On December 7-9, Harvard CGBC research was featured at the 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) in Hyderabad, India. The conference is intended for “those working in or learning about the field of building performance simulation including building designers, architects, sustainability managers, researchers and developers” with the goal to “advance the practice in diverse disciplines of building energy analysis and performance simulation.” Yujiao Chen, CGBC Research Associate, and Bin Yan, CGBC Post Doctoral Fellow, contributed a paper entitled “A Method for Estimating Cooling Energy Savings Potential from Using Mixed-Made Ventilation.” Bing Wang, CGBC Doctor of Design Studies student, contributed a paper entitled “Genetic Algorithm Based Building Form Optimization Study for National Ventilation Potential.” Abstracts available here.

Read more about the conference here.