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ASHRAE Wraps Up Successful 2023 Building Performance Analysis Conference

Conference Drew 240 Attendees

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  • 22 Sep 2023
  • Conference
  • Atlanta, GA

ASHRAE Wraps Up Successful 2023 Building Performance Analysis Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          
MEDIA CONTACT:
Karen Buckley Washington
Senior Public Relations Specialist
kbwashington@ashrae.org

ATLANTA (September 22, 2023) – Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy were the focus of the 2023 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference held recently in Austin, Texas.

 The theme of the conference “Holistic Building Analysis: Linking Operational Energy, Embodied Carbon and Comfort” centered on a comprehensive approach of evaluating and designing buildings.

“This year’s conference emphasized the importance of considering not only a building’s energy consumption during operation, but also its carbon footprint throughout its lifecycle, while keeping occupant comfort and well-being in mind,” said John Bynum, Conference Chair. “This theme challenged building professionals to rethink traditional building practices and adopt integrated strategies to create more sustainable and livable buildings.”

 The two-and-a-half-day conference drawing 240 building industry professionals, included keynotes, paper sessions, seminars, vendor demonstrations, panel discussions and debates from more than 90 presenters.

Keynote sessions featured presentations from Jason DeGraw (Extreme Events and the Role of Modeling in a Resilient Future), Duncan Cox (Whole Life Carbon, is This the Right Approach?) and Alejandra Menchaca (Early Design: The Greatest Opportunity to Influence Performance).

Top attended sessions were:

  • Modeling for Carbon and Embodied Energy I – This session covered important aspects related to building and construction decarbonization.
  • Fishbowl Session – This session allowed members of the audience to freely “join and exit” a panel discussion on a topic introduced by the panel moderator, 2023-24 ASHRAE President Elect Dennis Knight. 
  • Occupant Health, Wellbeing and Comfort – This session included three presentations on occupant comfort in indoor and outdoor settings and from thermal and visual perspectives.

In conjunction with the conference, the 2023 LowDown Showdown modeling team competition was held where integrated teams of architects, engineers, designers and energy modelers worked together to create outstanding designs that solve  real-world building efficiency challenges. This year’s competition asked teams to envision a new creative reuse of the Houston Astrodome to provide needed urban amenities and to do so within the constraints of reduced fossil fuel use and reduced carbon emissions.

First place was awarded to team “Carbon Lighters.” See the team’s complete project overview on the Modeling Challenge webpage, ashrae.org/2023LDSd.

All sessions will be recorded and posted for on-demand viewing within 72 hours of the originally scheduled session. Presentations will remain available online for approximately 12 months after the conference has taken place.

Next year’s conference will be rebranded as the 2024 ASHRAE Conference For Integrated Design, Construction & Operations, June 24-26, 2024 in Indianapolis, Ind. The conference will be hosted in conjunction with the 2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference. For more information, visit ashrae.org/cidco24.

About ASHRAE

Founded in 1894, ASHRAE is a global professional society committed to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and their allied fields.

As an industry leader in research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE and its members are dedicated to promoting a healthy and sustainable built environment for all, through strategic partnerships with organizations in the HVAC&R community and across related industries.

The Society is showcasing integrated building solutions and sustainability in action through the opening of the ASHRAE Global Headquarters building in metro-Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information and to stay up-to-date on ASHRAE, visit ashrae.org and connect on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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