulation can help SMEs to deliver innovative building designs and how Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) could help your company weather the current ecomonic climate. For more information visit http://www.ibpsa-england.org/2. Immediately following our meeting on the 30th October we will hold our General Members Meeting. The main items on this agenda will include: report on past events; discussion of future events; and invitation for board membership. 3. The October edition of the IBPSA-news is now available and included as an attachment to this email.4. Thanks to all of you who contributed views during the recent consultation period for Parts L and F of the Building Regulations. You can view CIBSE's response to CLG's consultation...

On Use of Building Simulation in Built Environment SMEsAnglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CampusFriday 30th of October 2009 This one day event seeks to engage with professionals, academics and students across the built environment disciplines focusing on:• benefits of simulation applications in small to medium size projects at different design stages, • energy ratings, • knowledge transfer partnerships.The event will be a showcase for novel and creative approaches in simulation techniques at various building design stages presented by world leading experts from the institutions such as Arup, AECOM, Loughborough University, Mott Macdonald,…09:30 Registration10:00 Welcome and Introduction10:15 Opening Plenary Sessions12:00 Lunch13:00 Case studies14:00 Q&A15:00 Closing Plenary Session15:30 NetworkingWhy Attend: Learn about the power of building simulationDevelop a shared vision of the simulation benefits with world expert in building simulationAcquire, understand, keep customers in a climate of ever-increasing demand on improved energy performance of buildingsFind partners with building simulation expertiseInvest in professional developmentWho should attend?Practitioners, academics, post-graduate students in architecture, construction industry, built...

Dear IBPSA-England member Welcome to the first of our new E-newsletters. Our aim is to issue one newsletter per quarter (July, October, January and April). Although these notes are likely to evolve, our intention is to keep them 'short and sweet' initially, enabling all you busy people to scan through the items in 1-2 mins. Here are our notes for July 2009.1. BS09 in Glasgow is now upon us. A programme can now be downloaded at http://www.bs2009.org.uk/2. At BS09 there will be a special session on the use of Building Simulation in School Building Design on Wednesday 29th July. See programme at  http://www.bs2009.org.uk/3. The Student modelling competition, run by IBPSA_England was won by: Georgia Tech University (group award), and Mohamed Hamdy Hassan of Helsinki University of Technology (individual award) Both will be displaying their work in Glasgow so please take the time to look at this...

This interdisciplinary PhD project will focus on the health impacts associated with a range of future domestic energy generation/consumption scenarios for the UK. The study will include an exposure assessment taking into account pollution/heat sources, human behaviour and building characteristics, such as ventilation rates, insulation, and entrainment of outdoor air into the indoor environment. A range of quantitative exposure assessment techniques will be explored, tested and improved. This will involve literature surveys, use and development of mathematical models, and statistical analysis of datasets. The studentship is available with immediate effect at the Public and Environmental Health Research Unit of LSHTM, or the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies (Faculty of the Built Environment) at UCL through the project PUrE-INTRAWISE (Pollutants in the Urban Environment - An Integrated Framework for Improving Sustainability of the Indoor Environment). Applicants may choose to apply for this position either to LSHTM or UCL (but not both)....