IBPSA-ENGLAND: News and Events Announcements

The Journal of Building Performance Simulation (JBPS) is the official journal of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). IBPSA is a non-profit international society of computational building performance simulation researchers, developers, practitioners and users, dedicated to improving the design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and existing buildings worldwide. The JBPS is an international refereed journal, publishing only articles of the highest quality that are original, cutting-edge, well-researched and of significance to the international community. The journal also publishes original review papers and researched case studies of international significance. The wide scope of JBPS embraces research, technology and tool development related to building performance modelling and simulation, as well as their applications to design, operation and management of the built environment. This includes modelling and simulation aspects of building performance in relation to other research areas such as building physics, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, control engineering, facility management, architecture,...

A joint venture between the University of Sheffield and the Building Research Establishment SaBRE, based at the University of Sheffield brings together expertise on the built environment from both the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering. Services to Industry SaBRE provides a range of services to industry, including collaborative research, consultancy, expert witness, testing and analysis, product development. In addition to these services SaBRE provides a gateway to the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Research in Structural Engineering At the applied level the research with industry focuses on extending the limits of structural design, and in developing innovative forms of construction. Researchers make use of a variety of advanced analytical modelling and experimental methods. Currently, the main areas of activity are: Computational Mechanics and Design Solid Mechanics Steel and Composite Structures Concrete Engineering Vibration Engineering Blast and Impact Dynamics Research in Architecture The Environment...

You are invited to attend a series of events, all taking place at the University of Plymouth on Friday 16 November 2007:8:30-17:30 - Symposium on "Building Simulation in the South West"A full day event organised under the banner of IBPSA-England, the regional affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, which deals with the practice, education, and research and development in this discipline in our region.18:30-20:45 - Evening Seminar of the Environmental Building Group A set of presentations by guest speakers that have close relations with the environmental building surveying and construction management courses taught at the University of Plymouth.21:00-22:00 - Environmental Building Group Industry Liaison Meeting An open forum discussion on the future of the Plymouth construction surveying and management courses, for all who have an active interest. To register, please fill in the form and return this, together with your payment, to: Tracy Squires Environmental Building Group...

IBPSA-England will be holding a one-day symposium on building performance simulation in the Southwest on Friday, 16 November 2007. The event is jointly organised by the Universities of Plymouth, Exeter, West of England and Bath, and will take place on the campus of the University of Plymouth. Main topics to be covered are application, education and R&D on building performance simulation in the region. Authors wishing to contribute should notify the organisation of their intention to submit a paper by 28 April, and submit the paper itself by 8 June 2007. For further information, see the announcement and call for papers.

Meeting Announcement: Assessment and control of the indoor environment for improved health The role of standards, guidelines, rating systems and 'tool-kits'. A One-day Conference Organised by the UK Indoor Environments Group (UKIEG). Date:Wednesday 14 November 2007 Venue:The Kings Manor,University of York York, UK Supported by the CIBSE ASHRAE Group To register please download the attached flyer.

As part of an ongoing PhD project at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies (University College London), a study into the use of Building Energy Performance Simulation tools which are available to implement the National Calculation Methodology approved by DCLG is being carried out. Users of the software are invited to complete a short, confidential questionnaire about their experience of using these tools. To go to the survey click below: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucftrmr/surveylinks.htm For more information go to: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucftrmr For the preliminary results of the first phase of the study go to http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucftrmr/R.RaslanPaperWEB.pdf...

Good Practice in Building Simulation De Montfort University, Leicester, 12 July 2007. This is a one day seminar on the subject of Quality Assurance in Building Simulation. Following an introduction to QA and a look at what help is already available, we will be given a practitioner's viewpoint of what is required to ensure Good Practice in Building Simulation. There will then be the opportunity to hear from experts in the areas of climate data, dynamic thermal simulation, computational fluid dynamics and daylight modelling with Radiance. The event will conclude with a guided tour of the award winning naturally ventilated Queens Building. For further details please download the flyer. Good Practice in Building Simulation 12 July 2007 Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development De Montfort University Queens Building, The Gateway, Leicester PROGRAMME 10.00 - 10.30 Reception and coffee Rm. 0.10 10.30 - 10.45 Setting the scene...

Good Practice in Building Simulation De Montfort University, Leicester, 12 July 2007 This is a one day seminar on the subject of Quality Assurance in Building Simulation. Following an introduction to QA and a look at what help is already available, we will be given a practitioner's viewpoint of what is required to ensure Good Practice in Building Simulation. There will then be the opportunity to hear from experts in the areas of climate data, dynamic thermal simulation, computational fluid dynamics and daylight modelling with Radiance. The event will conclude with a guided tour of the award winning naturally ventilated Queens Building.

Welcome to IBPSA-England Online Community. At the moment you may browse the forums as a guest; however very soon this area will be for members only. Ask questions, share information, or exchange ideas with others, including experts from around England. Choose a discussion group from the following page www.ibpsa-england.org/talk . You can then check out interesting posts, answer a question, or post your own questions. Note that IBPSA-England is run by volunteers interested in building performance simulation. Before joining check our Rules of Conduct.

The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, has recently been successful in securing funding from the Welsh Energy Research Centre (WERC). WERC is a collaborative body, formed to encourage closer integration of Welsh energy research and policy. The WERC funding has created three new integrated energy projects - Virtual Village (VIRVIL), Low Energy Design LEDs (LEDLED) and Solar Thermal Absorption Cooling Systems for Domestic scale properties (STACS). As a result the School has openings for new research staff with experience in thermal and/or lighting modelling. Please see our web site for further information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/newsandevents/index.html More detailed information on the posts can be found at http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/YT942.html