IBPSA-England’s second conference, Building Simulation and Optimization 2014, was attended by 178 delegates from 26 countries across the world. BSO14 had four broad themes:

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1. New performance models and simulation methods

2. Procedures for optimising the design and operation

3. Real-world case studies and

4. Visualisation in the built environment.

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The BSO14 organisers were supported by the large and reputable international scientific committee which contributed significantly to the robustness of the peer review process; many of papers submitted were reviewed by 3 or 4 reviewers. Of the 102 submitted, about 35% were concerned with optimization, 30% were about new simulation methods and models, 25% focussed on case studies, and 10% were specifically on visualisation in case studies.