BSO 2016

IBPSA England’s third conference, Building Simulation & Optimization 2016, took place in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK from 12 to 14 September 2016. This was a regional event supported by both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities. The night of the conference dinner also coincided with IBPSA-England’s 10th anniversary.

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The conference built on the success of the preceding conferences in Loughborough (2012) and London (2014) and demonstrated that it could attract international participants (including US, India, Japan, and Canada). It was chaired by Dr Neveen Hamza (Newcastle University and Vice-Chair IBPSA England); Prof Chris Underwood from Northumbria University chaired the scientific committee. The conference had over 50 reviewers who double-blind reviewed the papers.

Key software and energy monitoring companies including DesignBuilder, Integrated Environmental Solutions (IESVE) and Tempcon sponsored the event, which attracted 100 delegates and 76 full paper presentations from various parts of the world.

Four conference themes highlighted advancements in simulation tools, optimization techniques and building information modelling at the building and the micro-urban scale:

1. Progress in simulation tools and optimization methods

2. Application of environmental and sustainability modelling to case studies

3. New directions in building environmental modelling including BIM and visualization methods

4. Progress in modelling micro-urban environments.

And three keynote speakers addressed the topics:

1. Performance Driven Design: Simulation, Experiments and more (Harsh Thapar)

2. BPS: How did we get to where we are today and what are the key challenges for the future? (Ian Beausoleil-Morrison)

3. Designing enhanced educational environments that deliver a vastly enhanced learning experience for students of all levels (Maria Nesdale).

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Three best paper awards were nominated by the scientific committee:

1. Maria Carmen Carballeira Rodriguez and Neveen Hamza: Assessment of indoor visual environments using dementia-friendly design criteria in day care centres

2. Christoph Waibel, Ralph Evins and Jan Carmeliet:Using Interpolation to Generate Hourly Annual Solar Potential Profiles for Complex Geometries

3. Dane George and Lukas Swan: New profiles of occupancy driven appliance, lighting, and hot water use for residential sector energy demand modelling.