NEW EVENT: BUILDING SIMULATION IN PRACTICE

NEW EVENT: BUILDING SIMULATION IN PRACTICE

Date: 17th February 2010

Location:

University College London

Wilkins Building, Haldane Room

Gower 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 Mechanical Engineering and
later with a PhD on Process Control and Systems Engineering both from the University of Bristol. Prior to joining AECOM, he was contracted as a Research Assistant for numerous years within the University of Bristol Dynamics and Control Engineering
Group. He worked with the Earthquake Engineering Group on a joint EPSRC
research project in the development of Hybrid Testing Technology in
collaboration with the University
of Oxford

He is currently part of the team assisting the government in
rolling out the Display Energy Certificate and Operational Rating of buildings
as well as in the validation and approval of non-domestic building energy
calculation software for commercial use and the production of the Energy
Performance Certificate.

Programme:

18:00 Coffee/Tea

18:30 Introduction by David Frank (CIBSE Home Counties)

18:35 Guest Lecture by Dr Michael Lim (AECOM)

19:15 Discussion moderated by Dr Malcolm Cook (IBPSA England)

19:30 End