Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 7 February 2019: ASHRAE has announced a call for presentations for the 2019 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference, in a Press communiqué. The conference will be held from September 25 to 27, 2019, at The Curtis Hotel, in Denver, Colorado, USA, the communiqué said.

Krishnan Gowri, Conference Chair, said: “Building performance modelling is an important, yet complex concept. The topics presented at this conference will prepare building professionals to make better decisions through the use of performance assessments and by the way that performance analysis impacts actual buildings.”

According to ASHRAE, building modelling professionals and practitioners are invited to submit presentation proposals between 20 and 30 minutes in length or 90-minute panel and seminar sessions. Proposals can cover a broad range of topics addressing the needs of the building performance modelling community, the communiqué said. Creative and interactive presentation formats are strongly encouraged, the communiqué further said.

The communiqué said the 2019 Building Performance Analysis Conference requests the following submission types:

• Individual presentations on projects, research or career/business development topics
• Panel with three-four industry experts on a current topic of interest or team case study
• Seminar Session with a chair and one-four speakers on one of the following topics

Topic categories include:

• Innovation and Integration
• Modelling, Modelling, Modelling
• Dealing with Data
• Back to Business

According to ASHRAE, presentation proposals are due by March 15, 2019. The communiqué said that, if accepted, presentations will be due by August 15, 2019. For a full list of presentation topics and more information, visit: ashrae.org/buildperform2019.