<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19190"> </head> <body> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">Greetings from Ottawa!</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012"></span></font> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">I'm writing to remind you that </span></font><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">Early Bird Registration closes this week for eSim 2012. All attendees who register before March 31 get a discount on their registration. The conference will feature over 40 technical papers on building simulation, many of which deal specifically with the development and application of ESP-r.  In addition, Jon Hand will offer a one-day workshop on May 4 discussing air-flow modelling methods within ESP-r, and strategies for modifying and managing ESP-r source code. </span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012"></span></font> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">It promises to be a terrific  week!</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012"></span></font> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">- Alex Ferguson</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"><span class="512021518-27032012">  (eSim 2012 Scientific Committee Chair)</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"></font> </div> <div class="gmail_quote"> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div class="h5">EARLY BIRD RATE ENDS THIS WEEK - eSim Building Simulation Conference 1-4 May 2012. <a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a> (<b>early bird rate until March 31</b>) <div><font color="#0000ff" face="Georgia"></font><br> </div> <div>The 2012 eSim Building Simulation Conference in Halifax, Canada is hosted by Dalhousie University and features an exciting slate of speakers, social events, workshops, and tours. Major themes include: building performance modeling, innovative technology control methods, simulations tools, and quality control approaches. We invite you to explore our new website which contains all the information <a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a>.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><img title="image.png" alt="image.png" src="cid:ii_13581084a7818a7e"></a><br> </span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">We have received well over 50 research papers, forming a full two-days of parallel technical sessions (a detailed schedule is available under <i>Conference Information</i> at </span></font><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a>)<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px">.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px">Several exciting features of the eSim conference are (complete descriptions at </span><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca/</a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px">):</span></div> <div> <ul> <li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Conference venue is the Pier 21 Immigration Museum on the Halifax Waterfront where over a million immigrants entered Canada.</span></font> </li><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Keynote speakers are Christoph Reinhart (MIT Architecture) and Mark Riley (former Sustainable Buildings Director at CanmetEnergy).</span></font> </li><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Technical tour of the NSCC Centre for the Built Environment (LEED Silver)</span></font> </li><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Social events at the Seaport Farmers Market (LEED Platinum) and banquet at the historic Waterfront Warehouse.</span></font> </li><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Half and full-day workshops on modeling and simulation, communities, and certification tools.</span></font> </li><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Reduced rate accommodations at the Westin Hotel are within a 10 minute walk from all events.</span></font></li></ul> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b>Schedule overview of eSim 2012:</b></span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b><br> </b></span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><img title="image.png" alt="image.png" src="cid:ii_1358108d8bc8a8b6"></a><br> </span></font></div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b>Keynote speakers of eSim 2012:</b></span></div> <div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2em; MARGIN: 8px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <span style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Christoph Reinhart is an Associate Professor of Building Technology in Architecture at MIT. He has built design tools such as DIVA-for-Rhino and Daysim. Dr. Reinhart's address is titled </span><em style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Building Performance Simulation – From Evaluating Performance To Suggesting New Forms.</em></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2em; MARGIN: 8px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <span style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Mark Riley was the S&T Director of the Sustainable Buildings and Communities Group within CanmetENERGY. He now consults on projects related to sustainable housing, buildings and communities. Mr. Riley's address is titled </span><em style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Housing for a Changing World: A Sustainable Housing Technology Roadmap for Canada.</em></p> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b><br> </b></span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b>Workshop overview of eSim 2012:</b></span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b><br> </b></span></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><img title="image.png" alt="image.png" src="cid:ii_13581106a4752420"></a></font></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b>Partners and sponsors of eSim 2012:</b></span> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><b><br> </b></span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><img title="image.png" alt="image.png" src="cid:ii_13581263b18d6387"></a><br> </span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></div> <div><b style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px">About the eSim 2012 Conference:</b> </div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">eSim brings together professionals, academics and students interested in building performance simulation advancements and applications. The 2012 conference is hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. It will be held in the beautiful port city of Halifax, Canada on May 2 and 3, 2012, with workshops held one day pre and post the conference. Themes of the eSim conference surround the modeling and simulation of processes and performance of the built environment. This includes all aspects of building simulation ranging from the simulators themselves to results of unique and innovative models. Coverage includes modeling physical processes (energy, occupant comfort, daylighting, etc.), control methods, community energy systems, building simulator tools, use of tools with building code/incentive programs, and performance visualization/validation.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">We hope you will join us for the 2012 eSim Building Simulation Conference on 1-4 May. We invite you to explore our website at </span></font><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca/</a>.</div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><br> </span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Dr. Lukas Swan and Prof. Richard Kroeker</span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Dalhousie University - Faculties of Engineering and Architecture</span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Halifax, NS</span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Canada</span></font></div> <div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> </div> </div> </div> <br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </body> </html>